Boise Diocese Gets New Bishop

Sun., March 14, 1999

From Staff

Idaho soon will have a new bishop, by order of Pope John Paul II.

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Boise has announced the pope has named Bishop Michael Driscoll to serve the Diocese of Boise.

Driscoll, who has served as auxiliary bishop in the Diocese of Orange, Calif., since 1989, is the Idaho Catholic Church’s seventh bishop in its more than 100-year history in the state. Driscoll was chosen Jan. 19 to represent Idaho’s estimated 120,000 Catholics.

An installation Mass will be celebrated Thursday in Boise, and five regional Masses around the state are planned from March 21-26.

Archbishop Gabrial Montalvo, the new Vatican representative to the United States, is expected join about 35 bishops, 100 priests and many Idaho leaders at the installation Mass.

Bishop Driscoll succeeds Bishop Tod David Brown, who was installed as bishop of the Diocese of Orange in September.

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