Appointment of auxiliary bishop of San Diego, United States of America

Vatican Information Service - Bulletin
April 19, 2017

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Appointment of auxiliary bishop of San Diego, United States of America

The Holy Father has appointed as auxiliary bishop of San Diego, United States of America, the Rev. John P. Dolan, of the clergy of the same diocese, currently vicar for the clergy and parish priest of the Saint John parish in San Diego, assigning him the titular see of Uchi Maggiore.

Rev. John P. Dolan

The Reverend John P. DOLAN was born on 8 June 1962 in San Diego, California, in the diocese of the same name. He studied philosophy at the Saint Francis seminary and at the University of San Diego (1981-1985) and theology at the Saint Patrick seminary in Menlo Park (1985-1989).

He was ordained a priest for the diocese of San Diego on 1 July 1989.

After ordination, he held the following positions: assistant priest of the Saint Michael parish in San Diego (1989-1991) and the Santa Sophia parish in Spring Valley (1991-1992); director of vocations (1992-1994); pastor of the Saint Mary Star of the Sea parish in Oceanside (1996-2001), the Saint Michael parish in San Diego (2001-2002), the Saint Rose of Lima parish in Chula Vista (2002-2014), and the Saint Michael parish in Poway (2014-2016). Since 2016 he has served as episcopal vicar for the clergy and parish priest of the Saint John parish in San Diego.

Besides English, he speaks Spanish.