Congratulations, Diocese of Marquette!

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The Holy Father today has appointed bishop of Marquette Father John F. Doerfler. Until now, Fr. Doerfler was the vicar general for the diocese of Green Bay.

Fr. Doerfler was born in 1964 in Appleton, Wisconsin. He studied at St. Thomas University in St. Paul, Minnesota obtaining a degree in philosophy there. He then attended the North American College in Rome and studied at the Gregorian University getting his theology degree there. He was ordained a priest for Green Bay in 1991, obtained a S.T.L. in Canon Law from the Catholic University of America, a doctorate in moral theology from the Pontifical John Paul II Istitute for Marriage and Family Studies in Washington, D.C.

He has held multiple posts since then, including adjunct faculty member at Sacred Heart School of Theology in Hales Corners, Wisconsin. He knows English, Italian and Spanish.

Congratulations, diocese of Marquette!