Nicolas Eugene Walsh

His Excellency, The Most Reverend Nicolas Eugene Walsh
Auxiliary Bishop of Seattle Titular Bishop of Volsinium
Church	Roman Catholic Church
See	Archdiocese of Seattle
In office	August 10, 1976 to September 6, 1983
Other post(s)	Bishop of Yakima 1974 to 1976 Titular Bishop of Volsinium 1976 to 1983
Orders
Ordination	June 6, 1942
Consecration	October 28, 1974 by Sylvester William Treinen
Personal details
Born	(1916-10-20)October 20, 1916 Burnsville, Minnesota, US
Died	April 21, 1997(1997-04-21) (aged 80)
Alma mater	St. Paul Seminary Catholic University of America
Motto	I am your brother

Styles of Nicolas Eugene Walsh
Reference style	The Most Reverend
Spoken style	Your Excellency
Religious style	Monsignor
Posthumous style	none

Nicolas Eugene Walsh (October 20, 1916 – April 21, 1997) was an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as the third bishop of the Diocese of Yakima in Washington State from 1974 to 1976 and as an auxiliary bishop of the Archdiocese of Seattle in Washington State from 1976 to 1983.

Biography

Early life

Nicolas Walsh was born on October 20, 1916, in Burnsville, Minnesota, to Patrick J. and Julia (née McDermott) Walsh.^[1][2] He completed his philosophical and theological studies at St. Paul Seminary in St. Paul, Minnesota and earned a Master of Education degree from the Catholic University of America in Washington, D.C.^[1]

Priesthood

Walsh was ordained to the priesthood for the Diocese of Boise at the Cathedral of Saint Paul in St. Paul, Minnesota, on June 6, 1942 by Archbishop John Murray.^[2] Walsh served chancellor of the diocese, diocesan director of the Confraternity of Christian Doctrine, and superintendent of diocesan schools.^[1] In 1958 he became the founding editor of the Idaho Catholic Register.^[1] He was also pastor of St. Mary's Parish in Caldwell, Idaho.^[1]

Bishop of Yakima

On September 5, 1974, Pope Paul VI appointed Walsh as the third bishop of the Yakima.^[2] He received his episcopal consecration in Boise on October 28, 1974, from Bishop Sylvester Treinen, with Archbishops James Byrne and Alberto Urdaneta serving as co-consecrators.^[2] Walsh remained in Yakima for two years.

Auxiliary Bishop of Seattle

On August 10, 1976, Paul VI allows Walsh to resign for health reasons as bishop of Yakima; he instead appointed him as an auxiliary bishop of Seattle and titular bishop of Volsinium.^[2]

Pope Paul II accepted Walsh's resignation as auxiliary bishop of Seattle on September 6, 1983.^[2] Nicholas Walsh died on April 21, 1997, in Tucson, Arizona, at age 80.^[2]

References

1. Schoenberg, Wilfred P. (1987). A History of the Catholic Church in the Pacific Northwest, 1743-1983.
2. "Bishop Nicolas Eugene Walsh". Catholic-Hierarchy.org.

Catholic Church titles
Preceded by Cornelius Michael Power	Bishop of Yakima 1974–1976	Succeeded by William S. Skylstad