Daniel F. Walsh

Daniel Francis Walsh (born October 2, 1937) is an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church.

Born in San Francisco, California, Walsh first served as an auxiliary bishop of the Archdiocese of San Francisco in California from 1981 to 1987, then as bishop of the Diocese of Reno-Las Vegas in Nevada from 1987 to 1995. With the creation of the Diocese of Las Vegas, Walsh served there as bishop from 1995 to 2000. Walsh then served as bishop of the Diocese of Santa Rosa in California from 2000 to 2011.

Early life and priesthood Daniel Francis Walsh was born on October 2, 1937, in San Francisco, California. He attend St. Anne's School before entering St. Joseph High School in Mountain View, California.

Walsh was ordained to the priesthood for the Archdiocese of San Francisco on March 30, 1963, in the Mission Dolores Basilica in San Francisco by Joseph Thomas McGucken. In September 2007, the diocese settled a lawsuit by ten individuals who alleged they had been sexually abused by Ochoa. The diocese paid them a $5 million settlement, including $20,000 donated by Walsh himself.

Within the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops, Walsh chaired the Committee on World Missions, and sat on the Committee on Evangelization and Catechesis. On January 24, 2011, Pope Benedict XVI appointed Bishop Robert F. Vasa from the Diocese of Baker as coadjutor bishop of Santa Rosa to assist Walsh.

Retirement On June 30, 2011, Benedict XVI accepted Walsh's resignation as bishop of Santa Rosa and Vasa became his successor. As of 2023, Walsh was residing at St. Anne's Home, a senior citizen facility operated by the Little Sisters of the Poor in San Francisco.