Donald Montrose

Donald William Montrose (May 13, 1923 – May 7, 2008) was an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as bishop of the Diocese of Stockton in California from 1986 to 1999. He previously served as an auxiliary bishop of the Archdiocese of Los Angeles from 1983 to 1986.

Biography Montrose was born on May 13, 1923, in Denver, Colorado. When he was eleven, his family moved to Southern California.

Montrose was ordained by Cardinal James McIntyre as a priest for the Archdiocese of Los Angeles on May 7, 1949. He served as head of St. John's Seminary in Camarillo, California.

Auxiliary Bishop of Los Angeles Montrose was appointed on March 25, 1983, by Pope John Paul II as an auxiliary bishop in the Archdiocese of Los Angeles and as titular bishop of Forum Novum. Montrose was consecrated by Cardinal Timothy Manning on May 12, 1983.

In 1998, a jury awarded $30 million to Joh and John Howard, two brothers from Lodi, California, who were sexually molested as children during the 1970's and 80's by a parish priest. While disappointed at the size of the verdict, Montrose apologized to the Howard family "...for this horrible evil that was inflicted on them. We do not understand the depth of the problem."

John Paul II accepted Montrose's resignation as bishop of Stockton on January 18, 1999. Donald Montrose died on May 7, 2008.