Jeffrey Walsh

Jeffrey Joseph Walsh (born November 29, 1965) is an American prelate of the Catholic Church who has been serving as the sixth bishop of the Diocese of Gaylord in Michigan since 2022.

Biography

Early life Jeffrey Walsh was born on November 29, 1965, in Scranton, Pennsylvania, the son of Jerome and Nancy Walsh. He has two brothers. Walsh attended Scranton Central High School, then entered the University of Scranton. Walsh graduated from there in 1987 with a bachelor's degree in health and human resources.

After his 1995 ordination, the diocese assigned Walsh as parochial vicar of Saint Rose of Lima Parish in Carbondale, Pennsylvania, and as director of religious education at Sacred Heart High School in Carbondale. The diocese transferred as parochial vicar to the Cathedral of Saint Peter Parish the next year.

On January 22, 2024, Walsh suspended two retired diocesan priests from ministry. The two clerics had been named as having credible accusations of sexual abuse in a January 8, 2024. report released by Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel.