John Dolan

John Patrick Dolan (born June 8, 1962) is an American Catholic prelate serving as Bishop of Phoenix since 2022. He previously served as an auxiliary bishop for the Diocese of San Diego from 2017 to 2022.

Biography

Early life Dolan was born on June 8, 1962, in San Diego, California, to Catherine and Gerald Dolan, the seventh of nine children. Dolan attended the School of the Madeleine in San Diego and University of San Diego High School. After graduating from high school in 1981, Dolan decided to become a priest. He enrolled in St. Francis Seminary, a house of formation on the University of San Diego (USD) campus.

After receiving a bachelor's degree in philosophy from St. Francis in 1985, Dolan entered Saint Patrick's Seminary and University in Menlo Park. He obtained his Master of Divinity and Master of Theology degrees from Saint Patrick's in 1989. The diocese assigned Dolan as an associate pastor at St. Michael’s Parish in San Diego. He was transferred in 1991 to Santa Sophia Parish in Spring Valley, to serve as associate pastor there.

Auxiliary Bishop of San Diego

On April 19, 2017, Pope Francis appointed Dolan as an auxiliary bishop of San Diego and titular bishop of Uchi Maius. On June 8, 2017, he was consecrated a bishop by Bishop Robert W. McElroy at St. Thérèse of Carmel Church in Del Mar, with Bishops Robert Brom and Richard Garcia acting as co-consecrators.

As auxiliary bishop, Dolan continued to serve as vicar for clergy and was named moderator of the curia in 2017. In 2023, Dolan spent 12 days in Ethiopia, Uganda and Kenya, visiting charitable projects that received USCCB financial support.

Dolan serves as chaplain to the National Association of Catholic Mental Health Ministers and is the co-editor of two books written by the association on suicide:

Responding to Suicide (2020) When a Loved One Dies by Suicide (2020)