Nicolas Eugene Walsh

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. Walsh served chancellor of the diocese, diocesan director of the Confraternity of Christian Doctrine, and superintendent of diocesan schools. In 1958 he became the founding editor of the Idaho Catholic Register. He was also pastor of St. Mary's Parish in Caldwell, Idaho.

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

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