The Most Reverend Donald J. Hying
His Excellency
The Most Reverend Donald J. Hying
Fifth Bishop of Madison
Appointed Bishop of Madison, Wis.: April 25, 2019
Installed as Bishop of Madison, Wis.: June 25, 2019
Born:
August 18, 1963, West Allis, Wis.
Education
- High School: Brookfield Central High School, Brookfield, Wis.
- College: Marquette University, Milwaukee
- Saint Francis de Sales Seminary, St. Francis, Wis.
Degrees
- B.A., Marquette University
- M.A., Master of Divinity, Saint Francis de Sales Seminary
Ordained a priest: May 20, 1989, by Archbishop Rembert Weakland, Milwaukee
Assignments
- St. Anthony Parish, Menomonee Falls, Wis., associate pastor, 1989-1994
- La Sagrada Familia Parroquia, Dominican Republic, team member, 1994-1997
- St. Peter Parish, Milwaukee, temporary administrator, 1998
- St. Anthony Parish, Milwaukee, associate pastor, 1998-1999
- Our Lady of Good Hope Parish, Milwaukee, pastor, 1999-2005
- St. Augustine Parish, Milwaukee, temporary administrator, 2006
- St. Francis de Sales Seminary, St. Francis, dean of formation, 2005-2007; rector, 2007-2011
- Appointed Auxiliary Bishop of Milwaukee, Wis., by Pope Benedict XVI, May 26, 2011
- Consecrated as a Bishop July 20, 2011
- Appointed Bishop of Gary, Ind., by Pope Francis on November 24, 2014
- Installed as Bishop of Gary, Ind., on January 6, 2015
Membership
- United States Conference of Catholic Bishops
Committees
- Episcopal Liaison for National Association of Catholic Chaplains
- Episcopal Advisor to the U.S. Society of St. Vincent de Paul
- Member of the Subcommittee to Aid the Church in Central and Eastern Europe
- Member of the Committee on the Protection of Children and Young People
- Member of the Committee on Catholic Education