The Most Reverend Robert C. Morlino
His Excellency
The Most Reverend Robert C. Morlino
Fourth Bishop of Madison
Appointed Bishop of Madison, Wis.: May 23, 2003
Installed as Bishop of Madison, Wis.: August 1, 2003
Born:
December 31, 1946, Scranton, Pa.
Died:
November 24, 2018, Madison, Wis.
(Obituary)
Education
- High School: Jesuit High School, Scranton, Pa.
- College: Fordham University
- Seminary for the Maryland Province of the Society of Jesus
- University of Notre Dame
- Weston School of Theology, Cambridge, Mass.
- Gregorian University, Rome
Degrees
- 1969 – B.A., Fordham University, Philosophy
- 1970 – M.A., University of Notre Dame, Philosophy
- 1974 – M.A., Master of Divinity, Weston School of Theology, Cambridge, Mass.
- 1990 – S.T.D., Gregorian University, Rome, Moral Theology
Ordained a priest: June 1, 1974, Loyola College Chapel, Baltimore, Md., for Society of Jesus, Maryland Province
Incardinated into the Diocese of Kalamazoo, Mich., October 26, 1983
Assignments
- Loyola College, Baltimore, Md., instructor of philosophy
- St. Joseph University, Philadelphia, Pa., instructor of philosophy
- Boston College, instructor of philosophy
- University of Notre Dame and St. Mary’s College, South Bend, Ind., instructor of philosophy
- Instructor in continuing education for priests, religious, and laity
- Director of parish renewal programs
- Diocese of Kalamazoo, Mich.: 1981-1983, Episcopal Vicar for Spiritual Development, Executive Assistant and Theological Consultant to the Bishop; 1983, Moderator of the Curia; Promoter of Justice in Diocesan Tribunal
- St. Mary Parish, Niles, Mich.; St. Ann Parish, Gull Lake, Mich.; and St. Ambrose Parish, Delton, Mich., administrator
- 1990, Sacred Heart Major Seminary, Detroit, Mich., professor of moral theology
- 1991, St. Augustine Cathedral, Kalamazoo, Mich., rector
- Appointed Bishop of Helena, Mont., by Pope John Paul II July 6, 1999
- Ordained a Bishop September 21, 1999 at Cathedral of St. Helena, Helena, Mont.
- Appointed Bishop of Madison, Wis., May 23, 2003
- Installed as Bishop of Madison, Wis., August 1, 2003
Membership
- United States Conference of Catholic Bishops
Committees
- Chairman, Bishops’ Committee on the Diaconate, 2001-2004
- Chairman, Ad Hoc Committee on Health Care Issues and the Church, 2001-2004
- Chairman, Board of Directors of the National Catholic Bioethics Center, 2005 to present