Daniel John Felton (born February 5, 1955) is an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church who has been serving as bishop for the Diocese of Duluth, Minnesota since 2021.

Biography

Early life

Felton was born on February 5, 1955, in

Portsmouth, Virginia Portsmouth is an independent city in southeast Virginia and across the Elizabeth River from Norfolk. As of the 2020 census, the population was 97,915. It is part of the Hampton Roads metropolitan area. The Norfolk Naval Shipyard and Naval M ...

, to Carol and Ken Felton. He has four younger siblings. Felton went to grade school at St. Edwards School in

Mackville, Wisconsin Mackville is an unincorporated community in Outagamie County, Wisconsin, United States. It is located in the town of Center, three miles north of the City of Appleton. It is a part of the Appleton, Wisconsin Metropolitan Statistical Area, which i ...

, then attended to Appleton West High School in Appleton, Wisconsin. Felton then entered

St. Norbert College St. Norbert College (SNC) is a private Norbertine liberal arts college in De Pere, Wisconsin. Founded in October 1898 by Abbot Bernard Pennings, a Norbertine priest and educator, the school was named after Saint Norbert of Xanten. In 1952, the co ...

in DePere, Wisconsin, graduating with a bachelor's degree in psychology and religious studies in 1977. Felton received his Master of Theology degree from

St. John's University St John's University may refer to: *St. John's University (New York City) **St. John's University School of Law **St. John's University (Italy) - Overseas Campus *College of Saint Benedict and Saint John's University, St. Joseph, Minnesota and Col ...

in St. Joseph, Minnesota in 1981.

Priesthood

On June 13, 1981, Felton was ordained to the priesthood for the

Diocese of Green Bay The Roman Catholic Diocese of Green Bay ( la, Diocesis Sinus Viridis) was established on March 3, 1868, by Pope Pius IX. It covers the city of Green Bay, as well as Brown, Calumet, Door, Florence, Forest, Kewaunee, Langlade, Manitowoc, Marinet ...

. He served as a parish priest in Manitowoc, Oshkosh, Mackville, and Greenville, all in Wisconsin. He received a Master of Social Communications degree from Pontifical Gregorian University in Rome and a

Licentiate of Sacred Theology Licentiate in Sacred Theology ( la, Sacrae Theologiae Licentiatus; abbreviated STL) is the second of three ecclesiastical degrees in theology (the first being the Baccalaureate in Sacred Theology and the third being the Doctorate in Sacred Theol ...

in dogmatic theology in 1990. In June 2014, Felton was named vicar general and

moderator of the curia Moderator of the curia is a top administrative position held by a Catholic priest in a diocese under the supervision of the bishop. The moderator coordinates the exercise of the administrative duties and oversees the office holders, or curia, in ...

for the Diocese of Green Bay.

Bishop of Duluth

Pope Francis appointed Felton as bishop for the Diocese of Duluth on April 7, 2021. On May 20, 2021, Felton was consecrated by Archbishop

Bernard Hebda Bernard Anthony Hebda (born September 3, 1959) is an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church who has served as the twelfth ordinary of the Archdiocese of Saint Paul and Minneapolis since March 24, 2016. Prior to his installation as the ...

, with Bishops David Ricken and Thomas Paprocki serving as co-consecrators.

References

External links

Roman Catholic Diocese of Duluth Official Site

Episcopal succession

{{DEFAULTSORT:Felton, Daniel John 1955 births Living people American Roman Catholic priests People from Portsmouth, Virginia Bishops appointed by Pope Francis Religious leaders from Wisconsin Pontifical Gregorian University alumni