Felton Named Duluth Diocese Bishop

DULUTH, Minn. – The Very Rev. Daniel Felton, of the Diocese of Green Bay, has been named the tenth bishop of the Diocese of Duluth.

His episcopal ordination and installation have been set for May 20.

Bishop-elect Felton, 65, was ordained a priest in June of 1981 and has since had parish assignments at Holy Innocents in Manitowoc, St.

Raphael the Archangel in Oshkosh, and St. Francis of Assisi Parish in Manitowoc.

He has served as vicar general and moderator of the curia for the Diocese of Green Bay since 2014.

“We are grateful to our Holy Father, Pope Francis, for sending us our next bishop in this joyful Easter season,” said the Very Rev. James Bissonette, diocesan administrator for the Diocese of Duluth.

“We look forward to getting to know Bishop-elect Felton and beginning this new chapter in our walk of faith together under his leadership as our next shepherd.”

Felton succeeds the late Bishop Paul Sirba, who died in 2019.

In September, previous Duluth Diocese Bishop-elect Michael Mulloy resigned from the position after an allegation of sexual abuse of a minor in the 1980s.

The Diocese of Duluth serves the 10 counties of northeastern Minnesota with more than 44,000 Catholics and 71 parishes.