Timothy Doherty was a priest of the Diocese of Rockford in Illinois until he was appointed bishop of the Diocese of Lafayette in Indiana by Pope Benedict XVI on May 12,2010.
14 Facts About Timothy Doherty
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On July 15,2010, Doherty was consecrated, becoming the sixth bishop of the diocese.
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Timothy Doherty then entered St Mary Minor Seminary in Crystal Lake, Illinois.
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Timothy Doherty received a Bachelor of Arts degree from St Ambrose in 1972.
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Timothy Doherty was awarded a Bachelor of Sacred Theology degree in 1975 from the Pontifical Gregorian University in Rome.
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On June 26,1976, Doherty was ordained a priest of the Diocese of Rockford at Saint Thomas the Apostle Church in Crystal Lake by Bishop Arthur J O'Neill.
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Timothy Doherty was sent back to Rome in 1981 to study at the Pontifical Lateran University.
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Timothy Doherty earned a Licentiate of Sacred Theology in moral theology from the Alfonsian Academy at the university in 1982.
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Timothy Doherty left Boylan in 1986 to become assistant principal and head of the religion department at Marian Central Catholic High School in Woodstock, Illinois.
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In 1999, Timothy Doherty left Saint Anthony to become parochial administrator for a short period St James Parish in Lee, Illinois.
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Timothy Doherty would stay at St Mary for the next six years.
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On May 12,2010, Timothy Doherty was appointed the sixth bishop of Lafayette in Indiana by Benedict XVI.
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Timothy Doherty succeeded Bishop William Higi, who reached the mandatory retirement age of 75 in August 2008.
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On July 1,2020, Timothy Doherty suspended Reverend Theodore Rothrock, a priest at St Elizabeth Seton Parish in Carmel, Indiana, from public ministry.