Vatican City, Jun 27, 2004 / 22:00 pm
John Paul II today appointed Msgrs. Gerald T. Walsh, of the clergy of New York, and Dennis J. Sullivan, also of the clergy of New York, as auxiliary bishops of the archdiocese of New York.
Msgr. Gerald T. Walsh was born on April 25, 1942 at New York . He studied at the elementary school of the Good Shepherd Parish, then at Saint Charles High School and Power Memorial Academy, as well as at Iona College in New Rochelle.
He entered the Seminary of Saint Joseph at Dunwoodie. He also obtained a Masters in Social Work at Fordham University.
He was ordained a priest on May 27, 1967 and worked as a Vicar and pastor in several parishes until 1989, when he became the personal Secretary of the late Cardinal John J.O’Connor.