Bishop Patrick R. Cooney Curriculum Vitae

  • DATE AND PLACE OF BIRTH: March 10, 1934; Detroit, Michigan
  • PARENTS: Michael Cooney and Elizabeth Dowdall Cooney (both deceased)
  • FAMILY: Sisters: Mary A. Cooney (Retired teacher of the Detroit Public School System); Sister Leontia Cooney, O.P. (an Adrian Dominican); Brother: Reverend Michael Cooney (a priest of the Archdiocese of Detroit)
  • PRIESTLY ORDINATION: December 20, 1959
  • EPISCOPAL ORDINATION: Appointed Titular Bishop of Hodelm and Auxiliary Bishop of Detroit on December 3, 1982 - Consecrated January 27, 1983; Appointed Bishop of Gaylord November 21, 1989 - Installed on January 28, 1990.
  • SCHOOLS ATTENDED:
    • Elementary: Saint Edward Elementary School, Detroit, Michigan (1940-1948)
    • High School: Sacred Heart Seminary High School, Detroit, Michigan (1948-1952)
    • College:
      • Sacred Heart Seminary College, Detroit, Michigan (1952-1956)
        B.A. with Major in Philosophy
      • Gregorian University, Rome
        S.T.B. Degree (1956-1958)
        S.T.L. Degree (1958-1960)
      • University of Notre Dame, Southbend, Indiana (1969-1973)
        Master of Arts Degree in Liturgical Research
  • APPOINTMENTS SINCE ORDINATION:
    • Assistant Pastor, Saint Catherine Parish, Detroit (1960-1962)
    • Assistant Chancellor, Archdiocese of Detroit (1962-1969)
    • Chaplain, Mercy College, Detroit (1967-1972)
    • Director of Archdiocesan Department of Worship (1969-1983)
    • Rector, Cathedral of Most Blessed Sacrament, Detroit (1977-1983)
    • Titular Bishop of Hodelm/Auxiliary Bishop of Detroit (1983-1990)
    • Chairman, Church in the City Task Force (1983-1990)
    • Member/Consultor, USCCB Committee on Liturgy (1984-1996)
    • Liaison to Catholic Chaplains of Region VI (1987-1991)
    • Board of Directors of Notre Dame Liturgical Center (1987-1991)
    • Board of Governors of North American College (1988-1994)
    • Subcommittee of Bishops and Scholars (1988-1992)
    • Chair, Subcommittee on Use of Exclusive Language in Liturgy (1989-1991)
    • Chair, Subcommittee on Book of Blessings (1989-1991)
    • Chair, Subcommittee on Cremation & Other Funeral Questions (1989-1993)
    • Third Bishop of the Diocese of Gaylord (1990- )
    • USCCB Committee on Laity (1990-1993)
    • Member, National Institute for the Word of God Board (1993-1998)
    • Board Member, Sacred Heart Seminary, Detroit, MI (1993-1998)
    • Member-At-Large, National Advisory Council (1995-1998)
    • Co-chair, Roman Catholic Reformed Church Dialog (1998-2001)
    • Member, Catholic Relief Services Board (2004- )