Donald Hanchon

Donald Francis Hanchon (born October 9, 1947), is an American bishop of the Roman Catholic Church who currently serves as an auxiliary bishop for the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Detroit.

His Excellency, The Most Reverend

Donald Francis Hanchon
Auxiliary Bishop of Detroit
Titular Bishop of Horreomargum
ArchdioceseDetroit
AppointedMarch 22, 2011
InstalledMay 5, 2011
Other postsTitular Bishop of Horreomargum
Orders
OrdinationOctober 19, 1974
by John Dearden
ConsecrationMay 5, 2011
by Allen Henry Vigneron, John Clayton Nienstedt, and John M. Quinn
Personal details
Born (1947-09-10) September 10, 1947
Wayne, Michigan
NationalityAmerican
DenominationCatholic Church
MottoQue crezca Jesus
(Spanish for ″May Jesus grow″)
Styles of
Donald Francis Hanchon
Reference style
Spoken styleYour Excellency
Religious styleBishop

Biography

Born in Jackson, Michigan, Hanchon studied at St. John's Provincial Seminary of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Detroit.[1] He was ordained a priest of the Archdiocese on October 19, 1974, and began to serve in a number of its parishes.

During the 1980s, Hanchon began to study Spanish and Mexican culture, to serve better the population from that nation beginning to settle in the region in large numbers. He went to Mexico to study and as well as the Mexican American Cultural Center, now the Mexican American Catholic College, in San Antonio, Texas.[1] He is also of Polish descent.[2]

Auxiliary Bishop of Detroit

Hanchon was appointed the titular bishop of Horreomargum and an auxiliary bishop for the Archdiocese on March 22, 2011, by Pope Benedict XVI.[3] He was consecrated by Allen H. Vigneron, the Archbishop of Detroit, on May 5, 2011.[3]

See also

References
  1. "Bishop Donald Hanchon". Retrieved January 7, 2013.
  2. "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on February 1, 2014. Retrieved January 26, 2014.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  3. "Bishop Donald Francis Hanchon". Retrieved January 7, 2013.

Episcopal succession
Catholic Church titles
Preceded by
-		 Auxiliary Bishop of Detroit
2011–present		 Succeeded by
-
Preceded by
Joseph Patrick McFadden		 Roman Catholic Titular See of Horreomargum
2011–present		 Succeeded by
Incumbent


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