Bishop’s Fund
Your unrestricted gift to the Bishop’s Fund empowers the Bishop of the Diocese of Phoenix to respond to the most urgent needs across our diocese.
Your unrestricted gift to the Bishop’s Fund empowers the Bishop of the Diocese of Phoenix to respond to the most urgent needs across our diocese.
The Most Reverend Thomas J. Olmsted was ordained a priest for the Diocese of Lincoln, Neb., July 2, 1973. He was installed as the fourth Bishop of the Diocese of Phoenix December 20, 2003.
The Most Reverend Eduardo Alanis Nevares was ordained as the first Auxiliary Bishop for the Diocese of Phoenix on July 19, 2010, at St. Thomas Aquinas Parish in Avondale. He began his priesthood as a Missionary of Our Lady of La Salette on July 18, 1981, and was later incardinated into the Diocese of Tyler, Texas, in May 2007.
Bishop John Dolan, known for his pastoral heart and desire to embody Pope Francis’ call to be a shepherd with the “smell of the sheep,” was installed as the fifth bishop of the Diocese of Phoenix on August 2, 2022.
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Bishop John P. Dolan is the spiritual leader of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Phoenix. He provides for the spiritual needs of the priests, deacons, women and men religious and people of the diocese. His office is responsible for overseeing the ministries, activities and programs of the Diocese of Phoenix.