Background
Driscoll, Michael Patrick was born on August 8, 1939 in Long Beach, California, United States.
Driscoll, Michael Patrick was born on August 8, 1939 in Long Beach, California, United States.
Student, St. John's Seminary, Camarillo, California. STB, Catholic University of America, 1965. Master of Social Work, University Southern California, Los Angeles, 1975.
He was the seventh Bishop of Boise. Bishop Driscoll retired on August 8, 2014. He did pastoral work in Los Angeles and Burbank, and earned a Master's degree in Social Work from the University of Southern California in 1973.
He served as Chancellor (1976–1987), Vicar for Religious and for Charities, and Vicar General in the Diocese of Orange. On December 19, 1989, Driscoll was appointed Auxiliary Bishop of Orange and Titular Bishop of Maxita by Pope John Paul II. He received his episcopal consecration on March 6, 1990 from Bishop Norman McFarland, with Bishops John Steinbock and Thomas Connolly serving as co-consecrators. Driscoll was later named Bishop of Boise, Idaho, on January 18, 1999.
Replacing Bishop Tod Brown, he was formally installed on the following March 17. After 15 years with the Diocese of Boise, Bishop Driscoll retired on August 8, 2014 and Bishop Peter Christensen was named his successor.