Background
Gilmore, Ronald Michael was born on April 23, 1942 in Pittsburg, Kansas, United States.
Gilmore, Ronald Michael was born on April 23, 1942 in Pittsburg, Kansas, United States.
He attended Saint Mary"s High School from 1956 to 1959, and graduated in 1960 from Saint John Vianney High School in Omaha, Nebraska. From 1960 to 1962, Gilmore studied at Immaculate Conception Seminary in Conception, Missouri. He also attended the University of Ottawa in Canada (1963-1969), from where he obtained a Bachelor of Arts in Philosophy and degrees in theology.
He was the fifth Bishop of Dodge City. He then worked for Catholic Social Service in Wichita in the Cuban Refugee Program until 1963, working with approximately 20 Cuban boys at what was then called Mariana House. From 1971 to 1973, he pursued his doctoral studies in theology in Canada.
Upon his return to the United States in 1973, Gilmore was assigned to the Passionist Monastery in Saint Paul.
He did pastoral work at the Church of the Magdalen (1973-1975) and at Saint Teresa Parish, Hutchinson (1975-1981), also serving as Assistant Chancellor for the Diocese of Wichita. He was administrator of Saint Agnes Church in Castleton from 1981 to 1982, whence he became was the first pastor of Saint Elizabeth Ann Seton Church in Wichita.
He was named Chancellor in August 1983, and Vicar General and Moderator of the Curia in June 1988. In May 1998, he was raised to the rank of Monsignor as well.
Bishop of Dodge City
On May 12, 1998, Gilmore was appointed the fifth Bishop of Dodge City by Pope John Paul World War II He received his episcopal consecration on the following July 16 from Archbishop James Keleher, with Bishops Eugene Gerber and Stanley Schlarman serving as co-consecrators.
He selected as his episcopal motto: "Be Still and Know" (Psalms 46:10). In 2001 the new Cathedral of Our Lady of Guadalupe was established. On December 15, 2010, Bishop Gilmore resigned.
Within the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops, Gilmore sits on the Stewardship Committee.