Most Reverend Walter A. Hurley
Eleventh Bishop of the Diocese of Grand Rapids
360 Division Avenue S., Grand Rapids, MI 49503-4501
Phone: 616-475-1250; Fax: 616-243-4910
A bishop offers pastoral care to all those entrusted to his care. By virtue of his consecration and ordination, the bishop of the Diocese of Grand Rapids is the "moderator of the ministry of the word". His governance insures that this ministry is based upon sacred scripture, tradition, liturgy, the official teaching authority, and the life of the Church.