Bishop James Conley

Bishop Conley was ordained a priest for the Diocese of Wichita, Kansas in 1985. He served the Diocese in several capacities until 1996 when he was called to serve the Holy See as an official in the Vatican Congregation for Bishops and served in this capacity for 10 years. During this time in Rome, John Paul II named him “chaplain to his holiness” with the title monsignor. On April 10, 2008, Pope Benedict XVI announced the appointment of Rev. Msgr. Conley as auxiliary bishop for the Archdiocese of Denver where he assisted Archbishop Chaput in the pastoral care of the archdiocese. Pope Benedict XVI appointed Bishop Conley as the ninth bishop of the Lincoln Diocese in Nebraska in 2012.