The youngest of six sons, Bishop Donald J. Hying was born in West Allis, Wisconsin, to parents Albert and Catherine Hying on August 18, 1963. He attended St. Aloysius and Immaculate Heart of Mary grade schools, and Brookfield Central High School. Bishop Hying received his bachelor's degree from Marquette University and his master's degree from St. Francis Seminary.
On May 20, 1989, Bishop Hying was ordained a priest for the Archdiocese of Milwaukee. His first priestly assignment was as a parochial vicar for St. Anthony Parish, Menomonee Falls, from 1989 to 1994. Fr. Hying served as a Team Member for La Sagrada Familia Parroquia in the Dominican Republic from 1994 to 1997. He returned to the United States and served as the parochial administrator of St. Peter Parish (1998), then as the parochial vicar of St. Anthony Parish, Milwaukee, from 1998 to 1999. He was then appointed the pastor of Our Lady of Good Hope Parish, Milwaukee from 1999 to 2005. In 2006, Fr. Hying served as the parochial administrator of St. Augustine Parish, Milwaukee. He served as the Dean of Formation at Saint Francis de Sales Seminary from 2005 to 2007, and was appointed the rector of St. Francis de Sales Seminary by Most Reverend Timothy Michael Dolan, Archbishop of Milwaukee, and served in that capacity from 2007 until 2011.
On May 26, 2011, Pope Benedict XVI appointed Fr. Donald Hying the Titular Bishop of Regiae and Auxiliary Bishop of the Archdiocese of Milwaukee. He was consecrated a bishop on July 20, 2011 by Most Reverend Jerome Edward Listecki, Archbishop of Milwaukee.
On November 24, 2014, His Holiness, Pope Francis, appointed Bishop Hying as the Fourth Bishop of Gary (Indiana). Bishop Hying's installation in the Diocese of Gary took place on January 6, 2015. On April 25, 2019, His Holiness, Pope Francis, appointed Most Reverend Donald J. Hying the Fifth Bishop of Madison (Wisconsin). Bishop Hying’s installation in the Diocese of Madison took place on June 25, 2019.
Appointed Bishop of Madison, Wis.: April 25, 2019
Installed as Bishop of Madison, Wis.: June 25, 2019
Born:
August 18, 1963, West Allis, Wis.
Education
- High School: Brookfield Central High School, Brookfield, Wis.
- College: Marquette University, Milwaukee
- Saint Francis de Sales Seminary, St. Francis, Wis.
Degrees
- B.A., Marquette University
- M.A., Master of Divinity, Saint Francis de Sales Seminary
- Ordained a priest: May 20, 1989, by Archbishop Rembert Weakland, Milwaukee
Assignments
- St. Anthony Parish, Menomonee Falls, Wis., associate pastor, 1989-1994
- La Sagrada Familia Parroquia, Dominican Republic, team member, 1994-1997
- St. Peter Parish, Milwaukee, temporary administrator, 1998
- St. Anthony Parish, Milwaukee, associate pastor, 1998-1999
- Our Lady of Good Hope Parish, Milwaukee, pastor, 1999-2005
- St. Augustine Parish, Milwaukee, temporary administrator, 2006
- St. Francis de Sales Seminary, St. Francis, dean of formation, 2005-2007; rector, 2007-2011
- Appointed Auxiliary Bishop of Milwaukee, Wis., by Pope Benedict XVI, May 26, 2011
- Consecrated as a Bishop July 20, 2011
- Appointed Bishop of Gary, Ind., by Pope Francis on November 24, 2014
- Installed as Bishop of Gary, Ind., on January 6, 2015
- Appointed Bishop of Madison, Wis., by Pope Francis on April 25, 2019
- Installed as Bishop of Madison, Wis., on January 25, 2019
Membership
- United States Conference of Catholic Bishops
Committees
- Member of the USCCB Committee on Pro-Life Activities
- Member of the USCCB Committee on Laity, Marriage, Family Life, & Youth
- Member of the Committee on Catholic Education
- Member of the Board of Directors for Catholic Relief Services
- Member of the Board of Directors for Relevant Radio
- Chair of the Board for the Institute on Religious Life
- Chair of the Board for the St. Paul Evangelization Society