Retired Bishop Richard C. Hanifen, Bishop-designate James R. Golka, and Bishop Michael J. Sheridan are seen in Colorado Springs, Colo., April 30, 2021. Pope Francis has accepted the resignation of ...

What you see in newly ordained Bishop James Golka — a personable, unassuming man still somewhat bewildered by the unexpected turn his life has taken — is what Catholics in the Diocese of Colorado ...

Archbishop Mark Rivituso, 64, was installed as the metropolitan archbishop of Mobile, Alabama, in September 2025.

Pope Francis has accepted the resignation of 76-year-old Bishop Michael Sheridan of Colorado Springs,Colorado, and has named as his successor Fr. James Golka, vicar general of the Diocese of Grand ...

DENVER — On March 25, Archbishop James Golka was installed as the new archbishop for the Archdiocese of Denver after serving as bishop of the Diocese of Colorado Springs since 2021. Golka follows in ...

DENVER — Pope Leo XIV has appointed the Most Rev. James R. Golka, most recently bishop of Colorado Springs, as the new archbishop of Denver. Many Catholics and community members may be familiar with ...

Holly Goodwin, superintendent of schools for the Diocese of Colorado Springs, second from left, shares a moment Friday with the Rev. James Golka, a priest from Grand Island, Neb., right, who is being ...

(COLORADO) — The Vatican announced on Saturday, Feb. 7, that Pope Leo XIV has appointed Bishop James Golka of the Diocese of Colorado Springs to lead the Archdiocese of Denver, according to a release ...