Peter Forsyth Christensen | |
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Bishop of Boise | |
Church | Catholic Church |
Diocese | Boise |
Appointed | November 4, 2014 |
Installed | December 17, 2014 |
Predecessor | Michael Patrick Driscoll |
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Orders | |
Ordination | May 25, 1985 by John Roach |
Consecration | September 14, 2007 by Harry Joseph Flynn, Raphael Michael Fliss, and William Henry Bullock |
Personal details | |
Born | |
Denomination | Catholic Church |
Residence | Boise, Idaho |
Parents | Robert and Ann (née Forsyth) Christensen |
Occupation | Catholic bishop |
Alma mater | University of St. Thomas, and Saint Paul Seminary School of Divinity |
Motto | Tu es Christus filius Dei vivi (You are the Christ, the son of the living God) |
Styles of Peter Forsyth Christensen | |
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Reference style | |
Spoken style | Your Excellency |
Religious style | Bishop |
Peter Forsyth Christensen (born December 24, 1952) is an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church who has been serving as bishop of the Diocese of Boise in Idaho since 2014. He previously served as bishop of the Diocese of Superior in Wisconsin from 2007 to 2014.
Christensen was ordained into the priesthood on May 25, 1985, by Archbishop John Roach. On November 4, 2014, Pope Francis named Christensen as the eighth bishop in the Diocese of Boise. He was installed as bishop by Archbishop Harry Flynn in Boise on December 17, 2014, at St. John's Cathedral.[1]