Peter F. Christensen


Peter Forsyth Christensen
Bishop of Boise
ChurchCatholic Church
DioceseBoise
AppointedNovember 4, 2014
InstalledDecember 17, 2014
PredecessorMichael Patrick Driscoll
Previous post(s)
Orders
OrdinationMay 25, 1985
by John Roach
ConsecrationSeptember 14, 2007
by Harry Joseph Flynn, Raphael Michael Fliss, and William Henry Bullock
Personal details
Born (1952-12-24) December 24, 1952 (age 71)
DenominationCatholic Church
ResidenceBoise, Idaho
ParentsRobert and Ann (née Forsyth) Christensen
OccupationCatholic bishop
Alma materUniversity of St. Thomas, and Saint Paul Seminary School of Divinity
MottoTu es Christus filius Dei vivi
(You are the Christ, the son of the living God)
Styles of
Peter Forsyth Christensen
Reference style
Spoken styleYour Excellency
Religious styleBishop

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]

  1. ^ "Most Reverend Peter F. Christensen, M.A., D.D." Roman Catholic Diocese of Boise. Retrieved March 19, 2018.