Anthony Michael Milone
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Denomination | Roman Catholic |
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Senior posting | |
See | Great Falls-Billings |
Title | Bishop of Great Falls-Billings |
Period in office | 1987 – 2006 |
Predecessor | Thomas Joseph Murphy |
Successor | Michael William Warfel |
Religious career | |
Priestly ordination | November 10, 1981 |
Previous bishoprics | Bishop of Omaha (auxiliary), Bishop of Plestia (titular) |
Previous post | Bishop |
Personal | |
Date of birth | September 24, 1932 |
Place of birth | Omaha, Nebraska |
Anthony Michael Milone (1932—) was the sixth bishop of the Diocese of Great Falls-Billings. He was born in Omaha, Nebraska on September 24, 1932.
Milone studied at the seminary at Conception Abbey in Conception, Missouri, the North American College and the Gregorian University in Rome; on December 15, 1957 he was ordained a priest in the Archdiocese of Omaha. On November 10, 1981, Milone was appointed titular bishop of Plestia and auxiliary bishop of Omaha; on December 14, 1987 he was appointed Bishop of Great Falls-Billings; he was installed on February 23, 1988.
Pope Benedict XVI accepted Milone's resignation, for reasons of health, on July 12, 2006.