Most Rev. Michael J. Fitzgerald, J.D., J.C.D.

Most Rev. Michael J. Fitzgerald is Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Philadelphia and Titular Bishop of Tamallula. Ordained a priest in 1980, he earned degrees in civil and canon law and served the Archdiocese of Philadelphia in legal services, seminary formation, and tribunal leadership, including as judicial vicar. He was ordained a bishop in 2010 and retired from active episcopal office in 2023 while continuing pastoral service. His pilgrimage ministry draws on decades of priestly, canonical, educational, and episcopal experience.