Father Michael J.K. Fuller was designated as ‘chaplain to His Holiness’ following a decade of work serving the U.S. bishops.
Pope Leo XIV has bestowed the designation of “chaplain to His Holiness” upon Father Michael J.K. Fuller who serves as the general secretary of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB).
The pontifical honor comes with the title of “monsignor” following Fuller’s work serving the U.S. bishops for the past decade in a variety of roles. Fuller was ordained a priest in 1997 in the Diocese of Rockford, Illinois.
“In his work, Father Fuller has demonstrated a pastoral heart, a theologian’s mind, and a worthy steward’s deft guiding hand,” said Archbishop Paul S. Coakley, president of the USCCB, when he announced the news at the bishop’s Administrative Committee meeting.
“Last fall my predecessor, Archbishop Timothy Broglio, along with Father Fuller’s ordinary, Bishop David Malloy of Rockford, desired to bring an awareness of the exemplary priesthood and work of Father Fuller to the Holy Father,” Archbishop Coakley said. “Together it was proposed that Father Fuller be duly recognized for his priestly life and his service to the broader Church as a seminary formator, a theologian, and as General Secretary.”
