Retired Stockton Bishop Donald Montrose dies

Published: 2008-05-09

STOCKTON, Calif. (CNS) -- Retired Bishop Donald W. Montrose of Stockton, Calif., died May 7, on the 59th anniversary of his priestly ordination and just six days shy of his 85th birthday. His funeral was scheduled for May 12 at the Cathedral of the Annunciation in Stockton, followed by burial at San Joaquin Catholic Cemetery. Bishop Montrose had been retired since 1999, after serving as head of the Stockton Diocese since 1986. Prior to that he spent three years as an auxiliary bishop for the Archdiocese of Los Angeles and two years as rector-president of St. John's Seminary College in Camarillo, Calif. He was ordained to the priesthood for the Los Angeles Archdiocese May 7, 1949. An obituary in The Record, Stockton's daily newspaper, noted Bishop Montrose's fondness for singing along with the mariachi band in local processions for the feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe. He also was recalled as a great storyteller with a good sense of humor and a fondness for sweets and golf.

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