The Most Rev. James D. Conley was ordained by Archbishop Charles J. Chaput, O.F.M Cap. as the new auxiliary bishop on May 30, 2008 the Solemnity of the Sacred Heart, at Denver’s Cathedral Basilica of the Immaculate Conception.

Bishop Conley has chosen as his episcopal motto, “Heart speaks to heart.” As auxiliary bishop, he will assist Archbishop Chaput in the pastoral care of the diocese. He will reside at Mother of God parish in Denver.

Bishop Conley is a native of Overland Park, Kan., a suburb of Kansas City, and a convert to Catholicism. He served as a priest for 23 years before his Episcopal Ordination, including 10 years of service to the Holy Father as an official in the Vatican Congregation for Bishops in Rome. Pope Benedict XVI appointed him auxiliary bishop of Denver on April 10, 2008.