Early life Daniel Felton was born on February 5, 1955, in
Portsmouth, Virginia, to Carol and Ken Felton. He has four younger siblings. Felton went to grade school at St. Edward School in
Mackville, Wisconsin, then attended
Appleton West High School in Appleton, Wisconsin. After graduating from high school, Felton entered
St. Norbert College in DePere, Wisconsin, where he received a Bachelor of Arts degree in psychology and religious studies in 1977. Having decided to become a priest, Felton enrolled in
St. John's University in St. Joseph, Minnesota; he was granted a
Master of Theology degree in 1981. After his 1981 ordination, the diocese assigned Felton as an associate pastor at Blessed Holy Innocents Parish in
Manitowoc, Wisconsin. On May 20, 2021, Felton was consecrated by Archbishop
Bernard Hebda, with Bishops
David Ricken and
Thomas Paprocki serving as co-consecrators. In August 2024, Felton launched an initiative for the
canonization of Monsignor
Joseph Buh. Ordained in 1858, Buh founded over 50 parishes in the diocese and worked extensively with the poor and Native American peoples. ==See also==