Daniel F. Walsh

[1] After his ordination, Walsh served as associate pastor of St. Pius Parish in Redwood City, California.

He was consecrated on September 24, 1981 by Archbishop John Quinn, with Bishops Michael Kenny and Joseph Ferrario serving as co-consecrators, in the Cathedral of Saint Mary of the Assumption in San Francisco.

[1][2] In August 2006, the Sonoma County, California, Sheriff's Office recommended criminal charges be filed against Walsh for not reporting multiple child molestations by Reverend Francisco Ochoa.

However, Walsh failed to report these crimes to police during the five-day time period mandated by law.

The Sonoma County District Attorney's Office eventually approved a plea agreement for Walsh, which called for four months of counseling in lieu of prosecution.

On June 30, 2011, Benedict XVI accepted Walsh's resignation as bishop of Santa Rosa and Vasa became his successor.

[6][1] As of 2023, Walsh was residing at St. Anne’s Home, a senior citizen facility operated by the Little Sisters of the Poor in San Francisco.