[1] He studied at Loras College in Dubuque, Iowa, obtaining a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1942.

[1] He completed his postgraduate studies at the Catholic University of America in Washington, D.C.[1] Driscoll was ordained to the priesthood for the Archdiocese of Dubuque on July 28, 1945.

[1]Returning to Iowa, he served as secretary to Archbishop Leo Binz (1952–1953) and superintendent of Catholic schools in the Archdiocese (1953–1967).

The semester length of the suspension and other factors made Driscoll unpopular with some faculty, who then sought his resignation.

[3] On September 8, 1970, Driscoll was appointed the fifth bishop of the Diocese of Fargo by Pope Paul VI.