Scott E. Bullock
Scott Edward Bullock is an American prelate of the Catholic Church who has been bishop of the Roman [Catholic Diocese of Rapid City|Diocese of Rapid City] in South Dakota since 2024.
Biography
Early life
Scott Bullock was born to Alexander and Mildred Bullock on October 26, 1963, in Royal Oak, Michigan, the youngest of three children. His family moved to Elkton, Maryland where he graduated from high school. Bullock entered the University of Delaware in Newark, where he studied engineering. Bullock attended the General Motors Institute in Flint, Michigan, where he graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree in industrial engineering in 1985. He then worked in the automotive industry.Bullock enrolled in pre-theology studies at St. John's University in Collegeville, Minnesota in 1987. He later attended the Pontifical [North American College], where he earned a degree in sacred theology in 1991.
Priesthood
Bullock was ordained to the priesthood on June 22, 1991 at St. Raphael's Cathedral in Dubuque, Iowa, for the Archdiocese of Dubuque by Archbishop Daniel Kucera. After his ordination, he was made associate pastor at St. Matthew Parish in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. He was transferred in 1994 to St. Edward Parish in Waterloo, Iowa. At the same time, he joined the faculty at Columbus [High School (Waterloo, Iowa)|Columbus High School] in Waterloo.Bullock studied canon law at the Catholic University of America in Washington D.C. and was awarded a Licentiate in Canon Law in 1997. After returning to Iowa, he was appointed as a judge for the diocesan tribunal. Bullock later became director of seminarians. In 2003, he was named rector of Saint Pius X Seminary in Dubuque. Archbishop Jerome Hanus appointed Bullock as judicial vicar in 2010.
In 2011, Bullock was appointed pastor of Nativity Parish in Dubuque. Three years later, he was sent back to St. Edward Parish to serve as pastor. He received a Master of Arts degree in English from Southern New Hampshire University in 2015.