Pope Francis has named Father William M Joensen as the new Bishop of Des Moines, USA. Nothing too sentimental. Father Des was a peacemaker and a community activist. Father Des died at age 94 last Tuesday in his Belfast. A. t last year's Edinburgh fringe, at the end of comedian Des Bishop's extraordinary show about his father's terminal illness, Bishop senior was unexpectedly introduced to the stage.

Michael Bishop was diagnosed with terminal lung cancer in November 2009.

Discover the real story, facts, and details of Des Bishop. Eileen Bishop had been diagnosed with lung cancer in the past, but had recovered. MICHAEL BISHOP, the father of Irish comedian Des Bishop, died yesterday after battling lung cancer for more than a year. Merely a sons rational on learning and dealing with his Father… However, cynic that I am, Bishop's public and rational dealing with his fathers diagnosis was much to be admired. Not one to feign undue, and impersonal, sympathy on this site. Father Joensen, a priest of the Archdiocese of Dubuque, has been serving as Associate Professor of Philosophy and Dean of Campus Spiritual Life at Loras College, a Catholic liberal arts college in Dubuque. Explore Des Bishop's biography, personal life, family and real age. Des's father Michael died following a battle with the same illness in 2011. The funeral, Friday was the last embrace of the people for his “Father Des” who did so much for the Northern Irish peace process as for the communities of Springhill and Ballymurphy in the hardest years of the so-called “Troubles”. IT HAS BEEN confirmed that the father of comedian Des Bishop, Michael Bishop, has passed away after battling lung cancer. More on By Vatican News.

Pope Francis has accepted the resignation of Bishop Richard E. Pates of Des Moines, Iowa, and named as his successor Father William M. Joensen, a priest in the Archdiocese of Dubuque, Iowa.