Mark Joseph Hurley (December 13, 1919 – February 5, 2001) was an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as Bishop of Santa Rosa in California from 1969 to 1986. Early life and education Mark Hurley was born in San Francisco, California, one of five children of Mark Joseph and Josephine (née Keohane) Hurley. One of his brothers, Francis Thomas Hurley, served as Bishop of Juneau (1971–1976) and Archbishop of Anchorage (1976–2001). He received his early education at the parochial school of St. Agnes Church in his native city. He began his studies for the priesthood at St. Joseph's College in Mountain View, graduating in 1939. He then completed his theological studies at St. Patrick's Seminary in Menlo Park. Priesthood Hurley was ordained a priest for the Archdiocese of San Francisco on September 23, 1944. He served as assistant superintendent of archdiocesan schools from 1944 to 1951. In addition to his duties, he studied at the University of California for one year, and earned a doctorate in philosophy from the Catholic University of America in Washington, D.C. in 1947. He served as the founding principal of Bishop O'Dowd High School in Oakland from 1951 to 1958, afterwards holding the same position at Marin Catholic High School in Kentfield (1959–61). He was also assistant coordinator of the Archdiocesan Campaign of Taxation of Schools in California. In 1962, Hurley was named a domestic prelate by Pope John XXIII and superintendent of schools in the Diocese of Stockton. He earned a Bachelor's degree in canon law from the Pontifical Lateran University in Rome in 1963. From 1962 to 1965, he was a peritus, or theological expert, at the Second Vatican Council in Rome, where he served as an advisor to the commission on seminaries, universities, and schools. He also served as chancellor of the Diocese of Stockton during the same period. Following his return to the Archdiocese of San Francisco, he served as assistant chancellor from 1965 to 1969. For several years, he was on a San Francisco television program, "Problems Please." Principal Assignments Asst. Supt. of Schools, Archdiocese of San Francisco, 1944–1951 Teacher, Serra High School, San Mateo, CA 1944 Principal, Bishop O'Dowd High School, Oakland, CA, 1951–1958 Supt. of Schools, Diocese of Stockton, 1962–1965 Professor in graduate schools: Loyola University, Baltimore; University of San Francisco; San Francis(co?) College for Women; Dominican College; Catholic University of America. Delegate, Conference on