James Patrick Powers

The Most Reverend
James Patrick Powers
Bishop of Superior
Church Catholic Church
Diocese Superior
Appointed December 15, 2015
Installed February 18, 2016
Predecessor Peter F. Christensen
Orders
Ordination May 20, 1990
Consecration February 18, 2016
by Jerome E. Listecki, Peter F. Christensen, and Paul D. Etienne
Personal details
Birth name James Patrick Powers
Born (1953-02-06) February 6, 1953
Baldwin, Wisconsin
Denomination Catholic Church
Occupation Bishop
Motto DEDUC ME, DOMINE, LUCE TUA
Styles of
James Patrick Powers
Reference style
Spoken style Your Excellency
Religious style Bishop

James Patrick Powers (born February 6, 1953) is an American prelate of the Catholic Church and the eleventh bishop of the Diocese of Superior, Wisconsin.[1]

Background

Powers was born in Baldwin, Wisconsin on February 6, 1953. He graduated from St. Croix Central High School, in Hammond, Wisconsin, and from Saint Paul Seminary School of Divinity in Saint Paul, Minnesota. Powers was ordained a priest of the Superior Diocese on May 20, 1990. He served as administrator of the diocese from December 2014 to February 2016, in addition to serving as Pastor of St. Joseph Catholic Church in Rice Lake, Wisconsin. He was ordained and installed as Bishop on February 18, 2016.[2][3][4][5]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Fox 21 News". Fox 21 News. Retrieved 16 December 2015.
  2. ↑ "Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel". www.jsonline.com. Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel. Retrieved 16 December 2015.
  3. ↑ Popes appoints priest of Diocese of Superior to be its bishop
  4. ↑ Vatican names new Bishop for Diocese of Superior
  5. ↑ Pope Names Wisconsin Priest As Bishop Of Superior
Catholic Church titles
Preceded by
Peter F. Christensen		 Bishop of Superior
2016–Present		 Succeeded by
incumbent
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