Church Catholic Church Installed February 18, 2016 Denomination Catholic Church Ordination 20 May 1990 Consecration 18 February 2016 | Archdiocese Milwaukee Birth name James Patrick Powers Occupation Bishop Predecessor Peter F. Christensen Appointed 15 December 2015 | |
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Born February 6, 1953 (age 64)
Baldwin, Wisconsin ( 1953-02-06 ) Diocese Roman Catholic Diocese of Superior Reference styles Excellency, The Most Reverend | ||
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.
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 consecrated and installed as Bishop on February 18, 2016.
References
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