Paul Sirba Explained

Honorific-Prefix:His Excellency, The Most Reverend
Paul David Sirba
Bishop of Duluth
Archdiocese:Saint Paul and Minneapolis
Diocese:Duluth
Appointed:October 19, 2009
Enthroned:December 14, 2009
Predecessor:Dennis Schnurr
Successor:Daniel Felton
Ordination:May 31, 1986
Consecration:December 14, 2009
Consecrated By:John Clayton Nienstedt, Peter F. Christensen, and Lee A. Piché
Birth Name:Paul David Sirba
Birth Date:2 September 1960
Birth Place:Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States
Death Place:Duluth, Minnesota, United States
Motto:FIAT VOLUNTAS TUA
Paul David Sirba
Dipstyle:

Paul David Sirba (September 2, 1960 – December 1, 2019) was an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church who served as bishop of the Diocese of Duluth in Minnesota from 2009 until his death in 2019

Early life and education

Paul Sirba was born on September 2, 1960, in Minneapolis, Minnesota. He attended Nativity of Mary Catholic School in Bloomington, Minnesota, and later graduated from the Academy of Holy Angels in Richfield, Minnesota. Sirba then went to University of St. Thomas in St. Paul. He completed his studies at the Saint Paul Seminary in Saint Paul, Minnesota and at the Notre Dame Institute for Catechetics in Alexandria, Virginia.[1] [2]

Priesthood

Sirba was ordained a priest May 31, 1986, for the Archdiocese of Saint Paul and Minneapolis.[3] After his ordination, Sirba served as assistant pastor at Saint Olaf Parish in Minneapolis. In 1990, he was transferred to serve at Saint John the Baptist Parish in Savage, Minnesota, for one year.

Sirba was named spiritual director of the Saint Paul Seminary School of Divinity, holding that position until 2000. In 2001, he was named pastor of the Maternity of Mary Parish in Saint Paul, Minnesota. Sirba left Maternity of Mary to become director of spiritual formation at Saint Paul school in 2006.[4] He was named vicar general and moderator of the curia for the archdiocese in June 2009.[5]

Bishop of Duluth

On October 15, 2009, Pope Benedict XVI appointed Sirba as bishop of the Diocese of Duluth succeeding Bishop Dennis Schnurr, who was named Coadjutor Archbishop of Cincinnati in October 2008. Sirba was consecrated on December 14, 2009, by Archbishop John Nienstedt.

On December 1, 2019, Sirba was preparing to celebrate mass at St. Rose Church in Proctor, Minnesota, when he suffered a cardiac arrest. He died at age 59 at a local hospital.[6] [7]

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. http://www.startribune.com/obituaries/detail/0000336775 Bishop Paul D. Stirba-obituary
  2. Web site: 2019-12-02 . Duluth bishop dies after heart attack; he was 'greatly loved' by all . 2022-04-27 . National Catholic Reporter . en.
  3. Web site: it . Rinunce e Nomine, 15.10.2009 . Holy See Press Office . 24 June 2020.
  4. Web site: Curriculum Vitae, Rev Paul Sirba, The Saint Paul Seminary/School of Divinity. October 20, 2009 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120222081849/http://www.stthomas.edu/spssod/pdf/cv/Sirba.pdf . February 22, 2012.
  5. News: Twin Cities priest named bishop of Duluth. . Strickler. Jeff. October 15, 2009. October 20, 2009.
  6. News: December 2, 2019 . Catholic bishop for Duluth diocese suffers fatal cardiac arrest . Star Tribune . December 2, 2019 . Paul . Walsh .
  7. Web site: CNA . Duluth's Bishop Paul Sirba dies of heart attack at 59 . 2022-04-27 . Catholic News Agency . en.