Robert Francis Vasa
Robert Francis Vasa (born May 7, 1951 in Lincoln , Nebraska ) is Roman Catholic Bishop of Santa Rosa, California .
Life
Robert Francis Vasa was ordained a priest for the Diocese of Lincoln on May 22, 1976 .
Pope John Paul II named him Bishop of Baker on November 19, 1999 . The Archbishop of Portland, Oregon , John George Vlazny , donated him episcopal ordination on January 26, 2000 ; Co- consecrators were his predecessor Thomas Joseph Connolly and the Bishop of Lincoln, Fabian Wendelin Bruskewitz .
On January 24, 2011, he was appointed coadjutor of the diocese of Santa Rosa in California by Pope Benedict XVI. With the resignation of Daniel Francis Walsh on June 30, 2011 Vasa succeeded him as Bishop of Santa Rosa in California.
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predecessor | Office | successor |
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Thomas Joseph Connolly |
Bishop of Baker 1999–2011 |
Liam Stephen Cary |
Daniel Francis Walsh |
Bishop of Santa Rosa, California since 2011 |
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personal data | |
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SURNAME | Vasa, Robert Francis |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Vasa, Robert F. |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American Roman Catholic clergyman, Bishop of Santa Rosa in California |
DATE OF BIRTH | May 7, 1951 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Lincoln , Nebraska |