Steven John Raica
Steven John Raica (born November 8, 1952 in Munising , Michigan ) is an American clergyman and Roman Catholic bishop of Birmingham .
Life
Steven John Raica first studied mathematics at Michigan State University . From 1973 he studied at the Provincial College in Plymouth . He then graduated from the University of Detroit to the Master of Arts . On October 14, 1978, he received the sacrament of ordination for the diocese of Lansing through Bishop Kenneth Joseph Povish .
In addition to pastoral work, he was deaf chaplain from 1978 to 1985 . After further studies, he obtained a licentiate in canon law from the Pontifical Gregorian University and received his doctorate in 1996 . From 1991 to 1993 and from 1996 to 1999 he worked as a diocesan judge. From 1997 to 1998 he was vicar general in the diocese of Lansing. In 1998 he was made an honorary papal prelate .
From 1999 to 2005 he was in Rome, where he was, among other things, superior of the Casa Santa Maria of the Pontifical North America College . After his return he was cancellarius curiae in the diocese of Lansing.
On June 27, 2014, Pope Francis appointed him Bishop of Gaylord . The Archbishop of Detroit ordained him episcopal on August 28 of the same year. Co-consecrators were the former Bishop of Lansing, Carl Frederick Mengeling , and his predecessor Bernard Hebda , coadjutor archbishop of Newark .
On March 25, 2020, Pope Francis appointed him Bishop of Birmingham. The inauguration took place on June 23 of the same year.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Nomina del Vescovo di Gaylord , in: Press Office of the Holy See , Daily Bulletin of June 27, 2014
- ^ Rinuncia del Vescovo di Birmingham (USA) e nomina del successore. In: Daily Bulletin. Holy See Press Office, March 25, 2020, accessed March 25, 2020 (Italian).
predecessor | Office | successor |
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Robert Joseph Baker |
Bishop of Birmingham since 2020 |
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Bernard Hebda |
Bishop of Gaylord 2014-2020 |
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SURNAME | Raica, Steven John |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American clergyman and Roman Catholic Bishop of Birmingham |
DATE OF BIRTH | November 8, 1952 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Munising , Michigan |