Steven John Raica

Coat of arms of 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

Entry for Steven John Raica on catholic-hierarchy.org

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
Robert Joseph Baker	Bishop of Birmingham since 2020	...
Bernard Hebda	Bishop of Gaylord 2014-2020	NN

personal data
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

[1] Nomina del Vescovo di Gaylord , in: Press Office of the Holy See , Daily Bulletin of June 27, 2014

[2] 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).