The Diocese of Sioux Falls has a new bishop, Paul Swain. Here is the bishop's resume.
Reverend Monsignor Paul J. Swain, Vicar General, Diocese of
Madison
Date of birth: September 12, 1943
Place of birth: Newark, New York
Father: William Swain (deceased)
Mother: Gertrude Mohr
Siblings: two brothers, three sisters, one sister deceased
Military: United States Air Force Intelligence Officer, 1967-72, Vietnam
Veteran
Practicing Attorney, Madison, Wisconsin, 1974 - 78, 1983-84
Legal Counsel and Director of Policy, Governor Lee Sherman Dreyfus, Governor of
Wisconsin, 1979-83
Education
Elementary and High School: Newark, New York Public Schools
Bachelor of Arts in History, Ohio Northern University, Ada Ohio, 1965
Master of Arts in Political Science, University of Wisconsin- Madison, 1967
Juris Doctor, University of Wisconsin Law School, 1974
Master of Divinity, Blessed John XXIII National Seminary, Weston,
Massachusetts, 1988
Ordination
Received into the Roman Catholic Church by Profession of Faith, March 1983
Ordained May 27, 1988, St. Raphael Cathedral, Madison, Wisconsin, by Most
Reverend Cletus F. O'Donnell, Bishop of Madison
Parish Assignments
Associate Pastor, Sacred Hearts of Jesus and Mary, Sun Prairie
Pastor, St. Mary of Pine Bluff, Cross Plains
Pastor, St. Bernard Parish, Middleton
Currently Rector/Pastor, St. Raphael Cathedral, St. Patrick Parish, Holy
Redeemer Parish, Madison
Diocesan Appointments
Assistant to the Bishop, Vice Chancellor, Moderator of the Curia. Vocations
Director
Appointed Vicar General by Most Reverend William H. Bullock, October 1996
Appointed Vicar General by Most Reverend Robert C. Morlino, August 2003
Honors
Prelate of Honor
Memberships
Equestrian Order of the Holy Sepulchre of Jerusalem
Knights of Columbus (Chaplain, University of Wisconsin Council)
Diocesan Consultors, Finance Council and Presbyteral Council
St. Raphael Priest Retirement Fund Board
Priest Personnel Board
Diocesan Cemetery Board
Past Member, Blessed John XXIII National Seminary Board of Directors
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