His Excellency, The Most Reverend

James Patrick Powers
Bishop of Superior
ChurchCatholic Church
DioceseSuperior
AppointedDecember 15, 2015
InstalledFebruary 18, 2016
PredecessorPeter F. Christensen
Orders
OrdinationMay 20, 1990
by Raphael Michael Fliss
ConsecrationFebruary 18, 2016
by Jerome E. Listecki, Peter F. Christensen, and Paul D. Etienne
Personal details
Born
James Patrick Powers

(1953-02-06) February 6, 1953
Baldwin, Wisconsin, US
DenominationCatholic Church
MottoDeduc me, Domine, luce tua
(Lead me, Lord, in your light)
Styles of
James Patrick Powers
Reference style
Spoken styleYour Excellency
Religious styleBishop

James Patrick Powers (born February 6, 1953) is an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church, serving as the bishop of the Diocese of Superior in Wisconsin since 2016.[1]

Biography

Early life

James Powers was born in Baldwin, Wisconsin on February 6, 1953. His parents Thomas and Frances Roberta (Bobbie) Powers, ran a farm in Hammond, Wisconsin. James Powers had six siblings. He attended grade school and St. Croix Central High School in Hammond.[2]

After his high school graduation, Powers attended Holy Redeemer College in Waterford, Wisconsin, the College of St. Thomas in St. Paul, Minnesota, and St. John Vianney Seminary in St. Paul where he received a Bachelor of Theologydegree.[2] He then attended Saint Paul Seminary in Minnesota for his Master of Divinity.

Priesthood

Powers was ordained a priest of the Diocese of Superior on May 20, 1990, at Immaculate Conception Church in Hammond by Bishop Raphael M. Fliss. After his ordination, Powers received the following pastoral assignments in Wisconsin parishes;

  • Associate pastor of St. Joseph in Rice Lake
  • Temporary parochial administrator of St. Bridget in River Falls
  • Parochial administrator of St. John the Baptist in Webster
  • Parochial administrator of Sacred Hearts of Jesus and Mary in Crescent Lake
  • Parochial administrator of Our Lady of Perpetual Help in Danbury
  • Pastor of St. Bridget in River Falls[2]

In 1996, Powers left St. Bridget to enter Saint Paul University in Ottawa, Canada, where he was awarded his Licentiate of Canon Law.[2] Returning to Wisconsin in 1998, he had the following pastoral assignments in parishes:

  • Pastor of St. Pius X in Solon Springs
  • Pastor of St. Mary in Minong
  • Pastor of St. Anthony of Padua in Gordon for five years
  • Pastor of St. Joseph in Rice Lake for 11 years. At the end of this period, three other parishes were clustered with St. Joseph, with Powers as pastor of the cluster.[2]

Powers' diocesan roles included spiritual director for Teens Encounter Christ (TEC); a member of the St. Pius Priest Fund Board of Directors, membership on the Priest Personnel Placement Board and the Presbyteral Council.  In 1998, Powers was appointed adjutant judicial vicar and in 2010 Vicar General.[2]

Bishop of Superior

Powers was appointed by Pope Francis as bishop of the Diocese of Superior on December 15, 2015. He was consecrated on February 18, 2016, at the Cathedral of Christ the King in Superior, Wisconsin by Archbishop Jerome E. Listecki.[3][4][5][6]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Fox 21 News". Fox 21 News. 16 December 2015. Retrieved 16 December 2015.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Bishop James Powers". Diocese of Superior. Retrieved 2022-01-11.
  3. ↑ "Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel". www.jsonline.com. Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel. Retrieved 16 December 2015.
  4. ↑ "Popes appoints priest of Diocese of Superior to be its bishop". Archived from the original on 2015-12-22. Retrieved 2015-12-16.
  5. ↑ Vatican names new Bishop for Diocese of Superior
  6. ↑ Pope Names Wisconsin Priest As Bishop Of Superior
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