His Excellency, The Most Reverend James Patrick Powers |
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Bishop of Superior | |
Church | Catholic Church |
Archdiocese | Milwaukee |
Diocese | Superior |
Appointed | December 15, 2015 |
Installed | February 18, 2016 |
Predecessor | Peter F. Christensen |
Orders | |
Ordination | May 20, 1990 |
Consecration | February 18, 2016 by Jerome E. Listecki, Peter F. Christensen, and Paul D. Etienne |
Personal details | |
Birth name | James Patrick Powers |
Born |
Baldwin, Wisconsin |
February 6, 1953
Denomination | Catholic Church |
Occupation | Bishop |
Motto | DEDUC ME, DOMINE, LUCE TUA |
Styles of James Patrick Powers |
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Reference style | |
Spoken style | Your Excellency |
Religious style | Bishop |
James Patrick Powers (born February 6, 1953) is an American prelate of the Catholic Church and the eleventh bishop of the Diocese of Superior, Wisconsin.
Powers was born in Baldwin, Wisconsin on February 6, 1953. He graduated from St. Croix Central High School, in Hammond, Wisconsin, and from Saint Paul Seminary School of Divinity in Saint Paul, Minnesota. Powers was ordained a priest of the Superior Diocese on May 20, 1990. He served as administrator of the diocese from December 2014 to February 2016, in addition to serving as Pastor of St. Joseph Catholic Church in Rice Lake, Wisconsin. He was consecrated and installed as Bishop on February 18, 2016.