Paul Francis Anderson

Paul Francis Anderson (April 20, 1917 – January 4, 1987) was an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as Bishop of Duluth (1969–82) and Auxiliary Bishop of Sioux Falls (1982–87).

Paul Anderson was born in Roslindale, a neighborhood in Boston, Massachusetts, to Philip and Mary Elizabeth Anderson. His father lost his job during the 1919 Boston Police Strike and later became a motorman on the Boston Elevated Railway. After graduating from Winthrop High School in 1935, he enrolled at Boston College but soon transferred to St. John's Seminary in Brighton. He was ordained to the priesthood by Bishop Richard Cushing on January 6, 1943.

Anderson then served as a curate at Our Lady Comforter of the Afflicted Church in Waltham until 1946, when he accepted an invitation to join the Diocese of Sioux Falls in South Dakota. He served as a curate at Sacred Heart Church in Aberdeen, St. Martin Church in Huron, and Holy Cross Church in Ipswich. From 1947 to 1959, he was administrator of St. Catherine Church in Oldham. During his tenure in Oldham, he built a new church after the original structure was destroyed in a fire. He later served as pastor of St. Patrick Church in Montrose (1959–62), of St. Mary Church in Salem (1962–65), and of St. Martin in Huron (1965–69). During his pastoral work, he became active in the Christian Family Movement.

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