Richard J. Sklba
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His Excellency, The Most Reverend Richard John Skilba |
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| Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Milwaukee Titular Bishop of Castro di Puglia |
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| Archdiocese | Milwaukee |
| Appointed | November 6, 1979 |
| Installed | December 19, 1979 |
| Term ended | October 18, 2010 |
| Other posts | Titular Bishop of Castro di Puglia |
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| Ordination | December 20, 1959 |
| Consecration | December 19, 1979 by Rembert Weakland, William Edward Cousins, and Robert Fortune Sanchez |
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September 11, 1935 Racine, Wisconsin |
| Denomination | Catholic Church |
| Alma mater | St. Francis Seminary, Pontifical Biblical Institute, Pontifical University of Saint Thomas Aquinas |
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Styles of Richard John Sklba |
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| Spoken style | Your Excellency |
| Religious style | Bishop |
Richard John Sklba (born September 11, 1935) is an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church who served as an auxiliary bishop of the Archdiocese of Milwaukee from 1979–2010.
Richard Sklba was born in Racine, Wisconsin. He attended St. Catherine's High School for two years before entering St. Francis Seminary. From 1954 to 1960, he studied in Rome, where he earned a degree in Scripture. In 1965 he earned a Doctorate in Sacred Theology from the Pontifical University of Saint Thomas Aquinas, Angelicum with a dissertation entitled "The teaching function of the Pre-exilic Israelite priesthood."
He was ordained to the priesthood on December 20, 1959, and then served as assistant pastor at St. Mary's Church, in Elm Grove for two years.
He furthered his studies at the Pontifical Biblical Institute and the Angelicum from 1962 to 1965 and, after returning to the United States, did weekend pastoral work at St. Veronica Church, in Milwaukee, and taught Scripture at St. Francis Seminary.
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