Paul Albert Zipfel


Paul Albert Zipfel
Bishop of Bismarck
Bishop Zipfel in 2010
SeeDiocese of Bismarck
AppointedDecember 31, 1996
InstalledFebruary 20, 1997
Term endedOctober 19, 2011
PredecessorJohn Francis Kinney
SuccessorDavid Kagan
Previous post(s)Auxiliary Bishop of St. Louis
1989 to 1996.
Orders
OrdinationMarch 18, 1961
ConsecrationJune 29, 1989
by John L. May, Edward Joseph O'Donnell, and J. Terry Steib
Personal details
Born(1935-09-22)September 22, 1935
DiedJuly 14, 2019(2019-07-14) (aged 83)
Missouri, U.S.
Styles of
Paul Albert Zipfel
Reference style
Spoken styleYour Excellency
Religious styleBishop

Paul Albert Zipfel (September 22, 1935 – July 14, 2019) was an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as the sixth bishop of the Diocese of Bismarck in North Dakota from 1997 to 2011. Zipfel served as an auxiliary bishop of the Archdiocese of Saint Louis from 1989 to 1996.