Paul Joseph Swain | |
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| Bishop emeritus of Sioux Falls | |
| Church | Catholic Church |
| Diocese | Sioux Falls |
| Appointed | August 31, 2006 |
| Installed | October 26, 2006 |
| Term ended | December 12, 2019 |
| Predecessor | Robert Carlson |
| Successor | Donald DeGrood |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | May 27, 1988 by Cletus F. O'Donnell |
| Consecration | October 26, 2006 by Harry Joseph Flynn, Robert James Carlson, and William Henry Bullock |
| Personal details | |
| Born | September 12, 1943 Newark, New York, U.S. |
| Died | November 26, 2022 (aged 79) Sioux Falls, South Dakota, U.S. |
| Alma mater | |
| Motto | Confitemini Domino (Give praise to the Lord) |
| Styles of Paul Joseph Swain | |
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| Reference style | |
| Spoken style | Your Excellency |
| Religious style | Bishop |
Paul Joseph Swain (September 12, 1943 – November 26, 2022) was an American prelate of the Catholic Church. He served as the eighth bishop of the Diocese of Sioux Falls in South Dakota from 2006 to 2019.[1][2]
- ^ Bishop Paul J. Swain. Diocese of Sioux Falls.
- ^ Bishop Paul Joseph Swain [Catholic-Hierarchy]