Steven J. Raica
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| Motto | Sursum corda (Lift up your hearts) |
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| Spoken style | Your Excellency | |
| Religious style | Bishop | |
Steven John Raica (born November 8, 1952) is an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He has been serving as bishop of the Diocese of Birmingham in Alabama since 2020. He previously served as bishop of the Diocese of Gaylord in Michigan from 2014 to 2020
Biography
Early life and education
Steven Raica was born on November 8, 1952, in
Ordination and ministry
Raica was ordained a priest at
In 1984, the diocese moved Raica to Holy Family Parish in Ovid, Michigan to serve as pastor. The next year, he left Holy Family to become co-rector of St. Mary Cathedral. In 1988, Raica traveled to Rome to attend the Pontifical Gregorian University, receiving a Licentiate in Canon Law and a Doctor of Canon law degree.[3]
After his return to Michigan in 1991, the diocese named Raica as pastor of St. Mary Parish in
Raica returned to Rome in 1999 to serve as the superior of Casa Santa Maria, the graduate studies house of the Pontifical North American College. At the same time, he was also spiritual director and adjunct faculty at the college. When Raica came back to Lansing in 2005, he resumed his role as chancellor.[3]
Raica served the diocese tribunal as a pro-synodal judge, the promoter of justice and a tribunal judge. He was also involved in ministry to the
Bishop of Gaylord
On June 27, 2014,
In February 2017, Reverend Sylvestre Obwaka, a Nigerian priest from St. Ignatius Parish in Rogers City, Michigan, was arrested on sexual assault charges. Another priest had accused Obwaka of assaulting him when he was sleeping at Obwaka's residence after a night of drinking. Raica later spoke with Obwaka, who admitted sexual contact with the man.[5] Obwaka was acquitted in July 2017.[6]
Bishop of Birmingham
Francis named Raica as bishop of Birmingham on March 25, 2020.[7][8] He was installed on June 23, 2020. Raica can converse in Italian and Polish, and has a reading knowledge of Latin, French, Spanish and German.[1]
See also
- Catholic Church hierarchy
- Catholic Church in the United States
- Historical list of the Catholic bishops of the United States
- List of Catholic bishops of the United States
- Lists of patriarchs, archbishops, and bishops
References
- ^ a b c "Pope selects Michigan priest to become bishop". Catholic News Agency. Retrieved August 28, 2014.
- ^ a b c "Bishop Steven John Raica". Catholic-Hierarchy. Retrieved August 28, 2014.
- ^ a b c d "Pope Names Lansing, Michigan Chancellor as Bishop of Gaylord, Michigan". United States Conference of Catholic Bishops. Retrieved August 28, 2014.
- ^ "Diocese of Gaylord". Giga-Catholic. Retrieved August 28, 2014.
- ^ "Northern Michigan priest arrested in sexual misconduct case". Detroit Free Press. Retrieved February 28, 2024.
- ^ "Michigan Priest Acquitted Of Sexually Assaulting Priest - CBS Detroit". www.cbsnews.com. July 20, 2017. Retrieved February 28, 2024.
- ^ "Resignations and Appointments, 25.03.2020" (Press release). Holy See Press Office. March 25, 2020. Retrieved March 25, 2020.
- ^ "The Roman Catholic Diocese of Birmingham in Alabama Press Kit" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on March 31, 2020. Retrieved March 25, 2020.
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