Sylvester William Treinen
Tod David Brown | |
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Orders | |
Ordination | June 11, 1946 |
Consecration | July 25, 1962 by Hilary Baumann Hacker |
Personal details | |
Born | November 19, 1917 |
Died | September 30, 1996 Missoula, Montana | (aged 78)
Education | xxx xxx |
Styles of Sylvester William Treinen | |
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Your Excellency | |
Religious style | Monsignor |
Sylvester William Treinen (November 19, 1917 – September 30, 1996) was an American
Roman Catholic Church. He served as bishop of the Diocese of Boise
in Idaho from 1962 to 1988.
Biography
Early life
Sylvester Treinen was born in
St. Paul Seminary in Saint Paul in 1943.[1]
Priesthood
Treinen was
priesthood on June 11, 1946.[2]
As a priest of the
Cathedral of the Holy Spirit (1950–1957), chancellor of the diocese (1953–1959), and curate at St. Anne's Parish in Bismarck (1957–1959).[1] From 1959 to 1962, he was pastor of St. Joseph's Parish in Mandan.[3]
Bishop of Boise
On May 23, 1962, Treinen was appointed the fifth
consecration on the following July 25 from Bishop Hilary Baumann Hacker, with Bishops Peter William Bartholome and Lambert Hoch serving as co-consecrators.[2] He attended all four sessions of the Second Vatican Council
between 1962 and 1965, and worked to implement the reforms of the Council in the diocese.
Retirement and legacy
After 26 years as Bishop of Boise, Treinen retired on August 17, 1988.Tod David Brown. He served as the parish priest for St. Ann's Parish in Arco, Idaho after his retirement. Sylvester Treinen died in Missoula, Montana, at age 78.
References
- ^ a b c d Curtis, Georgina Pell (1961). The American Catholic Who's Who. Vol. XIV. Grosse Pointe, Michigan: Walter Romig.
- ^ a b c d "Bishop Sylvester William Treinen". Catholic-Hierarchy.org.[self-published source]
- ^ "Priests who have served at St. Joseph". Church of Saint Joseph. Archived from the original on 2010-05-25.