Richard J. Sklba

The Most Reverend Richard John Skilba
Auxiliary Bishop of Milwaukee
In office	November 6, 1979 - October 18, 2010
Orders
Ordination	December 20, 1959
Consecration	December 19, 1979
Personal details
Born	(1935-09-11) September 11, 1935 Racine, Wisconsin
Denomination	Catholic Church
Alma mater	St. Francis Seminary, Pontifical Biblical Institute, Pontifical University of Saint Thomas Aquinas

Styles of Richard Sklba

Reference style	The Most Reverend
Spoken style	Your Excellency
Religious style	Bishop
Posthumous style	not applicable

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.

Biography

Richard Sklba was born in Racine, Wisconsin.^[1] He attended St. Catherine's High School for two years before entering St. Francis Seminary.^[2] 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,^[1] and then served as assistant pastor at St. Mary's Church,^[3] in Elm Grove for two years.^[2]

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,^[4] in Milwaukee, and taught Scripture at St. Francis Seminary.^[2]

On November 6, 1979, Sklba was appointed Auxiliary Bishop of Milwaukee and Titular Bishop of Castro di Puglia by Pope John Paul II.^[1] He received his episcopal consecration on the following December 19 from Archbishop Rembert Weakland, OSB, with Archbishops William Cousins and Robert Sanchez serving as co-consecrators.^[1] He has been a member of the Catholic Biblical Association of America since 1968 and named its President in 1982.^[2]

In 1998 Sklba caused controversy when he wrote and read the eulogy ^[5] at Father Lawrence Murphy's funeral. His eulogy alluded to the good work done by Father Murphy and stated "some shadows had been cast on his ministry" when in fact Father Murphy had admitted to molesting 30 deaf students and was suspected in 200 cases.^[6]^[7]

From 2005 to 2008, Sklba served as chairman of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops' Committee on Ecumenical and Interreligious Affairs. In this capacity, following Pope Benedict XVI's reformulation of the Good Friday Prayer for the Jews in the Tridentine Mass, he stated, "Central to the concerns of the Holy Father is the clear articulation that salvation comes through faith in Jesus Christ and his church. It is a faith that must never be imposed but always freely chosen. The Catholic Church in the United States remains steadfastly committed to deepening its bonds of friendship and mutual understanding with the Jewish community."^[8]

On October 18, 2010, Bishop Sklba retired.^[1]

References

Catholic Church titles
Preceded by –	Auxiliary Bishop of Milwaukee 1979–2010	Succeeded by –

Archdiocese of Milwaukee

Archbishops	John Henni Michael Heiss Frederick Katzer Sebastian Gebhard Messmer Samuel Stritch Moses E. Kiley Albert Gregory Meyer William Edward Cousins Rembert Weakland Timothy M. Dolan Jerome Edward Listecki

Auxiliary Bishops	Joseph Maria Koudelka Edward Kozłowski Roman Richard Atkielski Leo Joseph Brust Richard J. Sklba William P. Callahan Donald J. Hying

Churches	Cathedral Cathedral of St. John the Evangelist Basilicas Basilica of St. Josaphat, Milwaukee Holy Hill National Shrine of Mary, Help of Christians, Hubertus Parishes St. John Vianney Church, Brookfield St. John the Baptist Church, Johnsburg Gesu Church, Milwaukee Holy Trinity Church, Milwaukee Old St. Mary's Church, Milwaukee St. Adalbert's Church, Milwaukee St. Hedwig's Church, Milwaukee St. Stanislaus Church, Milwaukee St. Patrick's Church, Milwaukee Saints Peter and Paul Church, Milwaukee St. Vincent de Paul Church, Milwaukee St. Mary's Church, Port Washington St. Patrick's Church, Racine St. Joseph's Church, Waukesha Former St. John of God Church, Kewaskum St. Patrick's Church, Adell St. Augustine Church, Trenton Chapel St. Joan of Arc Chapel, Milwaukee Shrine Archdiocesan Marian Shrine

Education	Higher Education Alverno College Cardinal Stritch University Marian University Marquette University Mount Mary University Seminaries Saint Francis de Sales Seminary Sacred Heart School of Theology High Schools Burlington Catholic Central High School, Burlington Catholic Memorial High School, Waukesha Cristo Rey Jesuit High School, Milwaukee Divine Savior Holy Angels High School, Milwaukee Dominican High School, Whitefish Bay Marquette University High School, Milwaukee Messmer High School, Milwaukee Pius XI High School, Milwaukee St. Anthony High School, Milwaukee St. Catherine's High School, Racine St. Joan Antida High School, Milwaukee St. Joseph High School, Kenosha St. Lawrence Seminary High School, Mt. Calvary St. Mary's Springs Academy, Fond du Lac St. Thomas More High School, Milwaukee Former St. John's School for the Deaf

Priests	Dismas Becker Fabian Bruskewitz Jan Romuald Byzewski Kilian Caspar Flasch Raphael Michael Fliss Augustus F. Gearhard Boleslaus Goral James Groppi Hyacinth (Jacek) Gulski Francis J. Haas Jerome J. Hastrich James Michael Harvey Wacław Kruszka David John Malloy Aloisius Joseph Muench William Patrick O'Connor Joseph Perry Augustine Francis Schinner Charles Asa Schleck Paul Francis Tanner

Cemeteries	Calvary Cemetery, Milwaukee Mount Olivet Cemetery, Milwaukee

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