Steven Biegler

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Steven Robert Biegler
Bishop of Cheyenne
ArchdioceseDenver
DioceseCheyenne
AppointedMarch 16, 2017
InstalledJune 5, 2017
PredecessorPaul D. Etienne
Orders
OrdinationJuly 9, 1993
by Charles J. Chaput
ConsecrationJune 5, 2017
by Samuel J. Aquila, Robert Dwayne Gruss, and Paul D. Etienne
Personal details
Born (1959-03-22) March 22, 1959 (age 62)
Mobridge, South Dakota
MottoShepherd in Compassion
Styles of
Steven Robert Biegler
Coat of arms of Steven Biegler.svg
Reference style
Spoken styleYour Excellency
Religious styleBishop

Steven Robert Biegler (born March 22, 1959) is an American priest and prelate of the Catholic Church and currently serves as bishop for the Diocese of Cheyenne.

Biography[]

Biegler was born March 22, 1959, in Mobridge, South Dakota. He is one of 13 children of Alfred and Mary Biegler. He entered the seminary in 1986 and was ordained to the priesthood for Roman Catholic Diocese of Rapid City on July 9, 1993, at Holy Cross Church in Timber Lake, South Dakota.

Episcopacy[]

Bishop of Cheyenne[]

Pope Francis appointed Biegler to be the ninth bishop of the Diocese of Cheyenne on March 16, 2017.[1][2] On June 5, 2017, Biegler was consecrated as a bishop during an installation mass with Samuel J. Aquila, Archbishop of Denver, presiding.

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ "Pope Francis Names South Dakota Priest as New Bishop of Cheyenne". Retrieved March 16, 2017.
  2. ^ "The Most Reverend Steven Biegler is named the new Bishop of the Diocese of Cheyenne" (PDF). Retrieved March 16, 2017.

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Catholic Church titles
Preceded by Bishop of Cheyenne
2017-Present
Succeeded by
Incumbent


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