Paul J. Swain
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His Excellency, The Most Reverend Paul Joseph Swain |
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| Bishop of Sioux Falls | |
| Church | Catholic Church |
| Archdiocese | Saint Paul and Minneapolis |
| Diocese | Sioux Falls |
| Appointed | August 31, 2006 |
| Installed | October 26, 2006 |
| Predecessor | Robert Carlson |
| 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 | |
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September 12, 1943 Newark, New York |
| Alma mater | |
| Motto | CONFITEMINI DOMINI |
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Styles of Paul Joseph Swain |
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| Spoken style | Your Excellency |
| Religious style | Bishop |
Paul Joseph Swain (born September 12, 1943) is the current bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Sioux Falls.
Paul Joseph Swain was born on September 12, 1943 in Newark, New York to William and Gertrude (née Mohr) Swain. He attended public schools throughout his childhood, and graduated from high school in 1961. He continued his education at Ohio Northern University, earning a Bachelor of Arts in history in 1965, and University of Wisconsin–Madison, earning a Master of Arts in political science in 1967. Following graduate school, he joined the United States Air Force as an intelligence officer, eventually serving in Vietnam and being awarded the Bronze Star. He got out of the service in 1972. Moving back to Madison, he received a Juris Doctor from University of Wisconsin Law School in 1974. After serving in private practice for a few years, he was Legal Counsel and Director of Policy for Wisconsin Governor Lee Sherman Dreyfus from 1979 to 1983.
It was during his time with the governor that Swain, a Methodist, became interested in the Roman Catholic Church. He began reading and attending Mass and was formally received into the Catholic Church in 1983 at Holy Redeemer Parish in Madison. He had his priestly formation at Blessed John XXIII National Seminary, earning a Master of Divinity in 1988. He was ordained a priest for the Diocese of Madison on May 27, 1988 at Cathedral of St. Raphael by Bishop Cletus O'Donnell. After ordination, he held a number of parochial assignments and was Assistant to the Bishop, Vice Chancellor, Moderator of the Curia, Vocations Director. Pope John Paul II named Swain a Prelate of Honor, giving him the title of "Monsignor". At the end of his tenure in the Diocese, he was Rector of the Cathedral of St. Raphael and Vicar General.
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