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From the Archdiocese of Milwaukee:
It is with heavy hearts, but with hope in the Resurrection, we announce that the Most Reverend Richard J. Sklba, Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Milwaukee, died peacefully in his sleep overnight. May he rest in peace.
Bishop Sklba was ordained to the priesthood in Rome for the Archdiocese of Milwaukee in 1959. When he was ordained as an auxiliary bishop for the Archdiocese of Milwaukee in December of 1979 at the age of 44, Bishop Sklba became one of America’s youngest bishops. He continued to serve the Archdiocese of Milwaukee since his retirement in 2010.
“He always had a love for the Archdiocese of Milwaukee and generously spent his life in service,” said Archbishop Jerome E. Listecki. “Bishop Sklba was a gentleman, a scholar and always a true Christian.”
A full biography can be found at https://www.archmil.org/bishops/Sklba.htm
Visitation will take place on December 3, 2024, at St. Richard Church, 1503 Grand Avenue, Racine, Wisconsin from 4 to 7 p.m. with Evening Prayer at 6 p.m.
Visitation will take place again on December 4, 2024, at the Cathedral of St. John the Evangelist, 812 N. Jackson Street, Milwaukee, Wisconsin from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.
A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 1:30 p.m. Burial will be in the Cathedral crypt immediately following the Mass.
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