Paul Albert Zipfel

Paul Albert Zipfel (September 22, 1935 – July 14, 2019) was an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He was the sixth Bishop of Bismarck.[1]

His Excellency, The Most Reverend

Paul Albert Zipfel
Bishop of Bismarck
Bishop Paul Zipfel in 2010
ArchdioceseSaint Paul and Minneapolis
DioceseBismarck
AppointedDecember 31, 1996
InstalledFebruary 20, 1997
Term endedOctober 19, 2011
PredecessorJohn Francis Kinney
SuccessorDavid Kagan
Orders
OrdinationMarch 18, 1961
ConsecrationJune 29, 1989
by John L. May, Edward Joseph O'Donnell, and J. Terry Steib
Personal details
Born(1935-09-22)September 22, 1935
St. Louis, Missouri, U.S.
DiedJuly 14, 2019(2019-07-14) (aged 83)
Missouri, U.S.
Previous postAuxiliary Bishop of St. Louis
Styles of
Paul Albert Zipfel
Reference style
Spoken styleYour Excellency
Religious styleBishop

Biography

Paul Zipfel was born in St. Louis, Missouri, to Albert and Leona (née Rau) Zipfel. He has two older siblings; Ralph and Marion. He attended St. Michael's elementary school from 1940–49, and afterwards entered the St. Louis Preparatory Seminary. After studying at Kenrick Seminary (1955–1957) and the Catholic University of America (1957–1961), Zipfel was ordained to the priesthood on March 18, 1961.[1]

He then obtained his licentiate in Sacred Theology during the following June, and completed his graduate studies at St. Louis University from 1963 to 1965, there earning his Master's in Education. From 1961 to 1989, Zipfel did pastoral work in the Archdiocese of St. Louis, serving as an associate pastor, pastor, teacher and administrator at various schools and parishes. To this day, he is still revered and loved by many of the former students of Holy Family Catholic School is South St. Louis.

On May 16, 1989, Zipfel was appointed Auxiliary Bishop of St. Louis and Titular Bishop of Walla Walla by Pope John Paul II. He received his episcopal consecration on the following June 29 from Archbishop John May, with Bishops O'Donnell SVD and Steib SVD serving as co-consecrators.

Zipfel was named the sixth Bishop of Bismarck, North Dakota, on December 31, 1996, being formally installed on February 20, 1997.

Within the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops, he sat on the Administrative Committee and the Priestly Life and Ministry Committee. His resignation from the pastoral governance of the Diocese of Bismarck was accepted on October 19, 2011, and he was succeeded by David Kagan. In retirement, Bishop Zipfel took up residence in Saint Joseph's Hall at the University of Mary, where he provided sacramental and spiritual service to students. Within a year of retirement, Zipfel was diagnosed with dementia. His family, along with the Diocese of Bismarck, decided to move him back to St. Louis to be closer to his family so he could be properly cared for. Zipfel lived at Mother of Good Counsel Home in Normandy, Missouri. Zipfel died on July 14, 2019.[2]

See also

References
  1. "Bishop Paul Albert Zipfel [Catholic-Hierarchy]". www.catholic-hierarchy.org. Retrieved 2015-10-27.
  2. Bishop Zipfel passes away

Episcopal succession
Catholic Church titles
Preceded by
John Francis Kinney		 Bishop of Bismarck
1996–2011		 Succeeded by
David Kagan
Preceded by
–		 Auxiliary Bishop of St. Louis
1989–1996		 Succeeded by
–
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