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History
Ordination history of; Phillip Francis Straling
Consecrated by
History
Episcopal consecration
Consecrated by	Timothy Manning
Date	November 6, 1978
Gerald Richard Barnes
Episcopal succession
Bishops consecrated by Phillip Francis Straling as principal consecrator
Gerald Richard Barnes	March 18, 1992

Styles of
**Phillip Francis Straling**
Styles of; Phillip Francis Straling
Reference style	His Excellency; The Most Reverend;
Spoken style	Your Excellency
Religious style	Bishop

His Excellency, The Most Reverend

Phillip Francis Straling

DD
His Excellency, The Most Reverend; Phillip Francis Straling; DD
Bishop Emeritus of Reno
Church	Catholic Church
Diocese	Reno
Appointed	March 21, 1995
Installed	June 29, 1995
Retired	June 21, 2005
Predecessor	Daniel F. Walsh
Successor	Randolph Roque Calvo
Previous post(s)	Bishop of San Bernardino (1978-1995);
Orders
Ordination	March 19, 1959; by Charles Francis Buddy
Consecration	November 6, 1978; by Timothy Manning, John R. Quinn, and Leo Thomas Maher
Personal details
Born	April 25, 1933 (age 91); San Bernardino, California

Phillip Francis Straling (born April 25, 1933) is an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as bishop of the Diocese of San Bernardino in California from 1978 to 1995, and as bishop of the Diocese of Reno in Nevada from 1995 to 2005.

Biography

Early life and ministry

Phillip Straling was born on April 25, 1933, in San Bernardino, California.^[1] He was ordained into the priesthood by Bishop Charles Buddy for the Diocese of San Diego on March 19, 1959. He served 11 years in campus ministry before serving as executive secretary of the second Synod of the Diocese of San Diego. In 1976, Straling became pastor of Holy Rosary Parish in San Bernardino.^[2]

Bishop of San Bernardino

On July 14, 1978, Pope Paul VI named Straling as the first bishop of San Bernardino. He was consecrated in Riverside, California, on November 6, 1978, by Cardinal Timothy Manning. The co-consecrators were Archbishop John Quinn and Bishop Leo Maher.^[1]

During Straling's episcopate, the diocese grew from about 235,000 people to 800,000, and from 85 parishes to 105.^[2] For the formation for ministry, he established a diaconate program, and started the Straling Institute in 1980 for laymen. On January 28, 1992, Pope John Paul II named Gerald Barnes as the first auxiliary bishop of the diocese and Straling consecrated him on March 18 of the same year.

Bishop of Reno

On March 21, 1995, John Paul II divided the Diocese of Reno-Las Vegas into two dioceses and appointed Straling as bishop of the new Diocese of Reno.^[1] He was installed on June 29, 1995, and served there for ten years.^[2]

Pope Benedict XVI accepted Straling's letter of resignation as bishop of the Diocese of Reno on June 21, 2005.^[1]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "Bishop Phillip Francis Straling". www.catholic-hierarchy.org. Retrieved 2010-05-16.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Past Bishops". Diocese of San Bernardino. Retrieved 2010-05-16.

External links

Roman Catholic Diocese of Reno Official Site

Episcopal succession

Catholic Church titles
Preceded by First Bishop	Bishop of Reno 1995–2005	Succeeded by Randolph Roque Calvo
Preceded by First Bishop	Bishop of San Bernardino 1978–1995	Succeeded by Gerald Richard Barnes