James Trobec

James Trobec
Roman Catholic bishop of Saint Cloud

James Trobec
Appointed 5 July 1897
Installed 21 September 1897
Term ended 15 April 1915
Orders
Ordination 8 September 1865
Personal details
Birth name Jakob Trobec
Born (1838-07-10)10 July 1838
Log pri Polhovem Gradcu, Slovenia
Died 14 December 1921
Brockway Township, Stearns County, Minnesota
Nationality Slovene
Denomination Roman Catholic

James Trobec (July 10, 1838 – December 14, 1921) was the third Roman Catholic bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Saint Cloud, in Saint Cloud, Minnesota.

Biography

James Trobec was born in Log pri Polhovem Gradcu, Slovenia as Jakob Trobec.[1][2][3] He first studied theology in Ljubljana, and then emigrated to the United States in 1864, where he studied at the seminary at St. Vincent's Benedictine Archabbey in Latrobe, Pennsylvania (also known as Beatty).[4] He was ordained a priest on September 8, 1865 in St. Paul, Minnesota. On July 5, 1897, Pope Leo XIII appointed Trobec Bishop of the Saint Cloud Diocese and he was ordained a bishop on September 21, 1897; Bishop Trobec retired on April 15, 1915.[5] He died on December 14, 1921 in Brockway, Minnesota.[4][6][7]

Three of his nephews also became priests in Minnesota:[8] John Trobec (1875–1945)[9] and Joseph Trobec (1880–1968)[10] (both via his brother Blaž Trobec, 1846–1923),[11] and John Seliškar (1871–1932).[12]

The James Trobec Arts Center (Slovene: Kulturni dom Jakoba Trobca) in Polhov Gradec, Slovenia is named for him.

References

  1. Savnik, Roman, ed. 1971. Krajevni leksikon Slovenije, vol. 2. Ljubljana: Državna založba Slovenije, p. 408.
  2. http://www.feefhs.org/links/Slovenia/sidb1/trunkap3.html
  3. http://www.stagnes.net/history-chapter3.html
  4. 1 2 Friš, Darko. 1999. "Trobec, James." Enciklopedija Slovenije. Ljubljana: Mladinska knjiga, p. 348.
  5. "Bishop James Trobec". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved 21 January 2015.
  6. James Trobec at Find A Grave (with photo of gravestone)
  7. Arnez, John A. 1984. Slovenian Letters. New York: Studia Slovenica, p. 14.
  8. "Pogreb Škofa Jakova Trobca." Glasilo K.S.K. Jednote. (28 December 1921; Joliet, IL). 7(52): 1.
  9. John Trobec at Find A Grave (with photo of gravestone)
  10. Joseph Trobec at Find A Grave (with photo of gravestone)
  11. Blaž Trobec at Find A Grave (with photo of gravestone)
  12. John Seliškar at Find A Grave (with photo of gravestone)

External links

James Trobec at Find a Grave

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