Sylvester William Treinen

Styles of Sylvester William Treinen

Reference style	The Most Reverend
Spoken style	Your Excellency
Religious style	Monsignor

Sylvester William Treinen (November 19, 1917 – September 30, 1996) was an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as Bishop of Boise from 1962 to 1988.

Biography

Sylvester Treinen was born in Donnelly, Minnesota, to William John and Kathryn (née Krausen) Treinen.^[1] He attended Crosier Seminary in Onamia from 1935 to 1941, and earned a Bachelor of Arts degree from St. Paul Seminary in Saint Paul in 1943.^[1] He was ordained to the priesthood on June 11, 1946.^[2]

As a priest of the Diocese of Bismarck in North Dakota, Treinen was a curate in Dickinson from 1946 to 1950, and secretary to Bishop Vincent James Ryan and his successor, Bishop Lambert Anthony Hoch, from 1950 to 1953.^[1] He then served as a curate at the Cathedral of the Holy Spirit (1950–57), chancellor of the diocese (1953–59), and curate at St. Anne's Church in Bismarck (1957–59).^[1] From 1959 to 1962, he was pastor of St. Joseph's Church in Mandan.^[3]

On May 23, 1962, Treinen was appointed the fifth Bishop of Boise in Idaho by Pope John XXIII.^[2] He received his episcopal consecration on the following July 25 from Bishop Hilary Baumann Hacker, with Bishops Peter William Bartholome and Lambert Hoch serving as co-consecrators.^[2] He attended all four sessions of the Second Vatican Council between 1962 and 1965, and worked to implement the reforms of the Council in the diocese.

After 26 years as Bishop of Boise, Treinen retired on August 17, 1988.^[2] He was succeeded by Tod David Brown. He died in Missoula, Montana, at age 78.

References

1 2 3 4 Curtis, Georgina Pell (1961). The American Catholic Who's Who XIV. Grosse Pointe, Michigan: Walter Romig.
1 2 3 4 "Bishop Sylvester William Treinen". Catholic-Hierarchy.org.
↑ "Priests who have served at St. Joseph". Church of Saint Joseph.

External links

Roman Catholic Diocese of Boise

Catholic Church titles
Preceded by James Joseph Byrne	Bishop of Boise 1962–1988	Succeeded by Tod David Brown

Diocese of Boise

Bishops	Ordinaries Louis Aloysius Lootens Alphonse Joseph Glorieux Daniel Mary Gorman Edward Joseph Kelly James Joseph Byrne Sylvester William Treinen Tod David Brown Michael Patrick Driscoll Peter F. Christensen

Churches	Cathedral Cathedral of St. John the Evangelist Parishes St. Mary's Church, Boise St. Charles Borromeo Church, Hailey Holy Rosary Church, Idaho Falls Our Lady, Queen of Heaven Church, Oreana St. Joseph's Church, Pocatello Former Coeur d'Alene Mission of the Sacred Heart St. Joseph's Mission, Culdesac

Education	High school Bishop Kelly High School, Boise

Priests	William Weigand

Miscellany	Mercy Medical Center (Idaho) Old Mission State Park

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Diocese of Bismarck

Bishops	John Baptist Vincent de Paul Wehrle Vincent James Ryan Lambert Anthony Hoch Hilary Baumann Hacker John Francis Kinney Paul Albert Zipfel David Kagan

Churches	Cathedral Cathedral of the Holy Spirit Parishes St. Mary's Church, Hague St. Mary's Church, Medora Saints Peter and Paul Church, New Hradec Saints Peter and Paul Church, Strasburg

Education	Higher Education University of Mary High Schools Bishop Ryan High School, Minot St. Mary's Central High School, Bismarck Trinity High School, Dickinson

Priests	Sylvester William Treinen

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Authority control	WorldCat Identities VIAF: 58292539 LCCN: n93073194

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