13 Facts About James Trobec

James Trobec was a Slovenian-born American prelate of the Catholic Church.

James Trobec served as the third Bishop of Saint Cloud from 1897 to 1914.

James Trobec began his studies for the priesthood in Ljubljana, but in 1864 he and fifteen other seminarians were recruited by Rev Francis Xavier Pierz to serve as missionaries in the United States.

James Trobec then went to Minnesota and was ordained a priest on September 8,1865, by Bishop Thomas Grace in Saint Paul.

In October 1887, James Trobec was assigned to organize and lead a new parish, the Church of St Agnes, for German-speaking immigrants in Saint Paul.

James Trobec laid the cornerstone for the church in November 1887 and it was dedicated by Archbishop John Ireland in September 1888.

Construction on a new building began in April 1897 but James Trobec received a new appointment before he could see it completed.

On July 5,1897, James Trobec was named by Pope Leo XIII to succeed the late Martin Marty as bishop of the Diocese of Saint Cloud.

James Trobec received his episcopal consecration on September 21,1897, from Archbishop Ireland, with Archbishop Frederick Katzer and Bishop John Vertin serving as co-consecrators, at the Cathedral of Saint Paul.

James Trobec led the diocese through a time of growth, with a particular focus on priestly vocations and Catholic education.

James Trobec was then given the titular see of Lycopolis.

James Trobec spent his retirement living with his sisters at the rectory of the Church of St Stephen Parish in St Stephen, Minnesota, where his nephew was pastor.

James Trobec died there on December 14,1921, at age 83.