1. John Nepomucene Stariha was a Slovenian-born American prelate of the Catholic Church.
17 Facts About John Stariha
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John Stariha was the first Bishop of Lead, South Dakota, serving from 1902 to 1909.
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John Stariha was born on May 12,1845, in Semic in the Duchy of Carniola, the son of John and Anna Stariha.
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John Stariha received his early education in Novo Mesto but his studies were interrupted in 1866 when he was drafted into the Imperial Austrian Army.
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John Stariha served for seven months and took part at the Battle of Custoza on June 24,1866.
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John Stariha was awarded a silver medal for bravery, but later deserted the army and fled to the United States.
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John Stariha arrived in New York City in May 1867 and then headed west to Wisconsin.
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John Stariha completed his theological studies there, along with his brother and a cousin.
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John Stariha was ordained a priest by Bishop Ignatius Mrak on September 19,1869, in Marquette, Michigan.
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John Stariha came to the Diocese of Saint Paul in September 1871 and served for nine months in Marystown, Minnesota.
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John Stariha received a pardon from Austro-Hungarian Emperor Franz Joseph I in 1879 for deserting the army so that he could visit Slovenia.
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John Stariha remained in Red Wing until January 1884, when he was called to organize St Francis de Sales Parish in Saint Paul, Minnesota for German-speaking immigrants.
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John Stariha built a church, rectory, parochial school, and convent during his time there.
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On July 21,1902, John Stariha was appointed by Pope Leo XIII to be the first bishop of the newly created Diocese of Lead in South Dakota.
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When his condition failed to improve, John Stariha submitted his resignation as bishop of Lead on March 29,1909, and it was accepted the following month.
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John Stariha retired to his native Slovenia in May 1909, residing in Ljubljana.
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John Stariha died from apoplexy on November 28,1915, at age 70.