James T. Schuerman

James Thomas Schuerman (born April 5, 1957) is an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church who has been serving as auxiliary bishop of the Archdiocese of Milwaukee in Wisconsin since 2017.

Biography

Early life Born on April 5, 1957, in Burlington, Wisconsin, to Robert and Elizabeth Schuerman, James Schuerman grew up in Lyons, Wisconsin. He was a member of St. Joseph Parish and attended St. Joseph's Grade School, Burlington Junior High School, and Burlington High School. Schuerman has four siblings: Virginia Kalaveshi, Robert Schuerman, Jr., Theresa Schuerman and David Schuerman.

After deciding to become a priest, Schuerman entered Saint Francis de Sales Seminary College in Milwaukee in 1976, earning a bachelor's degree in 1980. After one more year at Saint Francis, Schuerman traveled to Innsbruck, Austria to attend the University of Innsbruck. He earned his Master of Theology degree at the university.

After his 1986 ordination, the archdiocese assigned Schuerman as associate pastor at St. Anthony Parish in Milwaukee. In 1992, Schuerman traveled to the archdiocesan sister parish, La Sagrada Familia in the Dominican Republic to serve as a missionary.

In August 1996, after returning to the United States, Schuerman enrolled in a graduate program at Catholic Theological Union in Chicago for returning missionaries. He received a Doctor of Ministry degree in spirituality. In 1997, he joined the faculty of Saint Francis de Sales Seminary as spiritual director and faculty member. On March 17, 2017, Schuerman was consecrated as a bishop by Archbishop Jerome E. Listecki, with Bishops Donald J. Hying and Richard J. Sklba serving as co-consecrators.

Schuerman speaks German and is fluent in Spanish.