Paul Sirba

Paul David Sirba (September 2, 1960 – December 1, 2019) was an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church who served as bishop of the Diocese of Duluth in Minnesota from 2009 until his death in 2019

Early life and education Paul Sirba was born on September 2, 1960, in Minneapolis, Minnesota. He attended Nativity of Mary Catholic School in Bloomington, Minnesota, and later graduated from the Academy of Holy Angels in Richfield, Minnesota. Sirba then went to University of St. Thomas in St. Paul. He completed his studies at the Saint Paul Seminary in St. Paul, Minnesota and at the Notre Dame Institute for Catechetics in Alexandria, Virginia.

Priesthood Sirba was ordained a priest at the Cathedral of Saint Paul in St. Paul on May 31, 1986, by Archbishop John Robert Roach for the Archdiocese of Saint Paul and Minneapolis. After his ordination, the archdiocese assigned Sirba as assistant pastor at Saint Olaf Parish in Minneapolis. In 1990, he was transferred to serve at Saint John the Baptist Parish in Savage, Minnesota, for one year. He was named vicar general and moderator of the curia for the archdiocese in June 2009.