Robert Herman Flock

His Excellency Robert Herman Flock
Titular Bishop of Forum Popilii (near Forlì) Auxiliary Bishop of Cochabamba
Archdiocese	Cochabamba
See	Titular See of Forum Popilii (near Forlì)
Appointed	October 31, 2012
Predecessor	Marek Jędraszewski
Orders
Consecration	January 17, 2013 by Tito Solari Capellari
Personal details
Birth name	Robert Herman Flock
Born	(1956-11-04)November 4, 1956 Sparta, Wisconsin, United States

Robert Herman Flock (born November 4, 1956) is an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church who serves as auxiliary bishop of the Archdiocese of Cochabamba, Bolivia.

Biography

Born in Sparta, Wisconsin, Flock was ordained to the priesthood on July 9, 1982,^[1] for the Roman Catholic Diocese of La Crosse, Wisconsin. Flock received theological training from St. Francis de Salles College Seminary, as well as from the Pontifical North American College and the Pontifical Gregorian University in Rome, where he received a degree in Biblical Theology.^[2]

Flock arrived in Bolivia in 1988, where he began missionary work and priestly ministry in Santa Cruz. He was appointed Assistant Vicar for the Parish of Santa Cruz, and was responsible for pastoral vocations.^[3]

On October 31, 2012, Pope Benedict XVI appointed him to be titular bishop of Forum Popilii, today Forlimpopoli, near Forlì, in Italy, and auxiliary bishop of the Archdiocese of Cochabamba.^[1]^[2]^[3]^[4]

Flock was consecrated bishop on January 17, 2013 by Tito Solari Capellari, S.D.B., archbishop of Cochabamba, in the Cathedral of San Sebastián.^[5]^[6]

References

1 2 "La Crosse Priest Names Bishop in Bolivia". La Crosse Tribune. 1 November 2012. Retrieved 29 January 2013.
1 2 "Benedicto XVI nombra dos nuevos obispos para Bolivia". El Día (in Spanish). 1 November 2012. Retrieved 29 January 2013.
1 2 "El Papa nombra dos nuevos obispos". Los Tiempos (in Spanish). 1 November 2012. Retrieved 29 January 2013.
↑ "Pontifical Acts for Oct 31". EWTN.com. 31 October 2012. Retrieved 29 January 2013.
↑ Gould, Stan. "Monsignor Flock elevated to bishop in Bolivia". The Catholic Times. Retrieved 29 January 2013.
↑ Cheney, David M. "Bishop Robert Herman Flock Bever". The Hierarchy of the Catholic Church. Retrieved 29 January 2013.

Catholic Church titles
Preceded by –	Auxiliary Bishop of Cochabamba 2013–Present	Succeeded by –

Roman Catholic Diocese of La Crosse

Bishops	Ordinaries Michael Heiss Kilian Caspar Flasch James Schwebach Alexander Joseph McGavick John Patrick Treacy Frederick William Freking John Joseph Paul Raymond Leo Burke Jerome Edward Listecki William P. Callahan Auxiliary William Richard Griffin

Churches	Cathedral Cathedral of Saint Joseph the Workman Parishes Notre Dame Church, Chippewa Falls Sacred Heart of Jesus-St. Patrick's Church, Eau Claire Sacred Heart-Saint Wenceslaus Church, Pine Creek Former Our Lady of Spring Bank Abbey Saint Ann's Church, Greenwood Shrine Shrine of Our Lady of Guadalupe, La Crosse Chapel Maria Angelorum Chapel, La Crosse

Education	Higher Education Viterbo University High Schools Aquinas High School, La Crosse Assumption High School, Wisconsin Rapids Columbus Catholic High School, Marshfield McDonell Central Catholic High School, Chippewa Falls Newman Catholic High School, Wausau Pacelli High School, Stevens Point Regis High School, Eau Claire Former Campion High School, Prairie du Chien

Priests	Solanus Casey Robert Herman Flock George Albert Hammes Felix Ley

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