Robert Dwayne Gruss
| Most Reverend Robert Dwayne Gruss | |
|---|---|
| Bishop of Rapid City | |
| Church | Catholic Church |
| See | Rapid City |
| In office | May 26, 2011–present |
| Predecessor | Blase Joseph Cupich |
| Successor | Incumbent |
| Orders | |
| Ordination |
July 2, 1994 by William Edwin Franklin |
| Consecration |
July 28, 2011 by John Clayton Nienstedt |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
June 25, 1955 Texarkana, Arkansas |
| Previous post | Vice-Rector, Pontifical North American College (2007–2010) |
Robert Dwayne Gruss (born June 25, 1955) is a bishop of the Catholic Church in the United States. He has served as the eighth bishop of the Diocese of Rapid City in the state of South Dakota since 2011.
Early life and education
Robert Gruss was born in Texarkana, Arkansas.[1] He has an associates degree from Madison Area Technical College in Madison, Wisconsin. He earned his commercial pilot's license from the Spartan School of Aeronautics in Tulsa, Oklahoma, and worked as a charter pilot, flight instructor and corporate pilot.
Gruss began his studies for the priesthood at St. Ambrose University in Davenport, Iowa where he earned a bachelor's degree in theology. He earned a bachelor of sacred theology degree in 1993 and master’s in spiritual theology in 1994 from the Pontifical University of Saint Thomas Aquinas, Angelicum in Rome, Italy.[2] He was ordained a priest for the Diocese of Davenport by Bishop William Edwin Franklin[1] at Sacred Heart Cathedral on July 2, 1994.[3]
Priesthood
After ordination Father Gruss served as the parochial vicar of St. Paul the Apostle parish in Davenport from 1994–1997.[2] He served as the parochial vicar for three parshes in central Iowa from 1997–1998; they include St. Anthony Parish in Knoxville, Iowa, Sacred Heart Parish in Melcher, Iowa and St. Mary Parish in Pella, Iowa. He then served as the pastor in Pella from 1999–2004. He was the diocesan vocations director from 2004–2007 and diocesan chancellor from 2005–2007. Pope Benedict XVI named him a Chaplain of His Holiness, with the title Monsignor, in August 2007.[4] Msgr. Gruss served as the vice-rector of the Pontifical North American College in Rome from 2007–2010. From 2010–2011 he served as pastor and rector of Sacred Heart Cathedral in Davenport.
Bishop of Rapid City
Msgr. Gruss was named the bishop of Rapid City by Pope Benedict on May 26, 2011. His episcopal ordination took place on July 28, 2011 at the Rushmore Plaza Civic Center in Rapid City, South Dakota.[5] Archbishop John Clayton Nienstedt of St. Paul and Minneapolis was the ordaining prelate. Bishops Martin John Amos of Davenport and Samuel Joseph Aquila of Fargo were the co-consecrators.[1]
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- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Bishop Robert Dwayne Gruss". catholic-hierarchy.org. Retrieved May 27, 2011.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Pope Names Bishop for Rapid City, South Dakota; Auxiliary Bishop for Milwaukee". United States Conference of Catholic Bishops. Retrieved May 26, 2011.
- ↑ "Diocese of Rapid City". GCatholic.org. Retrieved May 26, 2011.
- ↑ Arland-Fye, Barb. "Davenport priest named bishop". The Catholic Messenger. Retrieved May 26, 2011.
- ↑ Garrigan, Mary. "Rapid City Catholics prepare for ordination of new bishop". Rapid City Journal. Retrieved July 28, 2011.