# Michael Sis

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{{short description|Roman Catholic bishop in San Angelo,Texas, U.S,}}
{{Infobox Christian leader
| type = Bishop
| honorific_prefix = [His Excellency](/source/His_Excellency), [The Most Reverend](/source/The_Most_Reverend)
| name = Michael James Sis
| title = [Bishop of San Angelo](/source/Roman_Catholic_Diocese_of_San_Angelo)
| image = Bishop Sis.jpg
| alt = 
| caption = 
| church = 
| archdiocese = 
| diocese = 
| see = [Diocese of San Angelo](/source/Roman_Catholic_Diocese_of_San_Angelo)
| appointed = December 12, 2013
| enthroned = January 27, 2014
| retired =
| predecessor = [Michael David Pfeifer](/source/Michael_David_Pfeifer)
| successor = <!--   Orders   -->
| ordination = July 19, 1986
| ordained_by = [John E. McCarthy](/source/John_E._McCarthy)
| consecration = January 27, 2014
| consecrated_by = [Gustavo García-Siller](/source/Gustavo_Garc%C3%ADa-Siller), [Michael David Pfeifer](/source/Michael_David_Pfeifer), and [Joe S. Vásquez](/source/Joe_S._V%C3%A1squez)
| rank = <!--   Personal details   -->
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1960|1|9}}
| birth_place = [Mt. Holly, New Jersey](/source/Mt._Holly%2C_New_Jersey), US
| death_date = 
| death_place = 
| previous_post = 
| motto = ''Dei sumus audiutores''<br> (We are God's co-workers)
| education = [University of Notre Dame](/source/University_of_Notre_Dame)<br>[Alphonsian Academy](/source/Alphonsian_Academy)<br>[Pontifical Gregorian University](/source/Pontifical_Gregorian_University)
}}
{{Infobox bishopstyles
| name =Michael James Sis
| dipstyle= 
*[His Excellency](/source/Excellency)
*[The Most Reverend](/source/The_Most_Reverend)
| offstyle=[Your Excellency](/source/Your_Excellency)
| relstyle=[Bishop](/source/Bishop)
| image = Coat of arms of Michael Sis.svg
| image_size = 200px
}}

{{Ordination
| consecrated by = [Gustavo García-Siller](/source/Gustavo_Garc%C3%ADa-Siller) ([Bishop of San Antonio](/source/Archdiocese_of_San_Antonio))
| date of consecration = January 27, 2014
}}

'''Michael James Sis''' (born January 9, 1960) is an American prelate of the [Roman Catholic Church.](/source/Catholic_Church) He has been serving as the Bishop of the [Diocese of San Angelo](/source/Diocese_of_San_Angelo) in [Texas](/source/Texas) since 2013.

== Biography ==

=== Early life and education ===
Michael  Sis was born on January 9, 1960, in [Mt. Holly, New Jersey](/source/Mt._Holly%2C_New_Jersey).  He was the fourth of five children born to Raymond and Janice (née Murphy) Sis.<ref name="cns">{{cite web|url=https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/28626/pope-names-two-new-bishops-for-mississippi-and-texas|title=Pope names two new bishops for Mississippi and Texas|publisher=Catholic News Agency|access-date=2014-02-01|last=|first=}}</ref> The family later moved to [Bryan, Texas](/source/Bryan%2C_Texas), where he attended St. Joseph School.  As a teenager, he volunteered in [religious education](/source/religious_education) and youth programs in his parish.  Sis graduated from [Bryan High School](/source/Bryan_High_School_(Texas)) in 1978.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|title=Bishop Michael J. Sis|url=https://sanangelodiocese.org/bishop-michael-j-sis|access-date=2022-01-04|website=Diocese of San Angelo|language=en}}</ref>

Sis earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in philosophy degree in 1982 from the Moreau Seminary at the [University of Notre Dame](/source/University_of_Notre_Dame) in Notre Dame, Indiana. Sis spent a summer of missionary service in [Tanzania](/source/Tanzania).  He continued his studies in Rome, earning a [Bachelor of Theology](/source/Bachelor_of_Theology) degree from the [Pontifical Gregorian University](/source/Gregorian_University) and a Licentiate in Moral Theology from the [Alphonsian Academy](/source/Alphonsian_Academy) of the [Pontifical Lateran University](/source/Pontifical_Lateran_University).  While in Rome, Sis performed volunteer work with [Ethiopian](/source/Ethiopians) refugees.<ref name="usccb">{{cite web|url=http://www.usccb.org/news/2013/13-235e.cfm|title=Pope Names Bishops for Mississippi, Texas Dioceses |publisher=[United States Conference of Catholic Bishops](/source/United_States_Conference_of_Catholic_Bishops)|accessdate=2014-01-31|last=|first=}}</ref><ref name=":0" />

=== Priesthood ===
Sis was ordained a priest by Bishop [John E. McCarthy](/source/John_E._McCarthy) for the [Diocese of Austin](/source/Roman_Catholic_Diocese_of_Austin) on July 19, 1986, at St. Louis Church in [Austin, Texas](/source/Austin%2C_Texas).<ref name="catholic-hierarchy">{{cite web|last=|first=|title=Bishop Michael James Sis|url=http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/bishop/bsis.html|publisher=catholic-hierarchy.org|accessdate=2014-01-31}}</ref><ref name=":0" />After his 1986 ordination, the diocese assigned Sis as associate pastor at Cristo Rey Parish in Austin.  He took on the additional task of associate pastor in campus ministry at [Texas A&M University](/source/Texas_A%26M_University) in College Station, Texas in 1989.<ref name=":0" /> 

From 1990 to 1992, Sis left Cristo Rey and the university to serve as the associate pastor at [St. Mary's Cathedral Parish](/source/Cathedral_of_Saint_Mary_(Austin%2C_Texas)) in Austin.  He then returned to Texas A&M as associate pastor in 1992.  Sis served as pastor at the university from 1993 to 2006.<ref name=":0" />

In 2006, Sis left Texas A&M to become the vocation director for the diocese. He was reassigned in 2009 as pastor of St. Thomas More Parish in Austin, then in 2010 was named the [vicar general](/source/vicar_general) and [moderator of the curia](/source/moderator_of_the_curia) of the diocese.<ref name="usccb" /><ref name=":0" /> Sis also served on the [presbyteral council](/source/presbyteral_council), the priest personnel board, the [college of consultors](/source/College_of_Consultors), the Vocation Team, the Permanent Diaconate Admissions Committee, and the Bishop's Advisory Council.<ref name=":0" />

=== Bishop of San Angelo ===
[Pope Francis](/source/Pope_Francis) named Sis as the bishop of San Angelo on December 12, 2013. He was consecrated a bishop on January 27, 2014, by Archbishop [Gustavo García-Siller](/source/Gustavo_Garc%C3%ADa-Siller); Bishop Michael Pfeifer and [Bishop Joe S. Vásquez](/source/Joe_S._V%C3%A1squez) were the co-consecrators.<ref name="catholic-hierarchy" />  The liturgy was celebrated in the [Junell Center](/source/Junell_Center) at [Angelo State University](/source/Angelo_State_University) in San Angelo, Texas. Sis's father, Deacon Raymond Sis, assisted at the consecration.

Sis in January 2019 released a list of 13 clerics from the diocese with credible accusations of sexual abuse of children.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Tufts |first=John |title=List of San Angelo-area priests credibly accused with sexually abusing children released |url=https://www.gosanangelo.com/story/news/crime/2019/01/31/names-clergy-accused-sex-abuse-released-san-angelo-diocese/2732126002/ |access-date=2024-04-06 |website=Standard-Times |language=en-US}}</ref>

== Viewpoints ==

=== Anti-Semitism ===
In December 2023, Sis organized an interfaith [Hanukkah](/source/Hanukkah) celebration to emphasize his condemnation of anti-semitism and support for Jews.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-12-15 |title=Amid rising anti-Semitism, Texas bishop leads interfaith Hanukkah celebration |url=https://cruxnow.com/church-in-the-usa/2023/12/amid-rising-anti-semitism-texas-bishop-leads-interfaith-hanukkah-celebration/ |access-date=2024-04-06 |website=Crux |language=en}}</ref>

==See also==
{{div col}}
* [Catholic Church hierarchy](/source/Catholic_Church_hierarchy)
* [Catholic Church in the United States](/source/Catholic_Church_in_the_United_States)
* [Historical list of the Catholic bishops of the United States](/source/Historical_list_of_the_Catholic_bishops_of_the_United_States)
* [List of Catholic bishops of the United States](/source/List_of_Catholic_bishops_of_the_United_States)
* [Lists of patriarchs, archbishops, and bishops](/source/Lists_of_patriarchs%2C_archbishops%2C_and_bishops)
{{div col end}}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
{{wikiquote|Michael James Sis}}
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*[https://web.archive.org/web/20110924091032/http://www.sanangelodiocese.org/ Roman Catholic Diocese of San Angelo]
*[http://www.austindiocese.org/ Roman Catholic Diocese of Austin]

==Episcopal succession==
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{{Succession box
| title=[Bishop of San Angelo](/source/Roman_Catholic_Diocese_of_San_Angelo)
| before=[Michael David Pfeifer](/source/Michael_David_Pfeifer)
| after=Incumbent
| years=2014&ndash;Present }}
{{S-end}}

{{portal bar|Biography|Catholicism|Texas}}
{{Roman Catholic Diocese of San Angelo|state=collapsed}}

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Category:People from Mount Holly, New Jersey
Category:Clergy from Austin, Texas
Category:People from San Angelo, Texas
Category:University of Notre Dame alumni
Category:Pontifical Gregorian University alumni
Category:21st-century Roman Catholic bishops in the United States
Category:Catholics from Texas
Category:Catholics from New Jersey
Category:Bishops appointed by Pope Francis
Category:Members of the Order of the Holy Sepulchre

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