Phillip Francis Straling

Phillip Francis Straling (born April 25, 1933) is an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church.

[2] On July 14, 1978, Pope Paul VI named Straling as the first bishop of San Bernardino.

[2] For the formation for ministry, he established a diaconate program, and started the Straling Institute in 1980 for laymen.

On January 28, 1992, Pope John Paul II named Gerald Barnes as the first auxiliary bishop of the diocese and Straling consecrated him on March 18 of the same year.

Pope Benedict XVI accepted Straling's letter of resignation as bishop of the Diocese of Reno on June 21, 2005.