Richard J. Sklba

Richard John Sklba (September 11, 1935 – November 21, 2024) was an American prelate of the Catholic Church who served as an auxiliary bishop of the Archdiocese of Milwaukee from 1979 to 2010.

"[2] After returning to Wisconsin in 1965, Sklba performed weekend pastoral work at St. Veronica Parish in Milwaukee, and taught scripture at St. Francis Seminary for the next 11 years.

[4] Before his death, Murphy had admitted to sexually abusing 30 students at St. John's School for the Deaf in St. Francis, Wisconsin, and was suspected in 200 additional cases.

In this capacity, following Pope Benedict XVI's reformulation of the Good Friday prayer for the Jews in the Tridentine Mass, Sklba stated: "Central to the concerns of the Holy Father is the clear articulation that salvation comes through faith in Jesus Christ and his church.

The Catholic Church in the United States remains steadfastly committed to deepening its bonds of friendship and mutual understanding with the Jewish community.