appointments of Archbishops Francis George (1996) and John Vlazny (1997). He served as pastor of St. John the Baptist Parish in Milwaukie, Oregon (2000–2002) before being named to St. Edward Parish in North Plains, Oregon. He also served as vicar for senior and infirm priests and a member of the Resource Development Office. As bishop, Steiner was a frequent visitor to death row inmates in Oregon prisons. Retirement Having reached his 75th birthday, the mandatory retirement age for bishops, Steiner sent his letter of resignation as auxiliary bishop of the Archdiocese of Portland in 2011 to Pope Benedict XVI. The pope accepted it on November 25, 2011. See also Catholic Church hierarchy Catholic Church in the United States Historical list of the Catholic bishops of the United States List of Catholic bishops of the United States Lists of patriarchs, archbishops, and bishops References External links Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Portland Official Site Episcopal succession 1936 births Living people People from David City, Nebraska Clergy from Portland, Oregon Mount Angel Seminary Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Portland in Oregon 20th-century Roman Catholic bishops in the United States 21st-century Roman Catholic bishops in the United States Catholics from Nebraska