William Stephen Skylstad, delivered in Omak on a garage table around 1934 to a Norwegian father and a Minnesotan mother, was raised on a farm near Skylstad, Norway, where his family later moved. When he was 14 years old, Skylstad left home to attend seminary in the United States, and was trained for the priesthood at Pontifical College Josephinum in Worthington, Ohio. Twelve years later, he was ordained a priest of the Diocese of Spokane on May 21, 1960. Skylstad serves as a Roman Catholic Bishop and a Bishop Emeritus of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Spokane, having retired on June 30, 2010. He was appointed as the Apostolic Administrator of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Baker, in Oregon, on January 24, 2011, upon the appointment of Bishop Robert F. Vasa as Coadjutor Bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Santa Rosa in California.
william stephen skylstad delivered in omak on a garage table around 1934 to a norwegian father and a minnesotan mother was raised on a farm near skylstad norway where his family later moved when he was 14 years old skylstad left home to attend seminary in the united states and was trained for the priesthood at pontifical college josephinum in worthington ohio twelve years later he was ordained a priest of the diocese of spokane on may 21 1960 skylstad serves as a roman catholic bishop and a bishop emeritus of the roman catholic diocese of spokane having retired on june 30 2010 he was appointed as the apostolic administrator of the roman catholic diocese of baker in oregon on january 24 2011 upon the appointment of bishop robert f vasa as coadjutor bishop of the roman catholic diocese of santa rosa in california