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{{short description|Roman Catholic bishop}}
{{Infobox Christian leader
| honorific-prefix = Most Reverend
| name = Paul Simick
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| title = [[Vicar Apostolic]] of [[Nepal]]<br>[[Titular Bishop]] of Maturba
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| archdiocese = [[Vicariate Apostolic of Nepal]]
| diocese = [[Titular See|Maturba]]
| appointed = 25 April 2014
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| predecessor = [[Anthony Francis Sharma]]
| successor = ''Incumbent''
| ordination = 9 April 1992
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| consecration = 29 June 2014
| consecrated_by = [[Salvatore Pennacchio]]
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| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1963|8|7|df=y}}
| birth_place = Gitdubling [[West Bengal]] [[India]]
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| religion = [[Roman Catholic]]
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'''Bishop Paul Simick'''<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/local-bishop-describes-a-very-very-frightening-scene-in-nepal-99580|title=Local bishop describes 'a very, very frightening scene' in Nepal|work=Catholic News Agency|access-date=2018-09-16|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.catholicherald.co.uk/tag/bishop-paul-simick-of-nepal/|title=Tag: Bishop Paul Simick of Nepal {{!}} CatholicHerald.co.uk|website=CatholicHerald.co.uk|language=en-US|access-date=2018-09-16}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://stcdio.org/bishop-in-nepal-time-is-running-out-for-victims-of-earthquake/bishop-paul-simick-of-nepal-visits-injured-catholic-earthquake-survivor/|title=Bishop Paul Simick of Nepal visits injured Catholic earthquake survivor – Diocese of Saint Cloud|last=http://stcdio.org|work=Diocese of Saint Cloud|access-date=2018-09-16|language=en-US}}</ref> is a prelate serving as [[Catholic Church in Nepal|Vicar Apostolic of Nepal]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.apostolicnunciatureindia.com/apostolic_vicariate.aspx|title=Apostolic Vicariate|website=www.apostolicnunciatureindia.com|access-date=2018-09-16}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://catholicsindia.in/?p=17310|title=The Apostolic Nuncio's visit to Nepal – Catholics Indian|website=catholicsindia.in|language=en-US|access-date=2018-09-16}}</ref> and the [[Titular bishop|Titular Bishop of Maturba]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.churchinneed.org/tag/bishop-paul-simick/|title=Bishop Paul Simick Archives – Aid to the Church in Need|website=Aid to the Church in Need|language=en-US|access-date=2018-09-16}}</ref>

== Early life and education ==
Simick was born on 7 August 1963 in Gitdubling, [[West Bengal]], [[India]]. He studied philosophy and theology from the Morning Star Regional Seminary, [[Barrackpore]], [[Kolkata]]. He completed his master's degree, a [[Licentiate (degree)|licentiate]] and [[doctorate]] in [[Biblical theology|Biblical Theology]] from the [[Pontifical Urban University|Pontifical Urbaniana University]] in [[Rome]].<ref name="ucanews1">{{Cite web|url=http://directory.ucanews.com/bishops/bishop-simick/753|title=Vicar Apostolic Paul Simick {{!}} Vicar Apostolic of Nepal Apostolic Prefectures Paul Simick {{!}} Ucanews|website=directory.ucanews.com|access-date=2018-09-16}}</ref>

== Priesthood ==
Simick was ordained a Catholic priest on 9 April 1992 and served as Hostel Prefect of Namchi Public School in Sikkim. He was the pastor of St. Maurice Parish, Suruk, [[Darjeeling]]; parish priest at Christ the King Parish, [[Pakyong]], East Sikkim; and parish priest at the Immaculate Conception Cathedral in Darjeeling. He also served as the Dean of the East Sikkim Deanery and Treasurer of St. Xavier's School, Pakyong. He served as a professor of Scripture at Barrackpore regional seminary.<ref name="ucanews1"/>

== Episcopate ==
He was appointed Vicar Apostolic of Nepal<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.bethanycongregation.org/news/2353-meeting-with-the-vicariate-apostolic-bishop-paul-simick-of-nepal|title=Meeting with the Vicariate Apostolic Bishop Paul Simick of Nepal – Bethany Congregation|last=Virgina|first=Sr|website=www.bethanycongregation.org|language=en-gb|access-date=2018-09-16}}</ref> and Titular Bishop of Maturba, replacing Bishop Anthony Francis Sharma, on 25 April 2014<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.gcatholic.org/dioceses/diocese/nepa0.htm|title=Apostolic Vicariate of Nepal, Nepal|work=GCatholic|access-date=2018-09-16}}</ref> and ordained a bishop on 29 June 2014 by [[Salvatore Pennacchio]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.asianews.it/news-en/Kathmandu,-Catholics-celebrate-appointment-of-new-bishop-30948.html|title=Kathmandu, Catholics celebrate appointment of new bishop|last=AsiaNews.it|website=www.asianews.it|access-date=2018-09-16}}</ref><ref>{{Citation|last=Art43Nepal Media|title=Episcopal Ordination of Bishop Paul Simick|date=2014-07-02|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=43_KQek5-ps|access-date=2018-09-16}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://directory.ucanews.com/bishops/bishop-simick/753|title=Vicar Apostolic Paul Simick {{!}} Vicar Apostolic of Nepal Apostolic Prefectures Paul Simick {{!}} Ucanews|website=directory.ucanews.com|access-date=2018-09-14}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/bishop/bsimick.html|title=Bishop Paul Simick [Catholic-Hierarchy]|last=Cheney|first=David M.|website=www.catholic-hierarchy.org|access-date=2018-09-14}}</ref>

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