Leo Christopher Byrne

Most Reverend Leo C. Byrne
Coadjutor Archbishop of St. Paul and Minneapolis
Church	Catholic Church
In office	July 31, 1967 - October 21, 1974
Orders
Ordination	June 10, 1933
Consecration	June 29, 1954 by Joseph Ritter
Personal details
Born	March 19, 1908 St. Louis, Missouri
Died	October 21, 1974(1974-10-21) (aged 66) St. Paul, Minnesota
Previous post(s)	Coadjutor Bishop of Wichita (1961–1967)

Leo Christopher Byrne (March 19, 1908 – October 21, 1974) served as the Roman Catholic Coadjutor Archbishop of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Saint Paul and Minneapolis, in Minneapolis-Saint Paul, Minnesota.^[1]

Biography

Born in Saint Louis, Missouri, Byrne was ordained to the Roman Catholic priesthood on June 10, 1933, for the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Saint Louis. On May 21, 1954, Pope Pius XII appointed Byrne auxiliary bishop of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Saint Louis, and he was consecrated on June 29, 1954.

On February 11, 1961, Pope John XXIII appointed Bishop Byrne the coadjutor bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Wichita, in Wichita, Kansas.

Pope Paul VI appointed Bishop Byrne coadjutor archbishop of the Saint Paul-Minneapolis Archdiocese on July 31, 1967, where he died before becoming ordinary of the archdiocese.^[2]

Notes

^ Time (magazine)
^ "Archbishop Leo Christopher Byrne". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved 21 January 2015.^{[self-published source]}

Catholic Church titles
Preceded by Leo Binz	Coadjutor Archbishop of Saint Paul and Minneapolis 1967-1974	Succeeded by Leo Binz
Preceded by Mark Kenny Carroll	Coadjutor Bishop of Wichita 1961-1967	Succeeded by David Monas Maloney

Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Saint Paul and Minneapolis

Ordinaries

Bishops: Joseph Crétin; Thomas Grace

Archbishops: John Ireland; Austin Dowling; John Gregory Murray; William O. Brady; Leo Binz; John Roach; Harry Joseph Flynn; John Clayton Nienstedt; Bernard Hebda

Coadjutor archbishop: Leo Christopher Byrne

Auxiliary bishops

John Jeremiah Lawler

James J. Byrne

Leonard Philip Cowley

Gerald Francis O'Keefe

James P. Shannon

John Roach

Raymond Alphonse Lucker

Paul Vincent Dudley

John Francis Kinney

William Henry Bullock

Frederick F. Campbell

Richard Pates

Lee A. Piché

Andrew H. Cozzens

Joseph Andrew Williams

Michael Izen

Churches

Cathedrals: Cathedral of Saint Paul; Basilica of Saint Mary

Parishes: Guardian Angels Church, Chaska; Saint Peter's Church, Mendota; Our Lady of Lourdes Church, Minneapolis; Church of Saint Stephen, Minneapolis; Church of St. Wenceslaus, New Prague; Church of Saint Mary, New Trier; Church of St. Michael, St. Michael; Church of the Assumption, St. Paul; Church of St. Agnes, St. Paul; Church of St. Bernard, St. Paul; Church of St. Casimir, St. Paul; Saint Mary's Church of the Purification, Marystown; Church of the Annunciation, Webster Township; Church of the Most Holy Trinity, Wheatland Township

Historic: Church of St. Hubertus, Chanhassen

Chapel: Our Lady of Victory Chapel

Education

Higher education: St. Catherine University; University of St. Thomas

Seminaries: Saint John Vianney College Seminary; Saint Paul Seminary; Nazareth Hall Preparatory Seminary (defunct)

High schools: Academy of Holy Angels, Richfield; Benilde-St. Margaret's, St. Louis Park; Bethlehem Academy, Faribault; Chesterton Academy, Edina; Convent of the Visitation, Mendota Heights; Cretin-Derham Hall, St. Paul; Cristo Rey Jesuit High School, Minneapolis; DeLaSalle High School, Minneapolis; Hill-Murray School, Maplewood; Holy Family Catholic High School, Victoria; Providence Academy, Plymouth; Saint Agnes K-12 School, St. Paul; Saint Thomas Academy, Mendota Heights; Totino-Grace High School, Fridley

Priests

Alexander Christie

Hilary Baumann Hacker

Patrick Richard Heffron

James Keane

James O'Reilly

Francis Joseph Schenk

Alphonse James Schladweiler

John Shanley

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v t e Roman Catholic Diocese of Wichita
Bishops	Ordinaries James O'Reilly John Joseph Hennessy Augustus John Schwertner Christian Herman Winkelmann Mark Kenny Carroll David Monas Maloney Eugene John Gerber Thomas Olmsted Michael Owen Jackels Carl A. Kemme Coadjutor Leo Christopher Byrne
Churches	Cathedral Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception Parishes St. Mark Church, Colwich St. Teresa's Church, Hutchinson
Education	Higher education Newman University High schools Bishop Carroll Catholic High School, Wichita Kapaun Mt. Carmel High School, Wichita St. Mary's-Colgan High School, Pittsburg Trinity Catholic High School, Hutchinson
Priests	John Balthasar Brungardt Paul Stagg Coakley James D. Conley Ronald Michael Gilmore Emil Kapaun Shawn McKnight Ignatius Jerome Strecker John Henry Tihen
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Roman Catholic Archdiocese of St. Louis

v t e Ordinaries of the Archdiocese of St. Louis
Bishop	Joseph Rosati
Archbishops	Peter Richard Kenrick John Kain John J. Glennon Joseph Ritter John Carberry John L. May Justin Rigali Raymond Leo Burke Robert James Carlson Mitchell T. Rozanski
Coadjutor Archbishop	Patrick John Ryan
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v t e Churches in the Archdiocese of St. Louis
List	List of churches in the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of St. Louis
Cathedral	Cathedral Basilica of Saint Louis
Basilica	Basilica of St. Louis, King of France
Parishes	St. Joseph Church, Apple Creek St. Maurus Church, Biehle St. James Church, Crosstown Ste. Genevieve Church, Ste. Genevieve Sacred Heart Church, Ozora St. Mary's of the Barrens Church, Perryville St. Vincent de Paul Church, Perryville St. Alphonsus Liguori "Rock" Church, St. Louis St. Francis Xavier College Church, St. Louis St. Mary of Victories Church, St. Louis St. Rose of Lima Church, Silver Lake
Former parishes	Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary Church, Belgique St. Mary's Church, Bridgeton St. John the Evangelist Church, Lithium St. Boniface Church, Perryville Immaculate Conception Church, St. Louis St. John Nepomuk Church, St. Louis St. Liborius Church, St. Louis St. Stanislaus Kostka Church, St. Louis
Abbey	Abbey of Saint Mary and Saint Louis
Oratory	St. Francis de Sales Oratory, St. Louis
Shrines	St. Ferdinand's Shrine, Florissant Shrine of St. Joseph, St. Louis

v t e Education in the Archdiocese of St. Louis
Higher education	Fontbonne University Maryville University Saint Louis University
Seminaries	Aquinas Institute of Theology Kenrick–Glennon Seminary
High schools	Barat Academy, O'Fallon Bishop DuBourg High School, St. Louis Cardinal Ritter College Prep High School, St. Louis Chaminade College Preparatory School, Creve Coeur Christian Brothers College High School, Town and Country Cor Jesu Academy, St. Louis De Smet Jesuit High School, Creve Coeur Duchesne High School, St. Charles Incarnate Word Academy, Bel-Nor John F. Kennedy Catholic High School, Manchester Nerinx Hall High School, Webster Groves Notre Dame High School, Lemay Rosati-Kain High School, St. Louis St. Dominic High School, O'Fallon St. Francis Borgia Regional High School, Washington St. John Vianney High School, Kirkwood St. Joseph's Academy, Frontenac Saint Louis Priory School, St. Louis St. Louis University High School, St. Louis St. Mary's High School, St. Louis St. Pius X High School, Festus St. Vincent High School, Perryville Ursuline Academy, Oakland Valle Catholic High School, Sainte Genevieve Villa Duchesne, St. Louis Visitation Academy of St. Louis, Town and Country
Former	Higher education Marillac College High schools St. Elizabeth Academy, St. Louis Trinity Catholic High School, North St. Louis County

v t e Clergy of the Archdiocese of St. Louis
Auxiliary bishops	Christian Herman Winkelmann George Joseph Donnelly John Cody Charles Herman Helmsing Leo Christopher Byrne Glennon Patrick Flavin George Joseph Gottwald Joseph Alphonse McNicholas Charles Roman Koester Edward Thomas O'Meara John Nicholas Wurm Edward Joseph O'Donnell J. Terry Steib Paul Albert Zipfel Edward Braxton Michael John Sheridan Joseph Fred Naumann Timothy M. Dolan Robert Joseph Hermann Edward M. Rice Mark S. Rivituso
Priests	Christopher Edward Byrne Mark Kenny Carroll Luis Morgan Casey Patrick Feehan Robert Finn Marion Francis Forst John R. Gaydos John Hennessy John Joseph Hogan John Joseph Leibrecht George Joseph Lucas Antoni Klawiter Joseph Melcher Michael Portier Andrea Bernardo Schierhoff Leo John Steck Richard Stika John Henry Tihen