Peter John Byrne
The Most Reverend Peter John Byrne | |
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Auxiliary Bishop of New York | |
Church | Catholic Church |
See | Titular See of Cluain Iraird |
Orders | |
Ordination |
December 1, 1984 by John Joseph O'Connor |
Consecration |
August 4, 2014 by Timothy M. Dolan |
Personal details | |
Born |
Manhattan, New York | July 24, 1951
Motto | God Is Faithful |
Styles of Peter Byrne | |
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Reference style | Most Reverend |
Spoken style | Your Excellency |
Religious style | Bishop |
Posthumous style | not applicable |
Peter John Byrne (born July 24, 1951) is an American prelate of the Catholic Church, who currently serves as an auxiliary bishop of the Archdiocese of New York
Biography
Byrne was born on Manhattan and was educated at Immaculate Conception School and Cardinal Hayes High School. He earned a bachelor's degree from Fordham University and studied for the priesthood at St. Joseph's Seminary in Dunwoodie. Byrne was ordained a priest by Cardinal John O'Connor on December 1, 1984.[1] His pastoral assignments included parochial vicar at St. Teresa of Avila parish, Sleepy Hollow from 1984 to 1992, administrator of St. Thomas Aquinas in the Bronx from 1992 to 1994 and administrator at St. John the Baptist de La Salle parish in 1995. He then served as pastor at Immaculate Conception parish on Staten Island 1995 to 2013 and St. Elizabeth’s parish in Washington Heights, Manhattan from 2013 to 2014.[2]
Byrne was named the Titular Bishop of Cluain Iraird and Auxiliary Bishop of New York by Pope Francis on June 14, 2014. He was consecrated a bishop by Cardinal Timothy Dolan in St. Patrick's Cathedral on August 4, 2014. New York auxiliary bishops Gerald Thomas Walsh and Dominick John Lagonegro were the co-consecrators. Bishop Byrne's crosier was used by the late Cardinal Patrick Hayes who had served as New York's archbishop.[2]
References
- ↑ "Bishop Peter John Byrne". Catholic-Hierarchy. Retrieved 2014-08-14.
- 1 2 John Woods (2014-07-24). "Ordination of Three Auxiliary Bishops". Catholic New York. Retrieved 2014-08-14.
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Preceded by – |
Auxiliary Bishop of New York 2014–Present |
Succeeded by – |