James Joseph Byrne
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The Most Reverend James J. Byrne |
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| Archbishop of Dubuque | |
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| Church | Catholic Church |
| Appointed | March 7, 1962 |
| In office | May 8, 1962–August 23, 1983 |
| Predecessor | Leo Binz |
| Successor | Daniel Kucera |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | June 3, 1933 by John Gregory Murray |
| Consecration | July 2, 1947 by Amleto Giovanni Cicognani |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
July 28, 1908 Saint Paul, Minnesota |
| Died | August 2, 1996 (aged 88) Dubuque, Iowa |
| Previous post |
Auxiliary Bishop of St. Paul Bishop of Boise |
| Motto | Ad Jesum per Mariam |
| Ordination history of James Byrne | |
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Episcopal consecration
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| Principal consecrator | Amleto Giovanni Cicognani (Apos. Del.) |
| Date of consecration | July 2, 1947 |
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Bishops consecrated by James Byrne as principal consecrator
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| Francis John Dunn | August 27, 1969 |
| Lawrence Donald Soens | August 17, 1983 |
James Joseph Byrne (July 28, 1908 – August 2, 1996) was an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He was Archbishop of Dubuque from 1962 to 1983, having previously served as Auxiliary Bishop of St. Paul (1947–56) and Bishop of Boise (1956–62).
James Byrne was born in St. Paul, Minnesota, to Philip Joseph and Mary Agnes (née McMonigal) Вyrne. One of nine children, he had five brothers and three sisters; one of his brothers, Thomas R. Byrne, served as Mayor of St. Paul from 1966 to 1970. Another brother, Robert Byrne, was an instructor of Latin at Saint Thomas Military Academy. After graduating from parochial school, he attended Cretin High School in St. Paul.
Byrne enrolled at Nazareth Hall Preparatory Seminary in 1924. In 1927, he continued his studies for the priesthood at St. Paul Seminary. He earned a Bachelor of Sacred Theology degree from the Catholic University of America in Washington, D.C. in 1933.
On June 3, 1933, Byrne was ordained a priest by Archbishop John Gregory Murray at St. Paul Cathedral. His first assignment was as a curate at St. Peter's Church in Mendota. He continued his studies at the Catholic University of Leuven in Belgium, where he earned a Doctor of Sacred Theology degree in 1937 with a thesis entitled: "Idea of Development of Doctrine in Anglican Writings of John Henry Newman."
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