Timothy Joseph Lyne
| Timothy Joseph Lyne | |
|---|---|
| Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Chicago | |
| Church | Roman Catholic Church |
| See | Titular See of Vamalla |
| In office | 1983 - 2013 |
| Predecessor | Enrique Manuel Hernández Rivera |
| Successor | vacant |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | May 1, 1943 |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
March 21, 1919 Chicago, Illinois 
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| Died | September 25, 2013 (aged 94) Chicago, Illinois |
| Previous post | Auxiliary Bishop of Archdiocese of Chicago Bishop |
Timothy Joseph Lyne (March 21, 1919 – September 25, 2013) was an American Bishop of the Roman Catholic Church.
Lyne was born in Chicago, Illinois, on March 21, 1919. He attended Resurrection and Saint Mel grade schools, and then Quigley Preparatory Seminary. He then studied the requisite undergraduate Philosophy and graduate Theology coursework at the University of Saint Mary of the Lake/Mundelein Seminary, receiving a Master of Arts (M.A.) Degree in History, and an S.T.L. (Licentiate in Sacred Theology). Then, he was ordained a priest by the then-Cardinal Archbishop of Chicago, Cardinal Samuel Alphonsus Stritch, in Chicago, Illinois, on May 1, 1943.
He was appointed to the Archdiocese of Chicago as an Auxiliary Bishop (having served as Rector of the Chicago Archdiocese's Holy Name Cathedral), as well as Titular Bishop of Vamalla on October 31, 1983, and ordained a Bishop on December 13, 1983, by Joseph Cardinal Bernardin, then the Archbishop of Chicago, serving as Principal Consecrator. The Principal Co-Consecrators were then-Auxiliary Bishops of Chicago, Alfred Leo Abramowicz (Titular Bishop of Pesto), and Nevin William Hayes, O. Carm. (Titular Bishop of Nova Sinna). He selected as his episcopal motto: "Grace, mercy, and peace." (the first three words of Saint Paul's epistle to Saint Timothy, his patron saint. Lyne retired from his post as Episcopal Vicar for Vicariate II (1983-1995) and Auxiliary Bishop of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Chicago (1983-1995) on January 24, 1995, when his resignation was accepted by the then-Pope John Paul II, who had appointed him as a Bishop.
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