John Roach

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Styles of
John Roach
Reference style The Most Reverend
Spoken style Your Excellency
Religious style Monsignor
Posthumous style none


John Robert Roach (b. July 31, 1921 in Prior Lake, Minnesota, d. July 11, 2003 in Saint Paul, Minnesota) was the sixth Archbishop and eighth Bishop of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Saint Paul and Minneapolis. His archiepiscopate began when he succeeded Leo Binz on May 28, 1975 and ended with his retirement on September 8, 1995. He was succeeded by Harry Flynn, taking up the rank of Archbishop ad personam. He died on July 11, 2003 and was awarded the title Archbishop Emeritus.

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Preceded by
Leo Binz		 Archbishop of St. Paul and Minneapolis
1975–1995		 Succeeded by
Harry Flynn


Episcopal Lineage
Consecrated by: Luigi Raimondi
Date of consecration: September 8, 1971
Consecrator of
Bishop Date of consecration
Victor Hermann Balke September 2, 1976
Paul Vincent Dudley January 25, 1977
John Francis Kinney January 25, 1977
William Henry Bullock August 12, 1980
Robert Henry Brom May 23, 1983
Robert James Carlson January 11, 1984
Jerome George Hanus, OSB August 24, 1987
Joseph Leo Charron, CPPS January 25, 1990
Roger Lawrence Schwietz, OMI February 2, 1990
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