May 26, 2016 The Catholic Spirit • 61
Our New Archbishop
Auxiliary bishops of the archdiocese The Catholic Spirit
Archbishop John Ireland 1884-1918
Archbishop Austin Dowling 1919-1930
For more than a century, auxiliary bishops have assisted the archbishop of St. Paul and Minneapolis. Of the 18 auxiliary bishops who have served here, 11 have been appointed to lead dioceses elsewhere. Only Archbishop John Roach was tapped to continue serving the Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis as archbishop. The following lists the bishops’ dates served and notes if they were named to lead a diocese. Bishop John J. Lawler 1910-1916 Appointed bishop of Rapid City, South Dakota Bishop James J. Byrne 1947-1956 Appointed archbishop of Dubuque, Iowa Bishop Leonard P. Cowley 1957-1973
Archbishop Leo Binz 1962-1975
Coadjutor Archbishop Leo C. Byrne 1967-1974
Bishop Gerald F. O’Keefe 1961-1967 Appointed bishop of Davenport, Iowa Bishop James P. Shannon 1965-1969 Bishop Raymond A. Lucker 1971-1976 Appointed bishop of New Ulm Bishop John R. Roach 1971-1975 Appointed archbishop of St. Paul and Minneapolis Bishop John F. Kinney 1977-1982 Appointed bishop of St. Cloud
Archbishop John C. Nienstedt 2008-2015
Archbishop Bernard A. Hebda 2016-
Bishop Paul V. Dudley 1977-1978 Appointed bishop of Sioux Falls, South Dakota
Bishop J. Richard Ham, MM 1980-1990 Bishop William H. Bullock 1980-1987 Appointed bishop of Madison, Wisconsin Bishop Robert J. Carlson 1984-1994 Appointed archbishop of St. Louis Bishop Joseph E. Charron, C.PP.S. 1990-1993 Appointed bishop of Des Moines, Iowa Bishop Lawrence H. Welsh 1991-1999 Bishop Frederick F. Campbell 1999-2004 Appointed bishop of Columbus, Ohio Bishop Richard E. Pates 2001-2008 Appointed bishop of Des Moines, Iowa Bishop Lee A. Piché 2009-2015 Bishop Andrew H. Cozzens 2013 - present