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'Harry Joseph Flynn' (b. May 2, 1933 in Schenectady, New York). He was ordained the bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Lafayette in Louisiana on June 24, 1986. He currently is the seventh Roman Catholic Archbishop and ninth Bishop of the Archdiocese of Saint Paul and Minneapolis in the United States. Flynn succeeded his predecessor, Archbishop John Roach, on October 1, 1995.
He is a graduate of Siena College earning both a B.A. and a M.A. in English.
After attending Mount Saint Mary's Seminary in Emmitsburg, MD he was ordained a priest May 28, 1960.
[1]
★ He is a member of the Board of Trustees at The Catholic University of America.
★ He is Chair of the Board of Trustees for the Saint Paul Seminary School of Divinity.
★ Chairman of the University of St. Thomas Board of Trustees
★ President of the Saint John Vianney Seminary Board of Directors
★ Member of the College of Saint Catherine Board of Trustees
★ United States Catholic Conference of Bishops Committee for Black Catholics
★ USCCB Committee on Sexual Abuse
★ USCCB Committee on the Charismatic Renewal
[1]
Flynn is especially noted for his devotion to Catholic education and the emphasis in his ministry on social justice, especially within his archdiocese. He is also a strong advocate for Catholic economic justice abroad, and many of the parishes in his archdiocese have sister parishes in impoverished nations such as Costa Rica. On September 12, 2003 he released a pastoral letter dealing with the issue of racism titled "In God's Image" in which he calls for the parishes of the diocese to unite in an effort to end racism and promote diversity and harmony and in doing so make God's love more present to the rest of the world. [3] Like his late predecessor, Flynn is an outspoken critic of the war in Iraq.
In May 2005, Archbishop Flynn took Minnesota governor Tim Pawlenty publicly to task in the ''Star Tribune'' for what he perceived as being Pawlenty's irresponsible tax policies.
In the same month Archbishop Flynn departed from an archdiocesan tradition by ordering his priests to refuse the Eucharist to any person wearing a rainbow sash (a symbol associated with those advocating for changes to the Church's position on sexual orientation) who approaches the altar to receive the sacrament on Pentecost Sunday.
Currently he only has one auxiliary bishop appointed to him, Bishop Richard E. Pates, who is the titular Bishop of Suacia. He requested that the Vatican assign to him a coadjutor archbishop, and on April 24, 2007, Pope Benedict XVI appointed archbishop John Clayton Nienstedt, head of the Diocese of New Ulm, Minnesota, as Flynn's coadjutor archbishop. Archbishop Nienstedt will
serve as the apostolic administrator of New Ulm until his replacement is named. [[1]]
[4]
★ Brief biography from the Archdiocese of Saint Paul and Minneapolis
★ Episcopal Lineage from Catholic-Hierarchy.org
1. http://www.archspm.org/html/flynn2.html
2. http://www.archspm.org/html/flynn2.html
3. http://www.archspm.org/racism/Racism%20Eng.pdf
4. http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/diocese/dstpa.html
| Contents |
| Education |
| Appointments |
| Social Justice Initiatives |
| Prophetic Voice |
| Auxiliary Bishops |
| External links |
| References |
Education
He is a graduate of Siena College earning both a B.A. and a M.A. in English.
After attending Mount Saint Mary's Seminary in Emmitsburg, MD he was ordained a priest May 28, 1960.
[1]
Appointments
★ He is a member of the Board of Trustees at The Catholic University of America.
★ He is Chair of the Board of Trustees for the Saint Paul Seminary School of Divinity.
★ Chairman of the University of St. Thomas Board of Trustees
★ President of the Saint John Vianney Seminary Board of Directors
★ Member of the College of Saint Catherine Board of Trustees
★ United States Catholic Conference of Bishops Committee for Black Catholics
★ USCCB Committee on Sexual Abuse
★ USCCB Committee on the Charismatic Renewal
[1]
Social Justice Initiatives
Flynn is especially noted for his devotion to Catholic education and the emphasis in his ministry on social justice, especially within his archdiocese. He is also a strong advocate for Catholic economic justice abroad, and many of the parishes in his archdiocese have sister parishes in impoverished nations such as Costa Rica. On September 12, 2003 he released a pastoral letter dealing with the issue of racism titled "In God's Image" in which he calls for the parishes of the diocese to unite in an effort to end racism and promote diversity and harmony and in doing so make God's love more present to the rest of the world. [3] Like his late predecessor, Flynn is an outspoken critic of the war in Iraq.
Prophetic Voice
In May 2005, Archbishop Flynn took Minnesota governor Tim Pawlenty publicly to task in the ''Star Tribune'' for what he perceived as being Pawlenty's irresponsible tax policies.
In the same month Archbishop Flynn departed from an archdiocesan tradition by ordering his priests to refuse the Eucharist to any person wearing a rainbow sash (a symbol associated with those advocating for changes to the Church's position on sexual orientation) who approaches the altar to receive the sacrament on Pentecost Sunday.
Auxiliary Bishops
Currently he only has one auxiliary bishop appointed to him, Bishop Richard E. Pates, who is the titular Bishop of Suacia. He requested that the Vatican assign to him a coadjutor archbishop, and on April 24, 2007, Pope Benedict XVI appointed archbishop John Clayton Nienstedt, head of the Diocese of New Ulm, Minnesota, as Flynn's coadjutor archbishop. Archbishop Nienstedt will
serve as the apostolic administrator of New Ulm until his replacement is named. [[1]]
[4]
External links
★ Brief biography from the Archdiocese of Saint Paul and Minneapolis
★ Episcopal Lineage from Catholic-Hierarchy.org
References
1. http://www.archspm.org/html/flynn2.html
2. http://www.archspm.org/html/flynn2.html
3. http://www.archspm.org/racism/Racism%20Eng.pdf
4. http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/diocese/dstpa.html
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