Andrew Byrne


Andrew Byrne
Bishop of Little Rock
ChurchCatholic Church
DioceseDiocese of Little Rock
InstalledNovember 28, 1843
Term endedJune 10, 1862
PredecessorNone (first bishop)
SuccessorEdward Fitzgerald
Orders
OrdinationNovember 11, 1827
by John England
ConsecrationMarch 10, 1844
by John Hughes
Personal details
Born1802
DiedJune 10, 1862(1862-06-10) (aged 59)
Helena, Arkansas, US
BuriedCathedral of St. Andrew, Little Rock, Arkansas, US
NationalityIrish

Andrew J. Byrne (1802 – June 10, 1862) was an Irish-born American Catholic priest, who became the first bishop of the Diocese of Little Rock in Arkansas from 1844 until his death in 1862.