Romeo Roy Blanchette


Romeo Roy Blanchette
Bishop of Joliet in Illinois
titular bishop of Maxita
SeeDiocese of Joliet in Illinois
PredecessorMartin Dewey McNamara
SuccessorJoseph Leopold Imesch
Orders
OrdinationApril 3, 1937
by George Mundelein
ConsecrationApril 3, 1965
by Egidio Vagnozzi
Personal details
Born(1913-01-06)January 6, 1913
DiedJanuary 10, 1982(1982-01-10) (aged 69)
Joliet, Illinois, US
EducationSt. Mary of the Lake Seminary
Pontifical Gregorian University
MottoKyrie Eleison
(O Lord, have mercy)

Romeo Roy Blanchette (January 6, 1913 – January 10, 1982) was an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as bishop of the Diocese of Joliet in Illinois from 1966 to 1979.

The Coat of Arms of Bishop Blanchette