John Roach (bishop)


John Roach
Archbishop emeritus of St. Paul and Minneapolis
ChurchCatholic Church
AppointedMay 21, 1975
Term endedSeptember 8, 1995
PredecessorLeo Binz
SuccessorHarry Flynn
Previous post(s)Auxiliary Bishop of St. Paul and Minneapolis (1971–1975)
Titular Bishop of Cenae (1971–1975)
Orders
OrdinationJune 18, 1946
ConsecrationSeptember 8, 1971
Personal details
BornJuly 31, 1921
DiedJuly 11, 2003
NationalityAmerican
DenominationRoman Catholic
Alma materSaint Paul Seminary
Styles of
John Robert Roach
Reference styleThe Most Reverend
Spoken styleYour Excellency
Religious styleMonsignor
Ordination history of
John Roach
History
Priestly ordination
DateJune 9, 1946
Episcopal consecration
Principal consecratorLuigi Raimondi
Co-consecratorsLeo Binz,
Leo Christopher Byrne
DateSeptember 8, 1971
Episcopal succession
Bishops consecrated by John Roach as principal consecrator
Victor Hermann BalkeSeptember 2, 1976
Paul Vincent DudleyJanuary 25, 1977
John Francis KinneyJanuary 25, 1977
William Henry BullockAugust 12, 1980
Robert Henry BromMay 23, 1983
Robert James CarlsonJanuary 11, 1984
Jerome George Hanus, OSBAugust 24, 1987
Joseph Leo Charron, CPPSJanuary 25, 1990
Roger Lawrence Schwietz, OMIFebruary 2, 1990

John Robert Roach (July 31, 1921 – July 11, 2003) was an American Catholic prelate who served as Archbishop of Saint Paul and Minneapolis from 1975 to 1995.