Daniel Leo Ryan

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Daniel Leo Ryan (born September 28, 1930 in Mankato , Minnesota , † December 31, 2015 ) was Bishop of Springfield, Illinois .

Life

Daniel Leo Ryan was ordained a priest for the Joliet Diocese of Illinois on May 3, 1956 .

Pope John Paul II appointed him auxiliary bishop in Joliet, Illinois and titular bishop of Surista on August 14, 1981 . The Bishop of Joliet in Illinois, Joseph Leopold Imesch , donated him episcopal ordination on September 30 of the same year ; Co- consecrators were Raymond James Vonesh , Auxiliary Bishop in Joliet, Illinois, and Daniel William Kucera OSB , Bishop of Salina .

He was named Bishop of Springfield, Illinois on November 22, 1983, and was appointed to the office on January 18 of the next year. On October 19, 1999, Pope John Paul II accepted his early resignation.

Misconduct in office

Ryan's resignation was preceded by allegations that he had promoted the secrecy of cases of sexual abuse by priests in his diocese. These and other allegations against Ryan personally did not fall silent even after his resignation, so that a church investigation took place between February 2005 and July 2006. In its final report of August 2, 2006, this came to the conclusion that Ryan had promoted a culture of secrecy and thus prevented dutiful priests from reporting abuse by other clergymen. The report also accused him of having been involved in "inappropriate sexual acts" and of having used his office to cover up these acts.

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Bishop Daniel Leo Ryan
  2. ↑ Report :: Retired bishop led 'culture of secrecy' on freerepublic.com of August 8, 2006, originally published by the Catholic News Service on August 7, 2006; accessed on January 1, 2016
  3. ↑ Study indicates possiblity for clergy reintegration following sexual misconduct in Springfield, IL Diocese on catholicnewsagency.com dated August 7, 2006; accessed on January 1, 2016

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predecessor Office successor
Joseph Alphonse McNicholas Bishop of Springfield, Illinois
1984-1999 		George Joseph Lucas
personal data
SURNAME Ryan, Daniel Leo
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Ryan, Daniel; Ryan, Daniel L.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American clergyman, Bishop of Springfield, Illinois
DATE OF BIRTH September 28, 1930
PLACE OF BIRTH Mankato , Minnesota
DATE OF DEATH December 31, 2015