Lee Anthony Piché
Lee Anthony Piché (born May 8, 1958 in Minneapolis ) is a Roman Catholic clergyman and auxiliary bishop emeritus in Saint Paul and Minneapolis .
Life
Lee Anthony Piché was ordained a priest on May 26, 1984 .
Pope Benedict XVI appointed him on May 27, 2009 auxiliary bishop in Saint Paul and Minneapolis and titular bishop of Tamata . The episcopal ordination donated him the Archbishop of Saint Paul and Minneapolis, John Clayton Nienstedt , on June 29 of the same year; Co- consecrators were Harry J. Flynn , Old Archbishop of Saint Paul and Minneapolis, and John Marvin LeVoir , Bishop of New Ulm .
After the archbishopric was considering bankruptcy in November 2014 to meet claims for damages from abuse victims , Archbishop John Clayton Nienstedt and Auxiliary Bishop Piché, who was also vicar general , offered their resignation, which Pope Francis accepted on June 15, 2015.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ US Archdiocese considering bankruptcy for abuse , kath.net , November 22, 2014
- ^ Rinuncia dell'Arcivescovo di Saint Paul and Minneapolis (USA) e nomina dell'Amministratore Apostolico “sede vacante”, Rinuncia di Ausiliare dell'Arcidiocesi di Saint and Minneapolis (USA). In: Daily Bulletin. Holy See Press Office , June 15, 2015, accessed June 15, 2015 (Italian).
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Piché, Lee Anthony |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Piché, Lee A. |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American clergyman, auxiliary bishop emeritus in Saint Paul and Minneapolis |
| DATE OF BIRTH | May 8, 1958 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Minneapolis |