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Styles of John Robert Roach | |
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Reference style | The Most Reverend |
Spoken style | Your Excellency |
Religious style | Monsignor |
Posthumous style | none |
John Robert Roach (b. July 31, 1921 in Prior Lake, Minnesota, d. July 11, 2003 in Saint Paul, Minnesota) was the sixth Archbishop and eighth Bishop of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Saint Paul and Minneapolis. His archepiscopate began when he succeeded Leo Binz on May 28, 1975 and ended with his retirement on September 8, 1995. He was succeeded by Harry Flynn. He died on July 11, 2003 and was awarded the title Archbishop Emeritus. In the last months of his life he was an outspoken critic of the 2003 invasion of Iraq.
Preceded byLeo Binz | Archbishop of St. Paul and Minneapolis 1975–1995 |
Succeeded byHarry Flynn |
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