- Christopher J. Coyne
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Most Rev. Christopher Coyne Auxiliary Bishop Church Roman Catholic See Mopta (titular); Indianapolis (auxilliary) In Office 2011—present Orders Ordination 7 June 1986 Consecration 2 March 2011 Personal details Born 17 June 1958
Woburn, MassachusettsStyles of
Christopher Coyne
Reference style The Most Reverend Spoken style Your Excellency Religious style Bishop Posthumous style not applicable Bishop Christopher J. Coyne (b. June 17, 1958) is the Apostolic Administrator of the Archdiocese of Indianapolis, Indiana. He was appointed administrator by the Pope on September 21, 2011, upon the early retirement of Archbishop Daniel M. Buechlein on grounds of ill health[1].
Bishop Coyne was born in Woburn, Massachusetts and ordained in 1986. He earned a bachelor's degree from UMass Lowell and earned a master's of divinity from St. John's Seminary in Brighton. He also has a doctorate in liturgy from the Pontifical Liturgical Institute in Rome.
Bishop Coyne was a professor of Sacred Liturgy and Homiletics, as well as director of the Pre-Theology Program at St. John's Seminary in Brighton, Massachusetts. He also served as Archdiocesan Director for the Office of Worship as well as Cabinet Secretary for Communications and Archdiocesan Spokesman for the Archdiocese of Boston. For four years Coyne was Pastor of Saint Margaret Mary Parish in Westwood, Massachusetts.[2]
In January 2011, Pope Benedict XVI named Coyne Auxiliary Bishop of the Archdiocese of Indianapolis. On March 2, 2011, Coyne was ordained a bishop in St. John the Evangelist Church in Indianapolis. He is the first auxiliary bishop for the Church in central and southern Indiana since 1933.[3]
References
- ^ "Most Reverend Daniel M. Buechlein, Archbishop of Indianapolis, granted early retirement by Pope Benedict XVI"
- ^ Pope names Father Christopher Coyne auxiliary bishop of the Archdiocese of Indianapolis
- ^ "Witness the Mystery"
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