Harry Flynn

Infobox Bishop
name =Harry Joseph Flynn
bishop_of =Archbishop of St. Paul and Minneapolis
title =Archbishop of Saint Paul and Minneapolis


enthroned =8 September 1995
ended =2 May 2008
predecessor =John Roach
successor =John Nienstedt
birth_date =birth date and age|1933|05|02
birthplace =Schenectady, New York
death_date =
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Harry Joseph Flynn (born 2 May 1933 in Schenectady, New York) is an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church, Archbishop Emeritus of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Saint Paul and Minneapolis in the United States. Flynn succeeded his predecessor, Archbishop John Roach, on 8 September 1995. Previously, Archbishop Flynn was the Bishop of the Diocese of Lafayette, having been consecrated 24 June 1986. On May 5, 2008, Pope Benedict XVI accepted the resignation from the pastoral government of the Archdiocese of Saint Paul and Minneapolis, presented by Archbishop Harry Flynn, in accordance with canon [http://www.vatican.va/archive/ENG1104/__P1E.HTM 401 § 1] of the Code of Canon Law. He is succeeded by Archbishop John Clayton Nienstedt. [Cf. [http://212.77.1.245/news_services/bulletin/news/22067.php?index=22067&lang=en#RINUNCIA%20E%20SUCCESSIONE%20DELL%92ARCIVESCOVO%20DI%20ST.%20PAUL%20AND%20MINNEAPOLIS%20(U.S.A.) Holy See Press Office, "Daily Bulletin of 02.05.2008, Rinunce e nomine, Rinuncia e successione dell'Arcivescovo di St. Paul and Minneapolis (U.S.A.)"] it icon]

Education

Flynn is a graduate of Siena College, having earned both a B.A. and a M.A. in English. After attending Mount Saint Mary's Seminary in Emmitsburg, Maryland he was ordained a priest 18 May 1960.cite web | title = Meet Archbishop Flynn | publisher = Archdiocese of Saint Paul and Minneapolis | url = http://www.archspm.org/html/flynn2.html | accessdate = 2008-03-06]

Appointments

Archbishop Flynn is a member of several boards and committees.

*Member of the Board of Trustees at The Catholic University of America
*Chairman of the Board of Trustees for the Saint Paul Seminary School of Divinity
*Chairman of the Board of Trustees at the University of St. Thomas
*President of the Saint John Vianney Seminary Board of Directors
*Member of the College of Saint Catherine Board of Trustees
*Member of the United States Catholic Conference of Bishops Committee for Black Catholics
*Member of the USCCB Committee on Sexual Abuse
*Member of the USCCB Committee on the Charismatic Renewal

Social justice initiatives

Flynn is especially noted for his devotion to Catholic education and the emphasis in his ministry on social justice, especially within his own archdiocese. He is also a strong advocate for Catholic economic justice abroad, and many of the parishes in his archdiocese have sister parishes in impoverished nations, such as Costa Rica. On 12 September 2003 he released a pastoral letter dealing with the issue of racism titled "In God's Image", in which he calls for the parishes of the diocese to unite in an effort to end racism and promote diversity and harmony, and in so doing, to make God's love more present to the rest of the world. [cite paper | first = Flynn | last = Harry J. | title = In God's Image | date = 2003-09-12 | url = http://www.archspm.org/racism/Racism%20Eng.pdf | accessdate = 2008-03-06] Like his late predecessor, Flynn is an outspoken critic of the war in Iraq.

In May 2005, Archbishop Flynn publicly criticized Minnesota governor Tim Pawlenty in the "Star Tribune" for what he perceived as irresponsible tax policies.

In the same month, Archbishop Flynn departed from the archdiocesan precedent of ordering his priests to refuse the Eucharist to any person wearing a rainbow sash (a symbol associated with those advocating for changes to the Church's position on (especially homosexual) sexual activity on Pentecost.

Auxiliary bishops

Currently, the Archdiocese has only one auxiliary bishop, Bishop Richard E. Pates, who is the titular Bishop of Suacia. Flynn requested that the Vatican assign a coadjutor archbishop, and on 24 April 2007, Pope Benedict XVI appointed Archbishop John Clayton Nienstedt, head of the Diocese of New Ulm, Minnesota, as Flynn's coadjutor archbishop. Archbishop Nienstedt will serve as the apostolic administrator of New Ulm until his replacement is named. [cite news | title = Bishop John C. Nienstedt named Coadjutor Archbishop | work = News Release #411 | publisher = Diocese of New Ulm | date = 2007-04-24 | url = http://www.dnu.org/news/042407-news.html | accessdate = 2008-03-06] [cite web | last = Cheney | first = David M. | title = Archdiocese of Saint Paul and Minneapolis | publisher = Catholic-Hierarchy.com | date = 2007-11-23 | url = http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/diocese/dstpa.html | accessdate = 2008-03-06]

Episcopal succession

Episcopal_Succession
date of consecration=June 24, 1986
consecrated by=Howard J. Hubbard
bishopconsecrated1 = bishopconsecrated1
bishop 1=Blase Joseph Cupich
consecration date 1=September 21, 1998
bishopconsecrated2 = bishopconsecrated2
bishop 2=Frederick Francis Campbell
consecration date 2=May 14, 1999
bishopconsecrated3 = bishopconsecrated3
bishop 3=Richard Edmund Pates
consecration date 3=March 26, 2001
bishopconsecrated4 = bishopconsecrated4
bishop 4=Dennis Marion Schnurr
consecration date 4=April 2, 2001
bishopconsecrated5 = bishopconsecrated5
bishop 5=Samuel Joseph Aquila
consecration date 5=August 24, 2001
bishopconsecrated6 = bishopconsecrated6
bishop 6=Paul Joseph Swain
consecration date 6=October 26, 2006
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bishop 7=Peter Forsyth Christensen
consecration date 7=September 23, 2007
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bishop 8=Michael Joseph Hoeppner
consecration date 8=November 30, 2007
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External links

* [http://www.archspm.org/html/flynn2.html Brief biography from the Archdiocese of Saint Paul and Minneapolis]
* [http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/bishop/bflynn.html Episcopal Lineage from Catholic-Hierarchy.org]

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