Sylvester Donovan Ryan

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Styles of
Sylvester Donovan Ryan
Reference style The Most Reverend
Spoken style Your Excellency
Religious style Monsignor
Posthumous style not applicable


Sylvester Donovan Ryan (b. September 3, 1930 in Avalon, California) is a retired Roman Catholic bishop. He was the Roman Catholic Bishop of Monterey in California from his installation on March 19, 1992 to January 30, 2007. From 1990 to 1992 he was an auxiliary bishop of the Archdiocese of Los Angeles.

Bishop Ryan was ordained to the priesthood for the Archdiocese of Los Angeles on May 3, 1957. He was named president-rector of the Archdiocesan Saint John's College Seminary in 1986, and was consecrated a bishop by Cardinal Roger Mahony on May 31, 1990, for the titular see of Remesiana. He was appointed to be the third Bishop of Monterey in California by Pope John Paul II in 1992. Ryan served as the president of the California Catholic Conference from 1997–2004.[1] He was succeeded as Bishop of Monterey by Sacramento's former Auxiliary Bishop, Richard John Garcia.

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  1. ^ May 4, 2007, E-Newsletter. California Catholic Conference (2007-05-04). Retrieved on 2008-05-29.
Preceded by
Thaddeus Anthony Shubsda
Bishop of Monterey in California
1992–2007
Succeeded by
Richard John Garcia