| 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 (July 31, 1921—July 11, 2003) was an American clergyman of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as Archbishop of Saint Paul and Minneapolis from 1975 to 1995.
John Roach was born in Prior Lake, Minnesota, to Simon and Mary Roach. The eldest of three children, he had two younger sisters—Virginia and Mona. He attended public elementary school in Prior Lake, and studied for two years at Shakopee High School. In his junior year he transferred to Nazareth Hall Preparatory Seminary and began his studies for the priesthood. He proceeded to Saint Paul Seminary in 1941 for philosophy and theology. Due to the accelerated program during World War II, he was ordained a priest on June 18, 1946.
His archiepiscopate 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, taking up the rank of Archbishop ad personam. He died on July 11, 2003 and was awarded the title Archbishop Emeritus.[1]
| Catholic Church titles | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Leo Binz |
Archbishop of St. Paul and Minneapolis 1975–1995 |
Succeeded by Harry Flynn |
| Episcopal lineage | |
| Consecrated by: | Luigi Raimondi |
| Consecrator of | |
|---|---|
| Bishop | Date of consecration |
| Victor Hermann Balke | September 2, 1976 |
| Paul Vincent Dudley | January 25, 1977 |
| John Francis Kinney | January 25, 1977 |
| William Henry Bullock | August 12, 1980 |
| Robert Henry Brom | May 23, 1983 |
| Robert James Carlson | January 11, 1984 |
| Jerome George Hanus, OSB | August 24, 1987 |
| Joseph Leo Charron, CPPS | January 25, 1990 |
| Roger Lawrence Schwietz, OMI | February 2, 1990 |