John Roach (bishop)

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Saint Paul Seminary
Styles of
John Robert Roach
Your Excellency
Religious styleMonsignor
Ordination history of
John Roach
History
Priestly ordination
DateJune 9, 1946
Episcopal consecration
Principal consecrator
OSB
August 24, 1987
Joseph Leo Charron, CPPSJanuary 25, 1990
Roger Lawrence Schwietz, OMIFebruary 2, 1990

John Robert Roach (July 31, 1921 – July 11, 2003) was an American cleric of the

Roman Catholic Church. He served as Archbishop of Saint Paul and Minneapolis
from 1975 to 1995.

Biography

John Roach was born in

ordained
a priest on June 18, 1946, while still 24 years old.

Roach served as a priest in a number of different assignments over the course of the next 25 years. On July 12, 1971, at the age of 49 he was appointed titular Bishop of Cenae and an auxiliary bishop of Saint Paul and Minneapolis; he was consecrated on September 8, 1971. Roach's archiepiscopate began on May 21, 1975, when he succeeded Archbishop Leo Binz and ended with the acceptance of his retirement on September 8, 1995. He was succeeded by coadjutor Archbishop Harry Flynn, and became the archbishop emeritus.

In 1977, Roach delivered the benediction at the inauguration of President Jimmy Carter. He served as the president of the National Conference of Catholic Bishops/United States Catholic Conference from 1980 to 1983.

Other

Roach made national news when he was arrested for drunk driving on February 21, 1985. He was discovered to have a blood alcohol count of 0.19, after driving his car into the wall of a convenience store.[1]

Death

Roach died on July 11, 2003.[2]

Notes

  1. ^ International, United Press (3 March 1985). "Archbishop Loses License for 90 Days for Drunk Driving". Retrieved 28 November 2017 – via LA Times.
  2. ^ "Archbishop John Robert Roach". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved 21 January 2015.
Catholic Church titles
Preceded by Archbishop of St. Paul and Minneapolis
1975–1995
Succeeded by
Preceded by President of the NCCB/USCC
1980–1983
Succeeded by