Patrick James Byrne

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Apostolic Delegate to Korea
ChurchRoman Catholic Church
AppointedApril 7, 1949
Term endedNovember 25, 1950
SuccessorEgano Righi-Lambertini
Other post(s)Titular Bishop of Gazera
Orders
OrdinationJune 23, 1915
ConsecrationJune 14, 1949
by Richard Cushing
Personal details
Born
Patrick James Byrne

October 26, 1888
Washington, D.C., USA
DiedNovember 25, 1950(1950-11-25) (aged 62)
Korea
NationalityAmerican
DenominationRoman Catholic
Previous post(s)
(1927–1929)
  • [[Roman Catholic Diocese of Kyoto |Prefect Apostolic of Kyoto]] (1937–1940)
  • Apostolic Visitor to Korea (1947-1949)

    • Patrick James Byrne, M.M. (October 26, 1888 – November 25, 1950) was an

    Apostolic Delegate
    to Korea from 1949 to 1950. He died under custody in Korea.

    Early life

    Born in

    Archdiocese of Baltimore on June 23, 1915.[1]

    Priest

    A week after he was ordained, Byrne was given permission by Cardinal

    Vicar General
    and treasurer.

    In 1923 Byrne organized the first Maryknoll Mission to Korea.

    Second World War, but held under house arrest.[1] He made radio broadcasts on behalf of the United States Army
    to calm the Japanese people as the Americans occupied Japan at the conclusion of the war.

    Bishop

    Titular Bishop of Gazera and the first Apostolic Delegate to Korea.[6] Byrne was consecrated a bishop on June 14, 1949, by Auxiliary Bishop of New York Thomas McDonnell. The principal co-consecrators were Bishops Paul Marie Kinam Ro, Apostolic Vicar of Seoul, and Andrien-Joseph Larribeau, Apostolic Vicar emeritus of Seoul.[3]

    He was in Seoul when

    Pyongyong and was forced on another march that lasted four months. The weather was bad and there was little food or shelter. Byrne came down with pneumonia and died on November 25, 1950, at the age of 62. He was buried by fellow prisoner, Monsignor Thomas F. Quinlan, S.S.C, who was the Prefect Apostolic of Chuncheon
    .

    Notes

    1. ^ In 1926, Maryknoll published Byrne's translation of a French study, Le Catholicisme en Corée, as The Catholic Church in Korea. He omitted the French text's "complaints about the superior resources available to Protestants".[2]

    References

    1. ^ a b c d "Bishop Patrick J. Byrne, MM". Maryknoll Mission Archives. Archived from the original on 2014-02-22. Retrieved 2014-02-13.
    2. ISBN 9780824832063
      . Retrieved November 26, 2019.
    3. ^ a b "Bishop Patrick James Byrne, M.M." Catholic-Hierarchy. Retrieved 2014-04-26.
    4. ^ Acta Apostolicae Sedis (PDF). Vol. XXIX. 1937. p. 402. Retrieved November 27, 2019.
    5. ^ Acta Apostolicae Sedis (PDF). Vol. XXXIX. 1947. pp. 468, 582. Retrieved November 27, 2019.
    6. ^ Acta Apostolicae Sedis (PDF). Vol. XXXXI. 1949. p. 463. Retrieved November 27, 2019.
    7. ^ "Msgr. Patrick J. Byrne Is Missing in Korea; Vatican Sources Fearful for His Safety". New York Times. July 12, 1950. Retrieved November 26, 2019.

    8.https://maryknollmissionarchives.org/deceased-fathers-bro/bishop-patrick-j-byrne-mm/

    Additional sources
    • Lane, Raymond A. (1955). Ambassador in Chains: The Life of Bishop Patrick James Byrne (1888-1950) Apostolic Delegate to the Republic of Korea. P.J. Kenedy.
    • Crosbie, Philip (1955). March Till They Die. Browne & Nolan.
    • Ryan, Eileen (July 1, 2017). "Marching to Martyrdom in Korea". Maryknoll Magazine.
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