Lee A. Piché
Lee Anthony Piché (born May 8, 1958) is an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as an auxiliary bishop of the Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis in Minnesota from 2009 to 2015.
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Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Saint Paul and Minneapolis Titular Bishop of Tamata | |
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Archdiocese | Saint Paul and Minneapolis |
Appointed | May 27, 2009 |
Installed | June 29, 2009 |
Term ended | June 15, 2015 |
Other post(s) | Titular Bishop of Tamata |
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Ordination | May 26, 1984 by John Robert Roach |
Consecration | June 29, 2009 by John Clayton Nienstedt, Harry Joseph Flynn, and John M. LeVoir |
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Motto | Lucerna pedi meo verbum tuum (Your word is a lamp to my feet) |
Styles of Lee Anthony Piché | |
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Reference style | |
Spoken style | Your Excellency |
Religious style | Bishop |
Biography
Early life and education
The eldest of seven children, Lee Piché was born on May 8, 1958, in Minneapolis, Minnesota, to LeRoy and Cecilia Piché. He attended Irondale High School in New Brighton, Minnesota and the University of St. Thomas in St. Paul. He studied at St. Paul Seminary in St. Paul, where he obtained a Master of Theology degree.
Ordination and ministry
Piché was ordained into the priesthood by Archbishop John Roach for the Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis on May 26, 1984.[1] He then served as associate pastor at St. Mark's Parish in St. Paul, Minnesota, until 1987, when he joined the faculty of the University of St. Thomas in St. Paul. Piché then furthered his studies at St. Joseph Seminary in Princeton, New Jersey (1987-1988), and at Columbia University in New York City, earning a Master of Philosophy degree in 1994.
From 1994 to 1999, Piché taught undergraduate philosophy at the University of St. Thomas. He served as pastor of St. Joseph Parish in West St. Paul, Minnesota, (1999-2005), and of All Saints Parish in Lakeville, Minnesota (2005-2008). From 2000 to 2008, Piché served as chairman of the Archdiocesan Commission for Ecumenism and Interreligious Affairs. In June 2008, he was named pastor of St. Andrew Parish in St. Paul as well as vicar general and moderator of the curia for the archdiocese.
Auxiliary Bishop of St. Paul and Minneapolis
On May 27, 2009, Piché was appointed as an auxiliary bishop of the Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis and titular bishop of Tamata by Pope Benedict XVI. He received his episcopal consecration on June 29, 2009, from Archbishop John Nienstedt, with Archbishop Harry Flynn and Bishop John LeVoir serving as co-consecrators, at the Cathedral of St. Paul.
See also
References
- "Bishop Lee Anthony Piché [Catholic-Hierarchy]". www.catholic-hierarchy.org. Retrieved February 9, 2022.
- San Martín, Inés (June 15, 2015). "Archbishop Nienstedt resigns after sex abuse coverup charges against archdiocese". Crux. Retrieved June 16, 2015.