John Joseph Thomas Ryan

John Joseph Thomas Ryan ( born November 1, 1913 in Albany ( New York), New York; † 9 October 2000) was a military archbishop of the United States.

Life

John Joseph Thomas Ryan received on 16 June 1951, the ordination to the priesthood for the Diocese of Albany.

Pope Paul VI. appointed him on February 7, 1966 the first Archbishop of Anchorage. The Archbishop of New York, Francis Cardinal Spellman, donated to him on 25 March of the same year, the episcopal ordination; The inauguration took place on April 14. Co-consecrators were the Auxiliary Bishops Edward Joseph Maginn from Albany and Edward Ernest Swanstrom of New York.

On November 4, 1975, he was appointed coadjutor bishop of the U.S. military bishop and titular Archbishop per hac vice of Gabii and introduced into the office on 13 December of the same year. On March 16, 1985, he joined the successor of the late Terence Cardinal Cooke Military archbishop and was introduced to the post on 25 March of the same year.

Pope John Paul II took on 14 May 1991 at his age-related withdrawal.