Lee A. Piché

Styles of
**Lee Anthony Piché**
Styles of; Lee Anthony Piché
Reference style	His Excellency; The Most Reverend;
Spoken style	Your Excellency
Religious style	Bishop

His Excellency, The Most Reverend

Lee Anthony Piché
His Excellency, The Most Reverend; Lee Anthony Piché
Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Saint Paul and Minneapolis; Titular Bishop of Tamata
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
Orders
Ordination	May 26, 1984
Consecration	June 29, 2009; by John Clayton Nienstedt, Harry Joseph Flynn, and John M. LeVoir
Personal details
Born	May 8, 1958 (age 63); Minneapolis, Minnesota
Motto	Lucerna pedi meo verbum tuum
Coat of arms

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 from May 27, 2009, to June 15, 2015.

Biography[]

Early life and education[]

The eldest of seven children, Lee Piché was born in Minneapolis, Minnesota, to LeRoy and Cecilia Piché. He attended Irondale High School in New Brighton and the University of St. Thomas in St. Paul. He studied at St. Paul Seminary, from where he obtained a M.A. in theology.

Ordination and ministry[]

Piché was ordained a priest on May 26, 1984. He then served as associate pastor at St. Mark's Church until 1987, when he joined the faculty of the University of St. Thomas. He then furthered his studies at St. Joseph Seminary in Princeton, New Jersey (1987-1988), and at Columbia University in New York (earning a Master's degree in Philosophy in 1994).

From 1994 to 1999, he taught undergraduate philosophy the University of St. Thomas. He was pastor of St. Joseph Church in West St. Paul (1999-2005), and of All Saints Church in Lakeville (2005-2008). From 2000 to 2008, he served as chairman of the Archdiocesan Commission for Ecumenism and Interreligious Affairs. In June 2008, he was named pastor of St. Andrew Church as well as vicar general and moderator of the curia for the Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis.

Auxiliary Bishop of St. Paul and Minneapolis[]

On May 27, 2009, Piché was appointed Auxiliary Bishop of St. Paul and Minneapolis and Titular Bishop of Tamata by Pope Benedict XVI. He received his episcopal consecration on the following June 29 from Archbishop John Nienstedt, with Archbishop Harry Flynn and Bishop John LeVoir serving as co-consecrators, at the Cathedral of St. Paul. The Vatican announced on June 15, 2015, that Pope Francis had accepted his resignation as auxiliary bishop along with that of Archbishop John Nienstedt, both citing the provision of canon law that allows a bishop to resign when some "grave reason" makes it impossible to continue to fulfill his duties.^[1]

References[]

^ San Martín, Inés (June 15, 2015). "Archbishop Nienstedt resigns after sex abuse coverup charges against archdiocese". Crux. Retrieved June 16, 2015.

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Episcopal succession[]

Catholic Church titles
Preceded by –	Auxiliary Bishop of Saint Paul and Minneapolis May 27, 2009–June 15, 2015	Succeeded by –

[1] San Martín, Inés (June 15, 2015). "Archbishop Nienstedt resigns after sex abuse coverup charges against archdiocese". Crux. Retrieved June 16, 2015.

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