Michael William Hyle

The Most Reverend

Michael William Hyle
The Most Reverend; ; Michael William Hyle
Bishop of Wilmington
See	Bishop of Wilmington
Installed	May 9, 1960
Term ended	December 26, 1967
Predecessor	Edmond Fitzmaurice
Successor	Thomas Mardaga
Other post(s)	Coadjutor Bishop of Wilmington (1958–1960); Titular Bishop of Christopolis (1958–1960); Second Vatican Council Father: Session One (1962); Second Vatican Council Father: Session Two (1963); Second Vatican Council Father: Session Three (1964); Second Vatican Council Father: Session Four (1965)
Orders
Ordination	March 12, 1927
Consecration	September 24, 1958
Personal details
Birth name	Michael William Hyle
Born	October 13, 1901; Baltimore, Maryland
Died	December 26, 1967 (aged 66); Wilmington, Delaware
Denomination	Roman Catholic Church

Michael William Hyle (October 13, 1901 – December 26, 1967) was an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as Bishop of Wilmington from 1960 until his death in 1967.

Biography[]

Michael Hyle was born in Baltimore, Maryland, to John and Elizabeth (née McCloskey) Hyle.^[1] He attended St. Charles College in Catonsville, Maryland and afterwards St. Mary's Seminary in Baltimore, from where he obtained a Bachelor of Sacred Theology degree in 1922.^[1] He then furthered his studies in Rome at the Pontifical North American College and the Urban College of Propaganda, earning a Licentiate of Sacred Theology in 1926.^[1] He was ordained to the priesthood on March 12, 1927.^[2] After doing pastoral work in Washington, D.C. from 1927 to 1943, he served as pastor in Libertytown, Maryland (1943–1946),^[3] Bradshaw, Maryland (1946–1957), and in Baltimore (1957–1958).^[1]

On July 3, 1958, Hyle was appointed Coadjutor Bishop, with right of succession, of Wilmington, Delaware, and Titular Bishop of Christopolis by Pope Pius XII.^[2] He received his episcopal consecration on the following September 24 at the Basilica of the Assumption (Baltimore) from Archbishop Amleto Giovanni Cicognani, with Archbishop Albert Gregory Meyer and Bishop Jerome Aloysius Sebastian serving as co-consecrators.^[2] As coadjutor, he also served as vicar general of the diocese and pastor of Christ Our King Church.^[1]

Upon the retirement of Bishop Edmond John Fitzmaurice on March 2, 1960, Hyle succeeded him, effective immediately, as the fifth Bishop of Wilmington.^[2] He attended all four sessions of the Second Vatican Council between 1962 and 1965.^[4] He dedicated much of his administration to the implementation of the Council's reforms, encouraging the formation of parish councils and the ecumenical movement.^[4] He also established St. Mark's High School (a diocesan high school) and the University of Delaware's Newman Centre (Thomas More Oratory).^[4]

Hyle later died at age 66; he was the first Bishop of Wilmington to die while still in office.

Catholic Church titles
Preceded by Edmond John Fitzmaurice	Bishop of Wilmington 1960–1967	Succeeded by Thomas Joseph Mardaga

References[]

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e Curtis, Georgina Pell (1961). The American Catholic Who's Who. Vol. XIV. Grosse Pointe, Michigan: Walter Romig.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "Bishop Michael William Hyle". Catholic-Hierarchy.org.
^ St. Peter the Apostle Catholic Church, Libertytown, Maryland-History
^ ^a ^b ^c "A Brief History of the Diocese of Wilmington". Roman Catholic Diocese of Wilmington.

[curtis-1] Curtis, Georgina Pell (1961). The American Catholic Who's Who. Vol. XIV. Grosse Pointe, Michigan: Walter Romig.

[hierarchy-2] "Bishop Michael William Hyle". Catholic-Hierarchy.org.

[3] St. Peter the Apostle Catholic Church, Libertytown, Maryland-History

[diocese-4] "A Brief History of the Diocese of Wilmington". Roman Catholic Diocese of Wilmington.

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v t Roman Catholic Diocese of Wilmington
Bishops	Thomas Albert Andrew Becker Alfred Allen Paul Curtis John James Joseph Monaghan Edmond John Fitzmaurice Michael William Hyle Thomas Mardaga Robert Edward Mulvee Michael Angelo Saltarelli William Francis Malooly William Edward Koenig
Coadjutor bishop	Hubert James Cartwright
Churches	List List of churches in the Roman Catholic Diocese of Wilmington Cathedral Cathedral of St. Peter Parishes St. Joseph's Church, Greenville, DE St. John the Baptist Church, Newark, DE St. Joseph's Church, Middletown, DE St. Peter's Church, Queenstown, MD St. Francis Xavier Church, Warwick, MD St. Anthony's Church, Wilmington, DE St. Catherine of Siena Church, Wilmington, DE St. Hedwig's Church, Wilmington, DE St. Joseph's Church, Wilmington, DE St. Mary of the Immaculate Conception Church, Wilmington, DE St. Stanislaus Kostka Church, Wilmington, DE
Education	High Schools Archmere Academy, Claymont, DE Padua Academy, Wilmington, DE Saints Peter and Paul High School, Easton, MD St. Elizabeth High School, Wilmington, DE St. Mark's High School, Wilmington, DE St. Thomas More Preparatory, Magnolia, DE Salesianum School, Wilmington, DE Ursuline Academy, Wilmington, DE Primary Schools Mount Aviat Academy, Childs, MD St. Edmond's Academy, Wilmington, DE Former College St. Mary's College
Priests	John Barres Benjamin Joseph Keiley
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