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This article is about an American Catholic bishop. For other people with a similar name, see Michael Dempsey (disambiguation).

Michael Ryan Patrick Dempsey (September 10, 1918 – January 8, 1974) was an American Catholic prelate who served as an auxiliary bishop of the Archdiocese of Chicago from 1968 to 1974.

Biography

Born in Chicago, Illinois, Michael Ryan Patrick Dempsey was ordained a priest for the Archdiocese of Chicago on May 1, 1943, by Archbishop Samuel Stritch. Before his appointment to the episcopacy, Father Dempsey was instrumental in creating the Catholic Campaign for Human Development.[1]

On June 13, 1968 Pope Paul VI appointed him as the Titular Bishop of Truentum and Auxiliary Bishop of Chicago. He was consecrated by Cardinal John Cody on June 13, 1968. The principal co-consecrators were Bishops Ernest John Primeau of Manchester and Cletus F. O'Donnell of Madison.

He continued to serve as an auxiliary bishop until his death from a heart attack on January 8, 1974.[2][3][4]

References

  1. ^ McClory, Robert J. "The fight over fighting poverty: CCHD and the push for reform". U.S. Catholic. Retrieved 26 February 2021.
  2. ^ "Bishop Michael Ryan Patrick Dempsey". Catholic-Hierarchy. Retrieved 2013-07-17.
  3. ^ "Bishops who are not Ordinaries of Sees". Giga-Catholic. Retrieved 2013-07-17.
  4. ^ "Pittsburgh Catholic 18 January 1974 — The Catholic News Archive". thecatholicnewsarchive.org. Retrieved 2024-06-11.


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