Timothy Joseph Lyne

Timothy Joseph Lyne (March 21, 1919 – September 25, 2013) was an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as an auxiliary bishop of the Archdiocese of Chicago from 1983 to 1995.

Biography

Early life Lyne was born in Chicago, Illinois, on March 21, 1919. He was eldest of four children of Irish immigrant parents, two brothers and a sister. He attended Resurrection and Saint Mel primary schools, then entered Quigley Memorial Seminary, all in Chicago. He then studied at the University of Saint Mary of the Lake in Mundelein, Illinois. While at Saint Mary, Lyne served as a golf caddy for Cardinal George Mundelein. Lyne graduated from Saint Mary with a Master of Arts degree in History and a Licentiate of Sacred Theology.

Priesthood Lyne was ordained into the priesthood for the Archdiocese of Chicago by Archbishop (later Cardinal) Samuel Stritch in Chicago on May 1, 1943. After his ordination, Lyne was appointed as parochial vicar of Saint Mary's Parish in Riverside, Illinois. During his time there, Lyne led the effort to build a new primary school and a convent. In 1962, after 19 years at Saint Mary's, he was transferred as parochial vicar to Saint Edmund Parish, in Oak Park, Illinois. Lyne was appointed parochial vicar in 1966 for Holy Name Cathedral Parish in Chicago. A year later, he was named rector for the Cathedral Parish, maintaining that position until 1990.

The Bishop Lyne Residence, a home for retired priests in Palos Park, Illinois, was named after Lyne.