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Patrick James Byrne
American-born Maryknoll missionary and bishop · United States · On the map · Religious Figures · Lived 1888 to 1950 · aged 62
Patrick James Byrne, M.M. was an American-born Catholic missionary who served as Apostolic Delegate to Korea from 1949 until his death in 1950. A member of the Maryknoll Society, he was assigned to missions in Korea and Japan.
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He served as the Prefect Apostolic of Pyongyang from 1927 to 1929, Prefect Apostolic of Kyoto from 1937 to 1940, Apostolic Visitor to Korea from 1947 to 1949, and the Apostolic Delegate to Korea from 1949 to 1950. He died in Korean custody in 1950. His cause for sainthood was opened in 2013.
