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James Patterson Lyke , O.F.M. (February 18, 1939 – December 27, 1992) was an African-American prelate of the Catholic Church who served as archbishop of the Archdiocese of Atlanta in Georgia from 1991 to 1992.
Lyke previously served as an auxiliary bishop of the Diocese of Cleveland in Ohio from 1979 to 1990. He was the second African-American archbishop in American history.
Biography [ edit ]
Early life [ edit ]
James Lyke was born on February 18, 1939, on the South Side of Chicago , Illinois , the youngest of seven children of Amos and Ora (née Sneed) Lyke.[1] welfare checks.[2] Wentworth Gardens , a housing project .[2]
Ora Lyke, a Baptist , sent James Lyke to St. George Catholic School when he was in the fourth grade to keep him out of trouble. She washed the St. George Church laundry to help pay the school tuition. She and six of her children later converted to Catholicism .[2]
Deciding to become a priest, James Lyke joined the Franciscan order in 1959, studying at the St. Francis Novitiate in Teutopolis, Illinois . He later obtained his Bachelor of Arts degree in philosophy at Our Lady of Angels House of Philosophy through Quincy College in Quincy, Illinois. He received a Master of Divinity degree from St. Joseph Theological Seminary in Teutopolis, Illinois .
Priesthood [ edit ]
Lyke was ordained a priest at St. Francis Church in Teutopolis on June 24, 1966, by Bishop William O’Connor. [3] Padua High School in Cleveland. While at Padua, Lyke led the local Operation Breadbasket campaign to help the African-American community.[4]
After the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. in 1968, Lyke requested that the Franciscans assign him to a parish in Tennessee . They sent him to serve as pastor to St. Thomas Parish in Memphis , becoming the first African-American priest in Tennessee. During this period, he also served as president of the National Office for Black Catholics .[4]
In 1977, the Franciscans appointed Lyke as director of the Newman Center at Grambling State University in Grambling, Louisiana.[1]
Auxiliary Bishop of Cleveland [ edit ]
Pope John Paul II named Lyke as an auxiliary bishop of Cleveland and titular bishop of Furnos Major on June 30, 1979.[5] [3] James Hickey on August 1`, 1979. Lyke obtained a Doctor of Theology degree in 1981 from the Union Graduate School in Cincinnati, Ohio .
While serving as auxiliary bishop, Lyke coordinated the group that produced Lead Me, Guide Me: The African American Catholic Hymnal in 1987.[6]
Archbishop of Atlanta [ edit ]
After the resignation of Archbishop Eugene Marino due to scandal, the college of consultors for the archdiocese appointed Lyke as apostolic administrator of Atlanta on July 10, 1990. John Paul II appointed him as archbishop there on April 30, 1991,[7] [8] [3]
Death and legacy [ edit ]
Lyke died of kidney cancer on December 27, 1992. At the time of his death, Lyke was the highest-ranking African-American Catholic clergyman in the nation.[9]
Lyke House Catholic Newman Center at the Atlanta University Center [10]
Archbishop Lyke School in Cleveland[11]
Archbishop Lyke Conference, a yearly African-American liturgical conference[4]
References [ edit ]
^ a b c "Archbishop James Patterson Lyke [Catholic-Hierarchy]" . www.catholic-hierarchy.org . Retrieved May 17, 2024 .
^ a b c "Home" . Lyke Conference . Retrieved May 17, 2024 .
^ Acta Apostolicae Sedis (PDF) . Vol. LXXI. 1979. p. 900. Retrieved December 14, 2020 .
^ "Lead Me, Guide Me" . GIA Publications . Retrieved December 14, 2020 .
^ Acta Apostolicae Sedis (PDF) . Vol. LXXXIII. 1991. p. 527. Retrieved December 14, 2020 .
^ "Interim Archbishop of Atlanta Named to Post Permanently" . New York Times . May 1, 1991. Retrieved December 15, 2020 .
^ "James Lyke Dies at 53, Archbishop of Atlanta" . New York Times . December 28, 1992. Retrieved December 15, 2020 .
^ "Lyke House - The Catholic Center at AUC" . lykehouse.org . Retrieved May 17, 2024 .
^ "Archbishop Lyke School – Archbishop Lyke School" . Retrieved May 17, 2024 .
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