James Joseph Byrne was an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He was Archbishop of Dubuque from 1962 to 1983, having previously served as Auxiliary Bishop of St. Paul and Bishop of Boise .
James Byrne was born in St. Paul, Minnesota, to Philip Joseph and Mary Agnes yrne. One of nine children, he had five brothers and three sisters one of his brothers, Thomas R. Byrne, served as Mayor of St. Paul from 1966 to 1970. Another brother, Robert Byrne, was an instructor of Latin at Saint Thomas Military Academy. After graduating from parochial school, he attended Cretin High School in St. Paul.
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