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238:Spoken style
199:
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128:Consecration
118:May 26, 1984
78:May 27, 2009
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1496:1958 births
1375:James Keane
1270:, Maplewood
1234:, Faribault
1222:, Richfield
870:Archbishops
723:Catholicism
562:February 9,
426:Resignation
414:serving as
412:John LeVoir
410:and Bishop
408:Harry Flynn
297:Minneapolis
164:May 8, 1958
65:Archdiocese
1490:Categories
1440:Paul Sirba
1288:, St. Paul
1282:, Plymouth
1276:, Victoria
1252:, St. Paul
1195:Seminaries
1061:Cathedrals
976:John Roach
899:John Roach
849:Ordinaries
677:The Pillar
490:References
349:New Jersey
333:John Roach
327:Piché was
160:1958-05-08
115:Ordination
1450:Tim Vakoc
1300:, Fridley
1211:(defunct)
1174:Education
711:Biography
436:canon law
418:, at the
345:Princeton
301:Minnesota
286:Biography
196:Styles of
83:Installed
75:Appointed
1151:Historic
1076:Parishes
1055:Churches
894:Leo Binz
761:Archived
683:July 28,
657:June 26,
631:June 26,
605:June 16,
458:See also
329:ordained
319:degree.
133:by
120:by
1308:Priests
1240:, Edina
855:Bishops
802:–
787:–
697:Portals
274:of the
266:of the
264:prelate
91:Retired
1161:Chapel
364:pastor
252:Bishop
141:, and
110:Orders
104:Tamata
50:Tamata
280:vicar
179:Motto
685:2024
659:2023
633:2023
607:2015
599:Crux
564:2022
534:2023
378:and
173:, US
154:Born
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