Andrew Byrne
Andrew Byrne | |
|---|---|
| Bishop of Little Rock | |
| Church | Catholic Church |
| Diocese | Diocese of Little Rock |
| Installed | November 28, 1843 |
| Term ended | June 10, 1862 |
| Predecessor | None (first bishop) |
| Successor | Edward Fitzgerald |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | November 11, 1827 by John England |
| Consecration | March 10, 1844 by John Hughes |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1802 Navan, County Meath, Ireland |
| Died | June 10, 1862 (aged 59) Helena, Arkansas, US |
| Buried | Cathedral of St. Andrew, Little Rock, Arkansas, US |
| Nationality | Irish |
Andrew J. Byrne (1802 – June 10, 1862) was an Irish-born American Catholic priest, who became the first bishop of the Diocese of Little Rock in Arkansas from 1844 until his death in 1862.