Michael Ryan Patrick Dempsey

This article is about an American Catholic bishop. For other people with a similar name, see Michael Dempsey (disambiguation).

Michael Ryan Patrick Dempsey (September 10, 1918 – January 8, 1974) was an American Catholic prelate who served as an auxiliary bishop of the Archdiocese of Chicago from 1968 to 1974.

The Most Reverend Michael Dempsey
Auxiliary Bishop of Chicago
Church	Catholic Church
See	Titular See of Truentum
In office	June 13, 1968 - January 8, 1974
Orders
Ordination	May 1, 1943 by Samuel Stritch
Consecration	June 13, 1968 by John Cody
Personal details
Born	September 10, 1918 Chicago, Illinois, USA
Died	January 8, 1974(1974-01-08) (aged 55) Chicago, Illinois, USA

Biography

Born in Chicago, Illinois, Michael Ryan Patrick Dempsey was ordained a priest for the Archdiocese of Chicago on May 1, 1943, by Archbishop Samuel Stritch. Before his appointment to the episcopacy, Father Dempsey was instrumental in creating the Catholic Campaign for Human Development.^[1]

On June 13, 1968 Pope Paul VI appointed him as the Titular Bishop of Truentum and Auxiliary Bishop of Chicago. He was consecrated by Cardinal John Cody on June 13, 1968. The principal co-consecrators were Bishops Ernest John Primeau of Manchester and Cletus F. O'Donnell of Madison.

He continued to serve as an auxiliary bishop until his death from a heart attack on January 8, 1974.^[2][3][4]