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James Patterson Lyke
1939–1992
United States
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Biography
James Patterson Lyke, O.F.M. (February 18, 1939 – December 27, 1992) was an African-American Catholic prelate who served as archbishop of Atlanta in Georgia from 1991 to 1992. He 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 history.
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