Most Rev. Timothy J. Lyne, D.D., 94, Retired Auxiliary Bishop of Chicago and Rector of Holy Name Cathedral, passed away suddenly this morning at his residence in the Bishop Lyne Rectory at Holy Name Cathedral in Chicago.
Visitation for Bishop Lyne will take place on Sunday, September 29, from 2 p.m. until 9 p.m. and Monday, September 30 from 9 a.m. until 10:15 a.m., at Holy Name Cathedral, State and Superior Streets in Chicago.
Francis Cardinal George, OMI, Archbishop of Chicago, will be the main celebrant at the funeral Mass for Bishop Lyne on Monday, September 30, at 10:30 a.m., at Holy Name Cathedral. Most. Rev. Francis Kane, Auxiliary Bishop of Chicago and Archdiocesan Vicar General, will be the homilist.
Interment will be at Mount Carmel Cemetery in Hillside.
"He contributed to and accompanied the life of the Archdiocese and of innumerable individuals for decades. Seemingly indestructible because never complaining, his death is a shock. I believe he would want us to pray for him, as we continue to count on his prayers for us before the Lord. May he rest in peace," Cardinal George said.
