Background
The eldest of seven children, Lee Piché was born in Minneapolis, Minnesota, to LeRoy and Cecilia Piché.
The eldest of seven children, Lee Piché was born in Minneapolis, Minnesota, to LeRoy and Cecilia Piché.
He attended Irondale High School in New Brighton and the University of Saint Thomas in Saint Paul. He studied at Saint Paul Seminary, from where he obtained a Master of Arts
He served as an auxiliary bishop of the Archdiocese of Saint Paul and Minneapolis from May 27, 2009, to June 15, 2015. Early life and education in theology. Ordination and ministry Piché was ordained a priest on May 26, 1984.
He then served as associate pastor at Saint Mark"s Church until 1987, when he joined the faculty of the University of Saint Thomas.
He then furthered his studies at Saint Joseph Seminary in Princeton, New Jersey (1987-1988), and at Columbia University in New York (earning a Master"s degree in Philosophy in 1994). From 1994 to 1999, he taught undergraduate philosophy the University of Saint Thomas.
He was pastor of Saint Joseph Church in West Saint Paul (1999-2005), and of All Saints Church in Lakeville (2005-2008). In June 2008, he was named pastor of Saint Andrew Church as well as vicar general and moderator of the curia for the Archdiocese of Saint Paul and Minneapolis.
Auxiliary Bishop of Saint Paul and Minneapolis On May 27, 2009, Piché was appointed Auxiliary Bishop of Saint Paul and Minneapolis and Titular Bishop of Tamata by Pope Benedict XVI. He received his episcopal consecration on the following June 29 from Archbishop John Nienstedt, with Archbishop Harry Flynn and Bishop John LeVoir serving as co-consecrators, at the Cathedral of Saint The Vatican announced on June 15, 2015, that Pope Francis had accepted his resignation as auxiliary bishop along with that of Archbishop John Nienstedt, both citing the provision of canon law that allows a bishop to resign when some "grave reason" makes it impossible to continue to fulfill his duties.