Sylvester Donovan Ryan

Sylvester Donovan Ryan (born September 3, 1930) is an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church.

[1] On May 3, 1957, Ryan was ordained to the priesthood for the Archdiocese of Los Angeles by Cardinal James McIntyre.

Ryan was named president-rector of the archdiocesan Saint John's College Seminary in Camarillo, California, 1986.

Ryan was consecrated at the Cathedral of Saint Vibiana in Los Angeles on May 31, 1990 by then Archbishop Roger Mahony.

[2][3] On December 18, 2006, Pope Benedict XVI accepted Ryan's letter of resignation as bishop of the Diocese of Monterey.