Paul Francis Reding

The Most Reverend Paul Francis Reding
Diocese of Hamilton, Ontario
Diocese	Diocese of Hamilton
Installed	September 14, 1973
Term ended	December 8, 1983
Predecessor	Joseph Francis Ryan
Successor	Anthony F. Tonnos
Previous posts	Auxiliary Bishop of Hamilton and Titular Bishop of Liberalia (1966–1973)
Orders
Ordination	June 3, 1950
Consecration	September 14, 1966
Personal details
Born	(1925-02-14)February 14, 1925 Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
Died	December 8, 1982(1982-12-08) (aged 57)
Buried	Holy Sepulchre Cemetery, Burlington, Ontario, Canada
Coat of arms

Styles of Paul Francis Reding
Reference style	Bishop
Spoken style	Your Grace
Religious style	The Most Reverend

Ordination history of Paul Francis Reding
History Priestly ordination Date June 3, 1950 Episcopal consecration Principal consecrator Joseph Francis Ryan (Hamilton, ON) Co-consecrators Michael Alphonsus Harrington (Kamloops, BC); Joseph Lawrence Wilhelm (Titular Bishop of Saccæa) Date July 2, 1966
Episcopal succession Bishops consecrated by Paul Francis Reding as principal consecrator John Michael Sherlock August, 28 1974 Brian Leo John Hennessy May 14, 1975 James Hector MacDonald April 17, 1978

Paul Francis Reding (February 14, 1924 – December 8, 1983) was a Canadian prelate who served as the seventh Bishop of Hamilton from November 1973 until his death in 1982. ^[1]

Career

He was ordained on June 3, 1950 and was appointed Titular Bishop of Liberalia and Auxiliary Bishop of Hamilton on July 2, 1966. At the time of his appointment, he was the rector of the Cathedral of Christ the King and chancellor of the diocese. ^[2]

He was appointed the bishop of Hamilton in 1973. During his tenure as bishop, he ordained future cardinal, Thomas Christopher Collins to the priesthood. He died from cancer on December 8, 1982. His resting place is located at Holy Sepulchre Cemetery in Burlington. ^{[3] [4]}

Halton Catholic District School Board has a secondary school in Milton was named in his honour.

References

1. "Bishops" (PDF). Hamilton Diocese. Archived (PDF) from the original on January 28, 2021. Retrieved January 28, 2021.
2. "Catholic News Service - Newsfeeds, 8 July 1966". Catholic News Service. Retrieved January 6, 2026.
3. "Bishops". Diocese of Hamilton. Retrieved January 2, 2026.
4. Cheney, David M. "Bishop Paul Francis Reding" . Retrieved April 23, 2013.

Catholic Church titles
Preceded by Joseph Francis Ryan	Roman Catholic Bishop of Hamilton 1973–1983	Succeeded by Anthony F. Tonnos