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Bishop Byrne High School
Founded 1965, Memphis,
Tennessee
Diocese of Memphis
In the 1960's, population growth in Whitehaven, now known as South
Memphis, made it necessary to found a new diocesan high school to
supplement Memphis Catholic High School. The new school was to be named
for Bishop Thomas Sebastian Byrne, fifth Bishop of Nashville (1894-1923).
In 1965 when St. Thomas Academy closed, the sisters were sent to staff
both St. Paul Elementary School and Bishop Byrne, located on the same
grounds. The large convent, still in use today was designed to accommodate
our sisters teaching in both schools.
Bishop Byrne became a large and vibrant school, reaching an enrollment
of over 800 students in the 1970's. In 1990, Bishop Byrne extended
enrollment to middle school grades in order to have sufficient numbers to
pilot the new interdisciplinary middle school curriculum for the Diocese
of Memphis. Bishop Byrne plays a crucial role in breaking the cycle of
poverty by offering a subsidized Catholic education for students from
northern Mississippi. The school also serves as a professional development
school for the University of Memphis.
| Current Bishop: |
Bishop J. Terry Steib, S.V.D. |
| Parishes served:
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St. Paul and other south Memphis parishes; Sacred
Heart Southern Mission in Mississippi |
| Enrollment:
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225 |
| Landmark Dates |
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• 1965 |
Bishop Byrne High School founded on present campus
as a continuation of St. Thomas High |
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• 1966 |
Nashville Dominicans come to Bishop Byrne |
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• 1990 |
Middle school grades added to high school |
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