Servant of God Father Patrick Ryan served as pastor of Sts. Peter and Paul Parish in Chattanooga from 1872 to 1878. He died from yellow fever in 1878 at age 33. Ryan is described by an eyewitness as "going from house to house in the worst-infected section of the city to find what he could do for the sick and needy." In 2016, the Diocese of Knoxville began a cause of canonization of Patrick Ryan. In 2021, his remains were transferred from Mount Olivet Cemetery to Saints Peter and Paul Basilica.
