Francis Anthony Quinn
Francis Anthony Quinn (born September 11, 1921 in Los Angeles , California - March 21, 2019 in Sacramento , California) was an American clergyman and Roman Catholic bishop of Sacramento .
Life
Francis Anthony Quinn, coming from a humble background, was ordained a priest on June 15, 1946 . From 1947 he was a teacher at Serra High School in San Mateo before he was employed in the administration of the Archdiocese of San Francisco from 1955 . In 1962 he became editor of the San Francisco Monitor .
Pope Paul VI appointed him on April 24, 1978 auxiliary bishop in San Francisco and titular bishop of Numana . The Archbishop of San Francisco, John Raphael Quinn donated him episcopal ordination on June 29 of the same year ; Co-consecrators were Joseph Thomas McGucken , Senior Archbishop of San Francisco, and William Joseph McDonald , Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of San Francisco. Pope John Paul II appointed him Bishop of Sacramento on December 18, 1979 ; he was introduced to office on February 18, 1980. Quinn promoted women in church activities and turned against the death penalty with a protest outside the Capitol .
On November 30, 1993, Pope John Paul II accepted his age-related resignation. After working in Arizona from 1994 , he returned to Sacramento in 2007. He died on March 21, 2019 at the age of 97.
The Bishop Quinn High School in Palo Cedro was named after him in 1995. In 2008 the school was closed.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ^ Robert D. Dávila: Sacramento's Bishop Quinn, oldest living Catholic bishop in America, dies. The Sacramento Bee , March 21, 2019, accessed the same day. (English)
| predecessor | Office | successor |
|---|---|---|
| Alden John Bell |
Bishop of Sacramento 1979-1993 |
William Keith Weigand |
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Quinn, Francis Anthony |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American Catholic clergyman and former Bishop of Sacramento |
| DATE OF BIRTH | September 11, 1921 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Los Angeles , California |
| DATE OF DEATH | March 21, 2019 |
| Place of death | Sacramento , California |