Francis Xavier Irwin
Francis Xavier Irwin (* 9. January 1934 in Medford , † thirtieth October 2019 in Dennis ) was a US -American cleric and a Roman Catholic auxiliary bishop in Boston .
Life
The Archbishop of Boston , Cardinal Richard James Cushing , ordained him priestly for the Archdiocese of Boston on February 2, 1960 .
Pope John Paul II appointed him auxiliary bishop in Boston and titular bishop of Ubaza on July 24, 1996 . The Archbishop of Boston, Bernard Francis Cardinal Law , donated him episcopal ordination on September 17 of the same year ; Co- consecrators were Theodore Edgar McCarrick , Archbishop of Newark , and Robert Joseph Banks , Bishop of Green Bay .
On October 20, 2009, Pope Benedict XVI. his age-related retirement.
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SURNAME | Irwin, Francis Xavier |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Irwin, Francis; Irwin, Francis X. |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American clergyman and Roman Catholic auxiliary bishop in Boston |
DATE OF BIRTH | January 9, 1934 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Medford |
DATE OF DEATH | October 30, 2019 |
Place of death | Dennis |