Francis Quinn

Francis Anthony Quinn (September 11, 1921 – March 21, 2019) was an American Roman Catholic prelate who served as the Bishop of the Diocese of Sacramento from 1980 to 1993.

For the American racing driver, see Francis Quinn (racing driver). For other people, see Frank Quinn (disambiguation).
His Excellency, The Most Reverend

Francis Anthony Quinn
Bishop of Sacramento
Quinn in November 2004
ArchdioceseSan Francisco
DioceseSacramento
AppointedDecember 18, 1979
InstalledFebruary 18, 1980
Term endedNovember 30, 1993
PredecessorAlden John Bell
SuccessorWilliam Weigand
Orders
OrdinationJune 15, 1946
ConsecrationJune 29, 1978
by John R. Quinn, Joseph Thomas McGucken, and William Joseph McDonald
Personal details
Born(1921-09-11)September 11, 1921
Los Angeles, California, U.S.
DiedMarch 21, 2019(2019-03-21) (aged 97)
Sacramento, California, U.S.
Previous post(s)Auxiliary Bishop of San Francisco
Styles of
Francis Anthony Quinn
Reference style
Spoken styleYour Excellency
Religious styleBishop

Background

Born in Los Angeles, California, he graduated from St. Joseph’s Seminary and was ordained a priest for the Archdiocese of San Francisco on June 15, 1946. He earned an MA in education from the Catholic University of America, Washington, D.C., in 1947 and an Ed.D. from the University of California, Berkeley, in 1962.[1][2]

Quinn was a teacher at Serra High School, San Mateo, and a counselor at Sacred Heart Cathedral Preparatory, San Francisco, before becoming an assistant superintendent of schools for the Archdiocese of San Francisco in 1955. He was editor for the San Francisco Monitor in 1962 and was appointed pastor of St. Gabriel’s Church in 1970.

Bishop

Under Pope Paul VI, Quinn was consecrated an auxiliary bishop of San Francisco on June 29, 1978, and installed as the seventh bishop of the Diocese of Sacramento on December 18, 1979.

From 1980-1992, seven new parishes, several missions, two elementary schools, and one high school were established. He oversaw a 10-year pastoral plan for the diocese as well as a spiritual renewal program, reorganized the deanery structure, initiated a diocesan pastoral council, and celebrated the hundredth anniversary of the diocese.

Quinn inspired and encouraged women to lead in parish governance, educational, liturgical, financial and social ministries. He also activated lay individuals to continue their formation and assume leadership roles in various groups and movements. He supported the launch of an AIDS hospice and he protested the death penalty on the steps of the Capitol and at prison gates. He also spoke up regarding nuclear disarmament, immigration policies, and many foreign issues.

Bishop Quinn High School in Palo Cedro, California, is named in his honor, but closed in 2008 from low enrollment.

Bishop Francis Quinn greets guests after the opening of the cause for beatification ceremony for Bishop Alphonse Gallegos, 2004.

Retirement and death

Quinn retired in 1993, and spent several years with the Yaquis in Arizona. In 2007, he returned to the Diocese of Sacramento. He took up residence at Mercy McMahon Terrace, a residence for seniors run by the Sisters of Mercy in midtown Sacramento, and continued to serve as an activist for social justice and human rights issues, especially for the poor.

Quinn died on March 21, 2019, at the age of 97. At the time of his death, he was the oldest living bishop in the United States.[3]

See also

References
  1. "Bishop Emeritus Francis A. Quinn's Biography". Diocese-sacramento.org. Archived from the original on 23 June 2017. Retrieved 21 December 2014.
  2. "Bishop Francis Anthony Quinn". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved 23 January 2015.
  3. Dávilla, Robert D.; Bretón, Marcos (March 21, 2019). "Sacramento's Bishop Quinn, oldest living Catholic bishop in America, dies". The Sacramento Bee. Retrieved March 22, 2019.

Episcopal succession
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