Francis Anthony Quinn
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His Excellency, The Most Reverend Francis Anthony Quinn |
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| Bishop Emeritus of Sacramento | |
Bishop Francis Quinn greets guests after the opening of the cause for beatification ceremony for Bishop Alphonse Gallegos
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| Archdiocese | San Francisco |
| Diocese | Sacramento |
| Appointed | December 18, 1979 |
| Installed | February 18, 1980 |
| Term ended | November 30, 1993 |
| Predecessor | Alden John Bell |
| Successor | William Weigand |
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| Ordination | June 15, 1946 |
| Consecration | June 29, 1978 by John R. Quinn, Joseph Thomas McGucken, and William Joseph McDonald |
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| Born |
September 11, 1921 Los Angeles, California |
| Previous post | Auxiliary Bishop of San Francisco |
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| Spoken style | Your Excellency |
| Religious style | Bishop |
Francis Anthony Quinn (born September 11, 1921) is the Roman Catholic bishop emeritus of the Diocese of Sacramento.
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 a 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.
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.
Under Pope John Paul II, 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.
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