His Excellency, The Most Reverend John Michael Quinn |
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Bishop of Winona | |
Church | Roman Catholic |
Archdiocese | Saint Paul and Minneapolis |
Diocese | Winona |
Appointed | October 15, 2008 |
Installed | May 7, 2009 |
Predecessor | Bernard Harrington |
Orders | |
Ordination | March 17, 1972 by Walter Joseph Schoenherr |
Consecration | August 12, 2003 by Adam Maida, Edmund Szoka, Walter Joseph Schoenherr |
Personal details | |
Born |
Detroit, Michigan |
December 17, 1945
Previous post |
Coadjutor Bishop of Winona Auxiliary Bishop of Detroit |
Motto | REJOICE IN HOPE |
Styles of John Michael Quinn |
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Reference style | |
Spoken style | Your Excellency |
Religious style | Bishop |
John Michael Quinn (born December 17, 1945) is an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He currently serves as the eighth Bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Winona.
The youngest of three children, John Quinn was born in Detroit, Michigan to George and Mary Quinn. He attended St. Anthony High School and Sacred Heart Major Seminary, from where he obtained his Bachelor's degree in philosophy. He also earned a Master of Divinity from St. John's Provincial Seminary in Plymouth, as well as Master's degrees in religious studies and systemic theology from the University of Detroit Mercy.
Quinn was ordained to the priesthood by Bishop Walter Schoenherr on March 17, 1972. He completed his graduate studies at the Catholic University of America in Washington, D.C. Quinn was an associate pastor in Farmington and Harper Woods before becoming pastor of St. Luke Church in Detroit. In 1990, he was raised to the rank of Honorary Prelate of His Holiness. He also served as the archdiocesan director for justice and peace and for education (1990–2003), and Cardinal Adam Maida's delegate to his alma mater of Sacred Heart Seminary (where he was an adjunct member of the faculty).