Francis Quinn
Francis Anthony Quinn | |
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| Bishop of Sacramento | |
Quinn in November 2004 | |
| 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 |
| Previous post | Auxiliary Bishop of San Francisco (1978 to 1979) |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | June 15, 1946 by John Joseph Mitty |
| Consecration | June 29, 1978 by John R. Quinn, Joseph Thomas McGucken, and William Joseph McDonald |
| Personal details | |
| Born | September 11, 1921 Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| Died | March 21, 2019 (aged 97) Sacramento, California, U.S. |
| Education | St. Joseph’s Seminary St. Patrick's Seminary Catholic University of America University of California, Berkeley |
| Motto | Lumen gentum Christus (Christ is the light of the nation) |
| Styles of Francis Anthony Quinn | |
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| Reference style | |
| Spoken style | Your Excellency |
| Religious style | Bishop |
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 in California from 1980 to 1993. He previously served as an auxiliary bishop of the Archdiocese of San Francisco from 1978 to 1979.
After his retirement, Quinn ministered for several years to Native American communities in the Southwestern United States.