James Timlin
James Clifford Timlin | |
|---|---|
| Bishop of Scranton | |
| Church | Roman Catholic Church |
| Archdiocese | Philadelphia |
| Diocese | Scranton |
| Appointed | April 24, 1984 |
| Installed | June 7, 1984 |
| Term ended | July 25, 2003 |
| Predecessor | John Joseph O'Connor |
| Successor | Joseph Francis Martino |
| Previous posts | Auxiliary Bishop of Scranton and Titular Bishop of Gunugus (1976–1984) |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | July 16, 1951 by Martin John O'Connor |
| Consecration | September 21, 1976 by J. Carroll McCormick, John R. Quinn, and Stanley Joseph Ott |
| Personal details | |
| Born | August 5, 1927 Scranton, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Died | April 9, 2023 (aged 95) Scranton |
James Clifford Timlin (August 5, 1927 – April 9, 2023) was an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as bishop of the Diocese of Scranton in Pennsylvania from 1984 to 2003. Timlin was accused in a 2018 Pennsylvania grand jury report of covering up sexual abuse crimes by priests in his diocese during his tenure as bishop.