John R. Quinn
| Styles of John Raphael Quinn | |
|---|---|
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| Reference style | The Most Reverend |
| Spoken style | Your Excellency |
| Religious style | Monsignor |
| Posthumous style | not applicable |
John Raphael Quinn (born March 28, 1929) is a Roman Catholic bishop, currently the Archbishop Emeritus of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of San Francisco; he served as the archdiocese's sixth archbishop from 1977 to 1995. Archbishop Quinn also served as president of the United States Catholic Conference and National Conference of Catholic Bishops from 1977 to 1980.
Quinn was born in Riverside, California, and was ordained to the priesthood for the Roman Catholic Diocese of San Diego on July 19, 1953. He was named an auxiliary bishop for San Diego and titular bishop of Thisiduo on October 21, 1967, and ordained a bishop December 12. On November 17, 1971, he was appointed Bishop of Oklahoma City-Tulsa. When the diocese was split to form the Archdiocese of Oklahoma City and the Diocese of Tulsa on December 13, 1972, Quinn became the first Archbishop of Oklahoma City. In 1977, Quinn was reassigned to become the Archbishop of San Francisco.
Published works
- John R. Quinn, The Reform of the Papacy (New York: Crossroad Publishing, 1999). A controversial response to Pope John Paul II's request for suggestions on how to reform the papacy in his papal letter Ut Unum Sint.
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