John M. Quinn
John Michael Quinn | |
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| Bishop of Winona-Rochester | |
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| Church | Catholic Church |
| Diocese | Winona-Rochester |
| 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 |
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| Born | December 17, 1945 Detroit, Michigan |
| Previous post(s) | Coadjutor Bishop of Winona Auxiliary Bishop of Detroit |
| Motto | Rejoice in Hope |
John Michael Quinn (born December 17, 1945) is an American prelate of the Catholic Church. He was named as the eighth Bishop of the Diocese of Winona in 2008. Since 2018 he is the first to use the title the Bishop of Winona-Rochester.
Biography[]
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 systematic 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[1] 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).
Auxiliary Bishop of Detroit[]
On July 7, 2003, Quinn was appointed Auxiliary Bishop of Detroit and Titular Bishop of Ressiana. He received his episcopal ordination on the following August 12 from Cardinal Maida, with Cardinal Szoka and Bishop Schoenherr serving as co-consecrators. Quinn selected as his episcopal motto: "Rejoice in Hope" (Romans 12:12).
Bishop of Winona[]
Quinn was later named Coadjutor Bishop of Winona, Minnesota (now the Diocese of Winona-Rochester) on October 15, 2008, being formally installed on December 11. He succeeded his longtime friend and the incumbent Ordinary, Bernard Harrington, upon the Vatican's official acceptance of the latter's retirement on May 7, 2009.[2][3][4]
| Styles of John Michael Quinn | |
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| Spoken style | Your Excellency |
| Religious style | Bishop |
See also[]
- Catholic Church hierarchy
- Catholic Church in the United States
- Historical list of the Catholic bishops of the United States
- List of Catholic bishops of the United States
- Lists of patriarchs, archbishops, and bishops
References[]
- ^ http://stlukesdetroit.org/V2/Main3.htmin[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Bishop John Michael Quinn". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved January 21, 2015.
- ^ http://www.dow.org/BishopJohnQuinn.htm
- ^ "Bishop Quinn to lead Diocese of Winona".
External links[]
Media related to John Michael Quinn at Wikimedia Commons- Roman Catholic Diocese of Winona official site
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- Roman Catholic bishops of Winona
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- Sacred Heart Major Seminary alumni
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- Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Detroit
- Sacred Heart Major Seminary faculty
- Religious leaders from Michigan
- 21st-century Roman Catholic bishops in the United States