John R. Quinn

Styles of
John Raphael Quinn

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.

[edit] 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.

Preceded by Victor Joseph Reed	Bishop of Oklahoma City-Tulsa 1971–1972	Succeeded by *None (diocese split)*
Preceded by *None (erected)*	Archbishop of Oklahoma City 1972–1977	Succeeded by Charles Alexander K. Salatka
Preceded by Joseph Thomas McGucken	Archbishop of San Francisco 1977–1995	Succeeded by William Levada
Preceded by Joseph Cardinal Bernardin	President of the United States Catholic Conference and National Conference of Catholic Bishops 1977–1980	Succeeded by John Roach