John M. Quinn
John Michael Quinn (born December 17, 1945) is an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He was named as the eighth bishop of the Diocese of Winona in Minnesota in 2008. Since 2018, he has been serving as bishop of the new Diocese of Winona-Rochester. Quinn previously serve as an auxiliary bishop of the Archdiocese of Detroit in Michigan from 2003 to 2008.
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 |
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Ordination | March 17, 1972 by Walter Joseph Schoenherr |
Consecration | August 12, 2003 by Adam Maida, Edmund Szoka, Walter Joseph Schoenherr |
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Previous post(s) | Coadjutor Bishop of Winona Auxiliary Bishop of Detroit |
Motto | Rejoice in Hope |
Biography
Early life

The youngest of three children, John Quinn was born in Detroit, Michigan to George and Mary Quinn. He attended St. Anthony High School and then Sacred Heart Major Seminary in Detroit, obtaining his Bachelor of Philosophy degree.
Quinn also earned a Master of Divinity degree from St. John's Provincial Seminary in Plymouth, Michigan. He received Master of Religious Studies and Master of Systematic Theology degrees from the University of Detroit Mercy.
Priesthood
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 served as an associate pastor in Farmington, Michigan and Harper Woods, Michigan, before becoming pastor of St. Luke's Parish[1] in Detroit.
In 1990, Quinn 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 Sacred Heart Seminary (where Quinn was an adjunct member of the faculty).
Auxiliary Bishop of Detroit
On July 7, 2003, Quinn was appointed as an auxiliary bishop of the Archdiocese of Detroit and titular bishop of Ressiana. He received his episcopal ordination on August 12, 2003, from Cardinal Maida, with Cardinal Casimir Szoka and Bishop Walter Schoenherr serving as co-consecrators. Quinn selected as his episcopal motto: "Rejoice in Hope" (Romans 12:12).
Bishop of Winona
Pope Benedict XVI named Quinn as coadjutor bishop of the Diocese of Winona on October 15, 2008, being formally installed on December 11, 2008. After the retirement of Bishop Bernard Harrington, Quinn automatically became the new bishop of Winona on May 7, 2009.[2][3][4] On March 27, 2018, the Diocese of Winona became the Diocese of Winona-Rochester, with Quinn remaining as bishop.
Styles of John Michael Quinn | |
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Spoken style | Your Excellency |
Religious style | Bishop |
See also
References
- http://stlukesdetroit.org/V2/Main3.htmin%5B%5D
- "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