John Quinn Weitzel | |
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Bishop Emeritus of Samoa-Pago Pago | |
Diocese | Samoa-Pago Pago |
Appointed | June 9, 1986 |
Installed | October 29, 1986 |
Term ended | May 31, 2013 |
Predecessor | First bishop |
Successor | Peter Brown |
Orders | |
Ordination | June 11, 1955 by Raymond Aloysius Lane |
Consecration | October 29, 1986 by |
Personal details | |
Born |
Chicago, Illinois, U.S. | May 10, 1928
Died | December 30, 2022 Maryknoll, New York, U.S. | (aged 94)
Styles of John Quinn Weitzel | |
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Reference style | |
Spoken style | Your Excellency |
Religious style | Bishop |
John Quinn Weitzel M.M. (May 10, 1928 – December 30, 2022) was an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church who served as bishop of the Diocese of Samoa-Pago Pago in American Samoa. [1]
Weitzel was born in Chicago, Illinois, on May 10, 1928. [2] He was ordained a Catholic priest for the Catholic Foreign Mission Society of America on June 11, 1955. [1]
Pope John Paul II appointed Weitzel as the first bishop of the newly-erected diocese of Samoa-Pago Pago on June 9, 1986. [1] He was consecrated on October 29, 1986 by Pio Taofinu'u, with Joseph Ferrario, and Patrick Vincent Hurley as co-consecrators.
Weitzel's letter of resignation as bishop of Samoa-Pago Pago was accepted by Pope Francis on Friday, May 31, 2013. [1] [3]
Weitzel died on December 30, 2022, following a short illness. [4] [5]
John Quinn Weitzel | |
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Bishop Emeritus of Samoa-Pago Pago | |
Diocese | Samoa-Pago Pago |
Appointed | June 9, 1986 |
Installed | October 29, 1986 |
Term ended | May 31, 2013 |
Predecessor | First bishop |
Successor | Peter Brown |
Orders | |
Ordination | June 11, 1955 by Raymond Aloysius Lane |
Consecration | October 29, 1986 by |
Personal details | |
Born |
Chicago, Illinois, U.S. | May 10, 1928
Died | December 30, 2022 Maryknoll, New York, U.S. | (aged 94)
Styles of John Quinn Weitzel | |
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Reference style | |
Spoken style | Your Excellency |
Religious style | Bishop |
John Quinn Weitzel M.M. (May 10, 1928 – December 30, 2022) was an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church who served as bishop of the Diocese of Samoa-Pago Pago in American Samoa. [1]
Weitzel was born in Chicago, Illinois, on May 10, 1928. [2] He was ordained a Catholic priest for the Catholic Foreign Mission Society of America on June 11, 1955. [1]
Pope John Paul II appointed Weitzel as the first bishop of the newly-erected diocese of Samoa-Pago Pago on June 9, 1986. [1] He was consecrated on October 29, 1986 by Pio Taofinu'u, with Joseph Ferrario, and Patrick Vincent Hurley as co-consecrators.
Weitzel's letter of resignation as bishop of Samoa-Pago Pago was accepted by Pope Francis on Friday, May 31, 2013. [1] [3]
Weitzel died on December 30, 2022, following a short illness. [4] [5]