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Alexander James Quinn

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His Excellency, The Most Reverend

A. James Quinn
Auxiliary Bishop of Cleveland
SeeTitular See of Socia
AppointedOctober 14, 1983
In officeDecember 5, 1983 – June 14, 2008
Orders
OrdinationMay 24, 1958
by Edward Francis Hoban
ConsecrationDecember 5, 1983
by Anthony Michael Pilla
Personal details
BornApril 8, 1932
Cleveland, Ohio, US
DiedOctober 18, 2013(2013-10-18) (aged 81)
Westlake, Ohio, US
EducationCleveland State University
Pontifical Lateran University

Alexander James Quinn (April 8, 1932 – October 18, 2013) was an American prelate of the Catholic Church in the United States. He served as an auxiliary bishop of the Diocese of Cleveland in Ohio from 1983 until 2008.

Biography

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Early life

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Alexander Quinn was born in Cleveland on April 8, 1932, to Alexander J. and Mary (Garvey) Quinn.[1] He was educated at Saint Ignatius High School in Cleveland, then attended St. Charles College in Catonsville, Maryland, St. Mary's Seminary in Cleveland, and Cleveland State University.[2][3]

Priesthood

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Quinn was ordained a priest for the Diocese of Cleveland at the Cathedral of St. John the Evangelist in Cleveland on May 24, 1958 by Bishop Edward Francis Hoban.[4]After his ordination, the diocese assigned Quinn as parochial vicar of the Cathedral parish. In 1959, he went to Rome to study canon law at the Pontifical Lateran University. He earned both a Doctor of Canon Law and Juris Doctor degrees.[2][3]

Quinn was appointed assistant chancellor of the diocese in 1963 and promoter of justice of the tribunal in 1964. The Vatican in 1965 elevated him to the rank of papal chamberlain. Quinn became chancellor in 1968 and a member of the Board of Diocesan Consultors in 1971. Quinn in January 1982 was named pastor of St. Francis Xavier Parish in Medina, Ohio.[3]

Auxiliary Bishop of Cleveland

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On October 14, 1983, Pope John Paul II named Quinn as titular bishop of Socia and auxiliary bishop of Cleveland. He was consecrated by Bishop Anthony Pilla of Cleveland at the Cathedral of St. John the Evangelist on December 5, 1983. The principal co-consecrators were Archbishop Daniel Pilarczyk of Cincinnati and Auxiliary Bishop Gilbert Sheldon of Cleveland.[4] Quinn served the diocese as an auxiliary bishop and as the vicar for the western region of the diocese for 24 years.

Retirement and legacy

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Pope Benedict XVI accepted Quinn's resignation as auxiliary bishop of Cleveland on June 14, 2008. He then he took up residence at St. Ladislas Parish in Westlake, Ohio.[5] Quinn died in Westlake on October 18, 2013, at age 81. After his funeral at the Cathedral of St. John the Evangelist, he was interred at Calvary Cemetery in Cleveland.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b Obituary (October 22, 2013). "Most Reverend A. James Quinn J.C.D., J.D., V.G." Cleveland Plain Dealer. Retrieved May 4, 2014.
  2. ^ a b Bunson, Matthew (2010). 2010 Catholic Almanac. Huntington, Indiana: Our Sunday Visitor. ISBN 9781592766147.
  3. ^ a b c "In Remembrance - The Most Reverend A. James Quinn, Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Cleveland". www.dioceseofcleveland.org. Retrieved 2025-07-06.
  4. ^ a b "Bishop Alexander James Quinn". Catholic-Hierarchy. Retrieved July 20, 2010.
  5. ^ John Caniglia (October 18, 2013). "A. James Quinn, auxiliary bishop of Catholic Diocese of Cleveland, dies". Cleveland Plain Dealer. Retrieved May 7, 2014.
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