John Quinn Weitzel

John Quinn Weitzel M.M. (born May 10, 1928) is a retired bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Samoa-Pago Pago, based in Pago Pago, American Samoa.[1] The Diocese was canonically erected on September 10, 1982.

His Excellency, The Most Reverend John Quinn Weitzel M.M.
Bishop Emeritus of Samoa-Pago Pago
Archdiocese	Samoa-Apia
Diocese	Samoa-Pago Pago
Appointed	June 9, 1986
Installed	October 29, 1986
Term ended	May 31, 2013
Predecessor	First Bishop
Successor	Peter Brown, C.Ss.R.
Orders
Ordination	June 11, 1955
Consecration	October 29, 1986 by Pio Taofinu'u, Joseph Anthony Ferrario, and Patrick Vincent Hurley
Personal details
Born	May 10, 1928 Chicago, Illinois

Styles of John Quinn Weitzel
Reference style	His Excellency The Most Reverend
Spoken style	Your Excellency
Religious style	Bishop

Weitzel was born in Chicago, Illinois, on May 10, 1928.[1] He was ordained a Catholic priest within the Catholic Foreign Mission Society of America on June 11, 1955.[1]

The new Diocese of Samoa-Pago Pago was created in 1982 from territory carved from the Diocese of Samoa and Tokelau. Pope John Paul II appointed Weitzel as the Diocese of Samoa-Pago Pago's first bishop on June 9, 1986.[1] He was consecrated on October 29, 1986. His resignation was accepted by Pope Francis on Friday, May 31, 2013, and the Rev. Peter Brown, C.Ss.R., who served as Regional Superior of the Redemptorists in New Zealand, was named to succeed him as bishop.[1] On August 22, 2013, Peter Brown was consecrated as the new bishop of the Diocese of Samoa-Pago Pago.

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

1. "Bishop John Quinn Weitzel, M.M., Bishop of Samoa-Pago Pago, American Samoa". Catholic Hierarchy. Retrieved August 26, 2010.

External links

• Roman Catholic Diocese of Samoa–Pago Pago Official Site