John M. J. Quinn
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John M. J. Quinn was a Monsignor
and from 1951 to 1955 head of St. Francis Xavier's Church
in the Bronx, New York, and also head of the Catholic War Veterans.
. He became the assistant pastor at Saint Patrick's Cathedral
. In 1932 Patrick Joseph Hayes made him pastor of St. Francis Xavier's. He died in 1955.
Monsignor
Monsignor, pl. monsignori, is the form of address for those members of the clergy of the Catholic Church holding certain ecclesiastical honorific titles. Monsignor is the apocopic form of the Italian monsignore, from the French mon seigneur, meaning "my lord"...
and from 1951 to 1955 head of St. Francis Xavier's Church
St. Francis Xavier's Church (Bronx, New York)
The Church of St. Francis Xavier is a Roman Catholic parish church under the authority of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of New York, located at 1658 Lurting Avenue, Morris Park, in the Bronx. The parish has a church and school, both of which were founded by the Rev...
in the Bronx, New York, and also head of the Catholic War Veterans.
Biography
He was born in 1886. In 1912 he had his ordinationOrdination
In general religious use, ordination is the process by which individuals are consecrated, that is, set apart as clergy to perform various religious rites and ceremonies. The process and ceremonies of ordination itself varies by religion and denomination. One who is in preparation for, or who is...
. He became the assistant pastor at Saint Patrick's Cathedral
St. Patrick's Cathedral, New York
The Cathedral of St. Patrick is a decorated Neo-Gothic-style Roman Catholic cathedral church in the United States...
. In 1932 Patrick Joseph Hayes made him pastor of St. Francis Xavier's. He died in 1955.