John Quinn Weitzel

{{Short description|American Samoan Roman Catholic bishop (1928–2022)}}

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| honorific-prefix = The Most Reverend

| name = John Quinn Weitzel

| honorific-suffix = M.M.

| title = Bishop Emeritus of Samoa-Pago Pago

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| diocese = Samoa-Pago Pago

| appointed = June 9, 1986

| enthroned = October 29, 1986

| ended = May 31, 2013

| predecessor = First bishop

| successor = Peter Brown

| ordination = June 11, 1955

| ordained_by = Raymond Aloysius Lane

| consecration = October 29, 1986

| consecrated_by = {{ubl|Pio Taofinu'u|Joseph Anthony Ferrario|Patrick Vincent Hurley}}

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| birth_date = {{birth date|1928|05|10}}

| birth_place = Chicago, Illinois, U.S.

| death_date = {{death date and age|2022|12|30|1928|05|10}}

| death_place = Maryknoll, New York, U.S.

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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.{{cite news|title= Bishop John Quinn Weitzel, M.M., Bishop of Samoa-Pago Pago, American Samoa |url=http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/bishop/bweitzel.html|work=Catholic Hierarchy |access-date=August 26, 2010}}

Biography

=Early life=

Weitzel was born in Chicago, Illinois, on May 10, 1928.{{cite web |url=https://maryknollsociety.org/app/category/call-to-mission/ |title=2015 Maryknoll Society Jubilarians |publisher=Maryknoll Fathers and Brothers |date=28 June 2015 |access-date=5 January 2023 |archive-date=January 5, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230105002618/https://maryknollsociety.org/app/category/call-to-mission/ |url-status=dead }} He was ordained a Catholic priest for the Catholic Foreign Mission Society of America on June 11, 1955.

=Bishop of Samoa-Pago Pago=

Pope John Paul II appointed Weitzel as the first bishop of the newly-erected diocese of Samoa-Pago Pago on June 9, 1986. 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.{{cite web |url=https://www.rnz.co.nz/international/pacific-news/212613/american-samoa-praises-retiring-catholic-bishop-for-services-to-country |title=American Samoa praises retiring Catholic bishop for services to country |publisher=RNZ |date=3 June 2013 |access-date=5 January 2023}}

=Death=

Weitzel died on December 30, 2022, following a short illness.{{cite web |url=https://www.talanei.com/2023/01/03/bishop-quinn-weitzel-m-m-passes-away-at-94/ |title=Bishop Quinn Weitzel, M.M. passes away at 94 |publisher=Talanei |date=3 January 2023 |access-date=5 January 2023}}{{cite web |url=https://www.samoanews.com/local-news/bishop-john-quinn-weitzel-passes-away-after-short-illness |title=Bishop John Quinn Weitzel passes away after a short illness |publisher=Samoa News |date=31 December 2022 |access-date=5 January 2023}}

References

External links

[http://www.diocesesamoapagopago.com/ Roman Catholic Diocese of Samoa–Pago Pago Official Site] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181116194936/http://www.diocesesamoapagopago.com/ |date=November 16, 2018 }}
[https://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/bishop/bweitzel.html John Quinn Weitzel at Catholic Hierarchy]

{{succession box

|title=Bishop of Samoa–Pago Pago

|before= First Bishop

|after= Peter Brown

|years= 1986–2013 | }}

Category:1928 births

Category:2022 deaths

Category:Roman Catholic bishops of Samoa–Pago Pago

Category:Bishops appointed by Pope Francis

Category:21st-century Roman Catholic bishops in the United States

Category:Clergy from Chicago

Category:Maryknoll bishops