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
ArchdioceseSamoa-Apia
DioceseSamoa-Pago Pago
AppointedJune 9, 1986
InstalledOctober 29, 1986
Term endedMay 31, 2013
PredecessorFirst Bishop
SuccessorPeter Brown, C.Ss.R.
Orders
OrdinationJune 11, 1955
ConsecrationOctober 29, 1986
by Pio Taofinu'u, Joseph Anthony Ferrario, and Patrick Vincent Hurley
Personal details
Born (1928-05-10) May 10, 1928
Chicago, Illinois
Styles of
John Quinn Weitzel
Reference style
Spoken styleYour Excellency
Religious styleBishop

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

References
  1. "Bishop John Quinn Weitzel, M.M., Bishop of Samoa-Pago Pago, American Samoa". Catholic Hierarchy. Retrieved August 26, 2010.
Catholic Church titles
Preceded by
First Bishop		 Bishop of Samoa–Pago Pago
1986-2013		 Succeeded by
Peter Brown


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