John M. Quinn

His Excellency, The Most Reverend John Michael Quinn
Bishop of Winona
Church	Roman Catholic
Archdiocese	Saint Paul and Minneapolis
Diocese	Winona
Appointed	October 15, 2008
Installed	May 7, 2009
Predecessor	Bernard Harrington
Orders
Ordination	March 17, 1972 by Walter Joseph Schoenherr
Consecration	August 12, 2003 by Adam Maida, Edmund Szoka, Walter Joseph Schoenherr
Personal details
Born	(1945-12-17) December 17, 1945 Detroit, Michigan
Previous post(s)	Coadjutor Bishop of Winona Auxiliary Bishop of Detroit
Motto	REJOICE IN HOPE

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

John Michael Quinn (born December 17, 1945) is an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He currently serves as the eighth Bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Winona.

Biography

The youngest of three children, John Quinn was born in Detroit, Michigan to George and Mary Quinn. He attended St. Anthony High School and Sacred Heart Major Seminary, from where he obtained his Bachelor's degree in philosophy. He also earned a Master of Divinity from St. John's Provincial Seminary in Plymouth, as well as Master's degrees in religious studies and systemic theology from the University of Detroit Mercy.

Quinn was ordained to the priesthood by Bishop Walter Schoenherr on March 17, 1972. He completed his graduate studies at the Catholic University of America in Washington, D.C. Quinn was an associate pastor in Farmington and Harper Woods before becoming pastor of St. Luke Church in Detroit. In 1990, he was raised to the rank of Honorary Prelate of His Holiness. He also served as the archdiocesan director for justice and peace and for education (1990–2003), and Cardinal Adam Maida's delegate to his alma mater of Sacred Heart Seminary (where he was an adjunct member of the faculty).

On July 7, 2003, Quinn was appointed Auxiliary Bishop of Detroit and Titular Bishop of Ressiana. He received his episcopal consecration on the following August 12 from Cardinal Maida, with Cardinal Szoka and Bishop Schoenherr serving as co-consecrators. Cantú selected as his episcopal motto: "Rejoice in Hope" (Romans 12:12).

Quinn was later named Coadjutor Bishop of Winona, Minnesota on October 15, 2008, being formally installed on December 11. He succeeded his longtime friend and the incumbent Ordinary, Bernard Harrington, upon the Vatican's official acceptance of the latter's retirement on May 7, 2009.