Robert Francis Christian
American Catholic prelate (1948–2019)
- Pontifical University of Saint Thomas Aquinas
- Santa Clara University
(Hallowed Be Thy Name)
| Styles of Robert Francis Christian | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Reference style |
|
| Spoken style | Your Excellency |
| Religious style | Bishop |
Robert Francis Christian, O.P. (December 2, 1948 – July 11, 2019) was an American prelate of the Catholic Church and served as auxiliary bishop for the Archdiocese of San Francisco.
Biography
Christian was a member of the Dominican Order. On June 4, 1976, Christian was ordained to the priesthood. This followed a long teaching career, mainly at the Angelicum in Rome.[1]
Pope Francis appointed Christian auxiliary bishop for the Archdiocese of San Francisco on March 28, 2018.[2][3] On June 5, 2018, Christian was consecrated as a bishop. The Archdiocese of San Francisco announced on January 14, 2019, that Christian had been appointed Rector-President of Saint Patrick's Seminary and University.[4] He died in his sleep on July 11, 2019, at St. Patrick's Seminary in Menlo Park, California.[5][6]
See also
Portals:
Biography
Catholicism
California
References
- ^ "Most Rev. Robert F. Christian, OP (1948-2019) President-Rector". Angelicum. 12 July 2019. Retrieved 25 November 2023.
- ^ "Pope Francis Names New Auxiliary Bishop of San Francisco". Retrieved March 28, 2018.
- ^ "Auxiliary Bishop-elect". Retrieved March 28, 2018.
- ^ "Bishop Robert F. Christian, O.P., named Rector of St. Patrick Seminary – Archdiocese of San Francisco" (PDF).
- ^ "Archdiocese mourns loss of Auxiliary Bishop Robert Christian". Archived from the original on 2019-07-12. Retrieved 2019-07-12.
- ^ "Bishop Robert Christian Memorial-Announcement from Archbishop Salvatore J. Cordileone-July 11, 2019". Archived from the original on July 12, 2019. Retrieved July 12, 2019.
External links
- Roman Catholic Archdiocese of San Francisco
- v
- t
- e
Roman Catholic Archdiocese of San Francisco
- Archbishops
- Joseph Sadoc Alemany
- Patrick William Riordan
- Edward Joseph Hanna
- John Joseph Mitty
- Joseph Thomas McGucken
- John R. Quinn
- William Levada
- George Hugh Niederauer
- Salvatore Cordileone
- Auxiliary bishops
- Denis J. O'Connell
- Edward Joseph Hanna
- Thomas Arthur Connolly
- Hugh Aloysius Donohoe
- James Thomas O'Dowd
- Merlin Guilfoyle
- William Joseph McDonald
- Norman Francis McFarland
- Francis Quinn
- Pierre DuMaine
- Daniel F. Walsh
- Carlos Arthur Sevilla
- Patrick Joseph McGrath
- John Charles Wester
- Ignatius C. Wang
- William J. Justice
- Robert W. McElroy
- Robert Francis Christian
- Coadjutor bishops
- George Thomas Montgomery
- Cathedral
- Cathedral of Saint Mary of the Assumption
- Former cathedrals
- Old Saint Mary's Cathedral
- Old Cathedral of Saint Mary of the Assumption
- Churches
- List of churches in the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of San Francisco
- Nativity, Menlo Park
- Our Lady of the Wayside, Portola Valley
- Epiphany, San Francisco
- Holy Name of Jesus, San Francisco
- Mission San Francisco de Asís, San Francisco
- Most Holy Redeemer, San Francisco
- Notre-Dame-des-Victoires, San Francisco
- Sacred Heart, San Francisco
- St. Anne of the Sunset, San Francisco
- St. Brendan, San Francisco
- St. Cecilia, San Francisco
- St. Dominic, San Francisco
- St. Ignatius, San Francisco
- St. Joseph's Church, San Francisco
- St. Patrick's, San Francisco
- St. Paul's, San Francisco
- Saints Peter and Paul, San Francisco
- St. Vincent de Paul, San Francisco
- Higher education
- Saint Patrick's Seminary and University
- University of San Francisco
- High schools
- Sacred Heart Preparatory, Atherton
- Notre Dame High School, Belmont
- Mercy High School, Burlingame
- Marin Catholic High School, Kentfield
- Woodside Priory School, Portola Valley
- Archbishop Riordan High School, San Francisco
- Convent of the Sacred Heart High School, San Francisco
- Immaculate Conception Academy, San Francisco
- Sacred Heart Cathedral Preparatory, San Francisco
- St. Ignatius College Preparatory, San Francisco
- Stuart Hall High School, San Francisco
- Junípero Serra High School, San Mateo
- Closed
- Mercy High School, San Francisco
San Francisco Bay Area portal
Catholicism portal
Authority control databases  | |
|---|---|
| International |
|
| National |
|
 | This article about an American Catholic bishop or archbishop is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |
- v
- t
- e
