John M. Quinn

John Michael Quinn (born December 17, 1945) was named as the eighth bishop of the former Diocese of Winona in Minnesota in 2008. From 2018 until his retirement in 2022, Quinn served as bishop of the Diocese of Winona–Rochester. Quinn previously served as an auxiliary bishop of the Archdiocese of Detroit in Michigan from 2003 to 2008.

Biography

Early life

The youngest of three children, John Quinn was born on December 17, 1945, in Detroit, Michigan to George and Mary Quinn.

Quinn also earned a Master of Divinity degree from St. John's Provincial Seminary in Plymouth, Michigan. He received Master of Religious Studies and Master of Systematic Theology degrees from the University of Detroit Mercy.

On March 27, 2018, the Vatican renamed the Diocese of Winona as the Diocese of Winona–Rochester, with Quinn remaining as bishop. On June 2, 2022, Pope Francis accepted Quinn's resignation as bishop of Winona–Rochester and appointed Auxiliary Bishop Robert Barron as his successor.