American prelate (1934–2019)
Francis Xavier Irwin (January 9, 1934 – October 30, 2019) was an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church who served as an Auxiliary Bishop of the Archdiocese of Boston from 1996 to 2009.
Biography
Irwin was born in Medford, Massachusetts , one of seven children. He attended Boston College High School , Boston College , and St. John Seminary. He was ordained a priest by Cardinal Richard Cushing on February 2, 1960. He held a variety of pastoral assignments and worked for almost twenty years at Catholic Charities.[ 1] [ 2]
He was consecrated a bishop by Cardinal Bernard Law on September 17, 1996[ 1] and served as Regional Bishop of the North Region of the Archdiocese of Boston .
Pope Benedict XVI accepted his resignation on October 20, 2009.[ 3]
He died on October 30, 2019, at his home on Cape Cod .[ 2]
References
^ a b O'Grady, Robert M. (October 30, 2009). "Bishop Irwin retires as auxiliary and regional bishop" . Boston Pilot . Retrieved November 3, 2019 .
^ a b "Bishop Francis Irwin, Boston auxiliary, dies" . Boston Pilot . October 31, 2019. Retrieved November 3, 2019 .
^ "Rinunce e Nomine, 20.10.2009" (Press release) (in Italian). Holy See Press Office. October 20, 2009. Retrieved November 3, 2019 .
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Ordinaries Churches
List
List of churches in the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Boston
Cathedral
Cathedral of the Holy Cross
Basilicas and shrines
Basilica and Shrine of Our Lady of Perpetual Help, Boston
St. Anthony Shrine, Boston
St. Clement Eucharistic Shrine, Boston
Our Lady of Good Voyage, the Seaport Shrine
Parishes
Holy Name, West Roxbury
Holy Trinity, Lowell
Our Lady of Czestochowa, Boston
Our Lady of Good Voyage, Gloucester
Our Lady Help of Christians, Newton
Sacred Heart, Cambridge
St. Albert the Great, Weymouth
St. Charles Borromeo, Waltham
St. John the Baptist, Salem
St. John the Evangelist, Cambridge
St. Joseph, Boston
St. Leonard, Boston
St. Mary, Dedham (History )
St. Mary, Milton
St. Mary, Newton
St. Mary, Waltham
St. Mary, Winchester
St. Mary – St. Catherine of Siena, Charlestown
St. Paul, Cambridge
St. Stanislaus Bishop & Martyr, Chelsea
St. Susanna, Dedham
Former parishes
Holy Cross, Boston
Our Lady of Mount Carmel, East Boston
St. Aidan, Brookline
St. Catherine of Sienna, Charlestown
St. Joseph, Roxbury
St. Mary, Charlestown
St. Stephen, Boston
Education
Seminaries
Pope St. John XXIII National Seminary
St. John's Seminary
Colleges
Boston College
Emmanuel College
Labouré College
Merrimack College
Regis College
St. John's Seminary
Closed
Marian Court College
High schools
Academy of Notre Dame , Tyngsboro
Arlington Catholic High School , Arlington
Austin Preparatory School , Reading
Bishop Fenwick High School , Peabody
Boston College High School , Dorchester
Cathedral High School , Boston
Catholic Memorial School , West Roxbury
Central Catholic High School , Lawrence
Cristo Rey Boston High School , Dorchester
Fontbonne Academy , Milton
Lowell Catholic High School , Lowell
Malden Catholic High School , Malden
Newton Country Day School , Newton
Notre Dame Academy , Hingham
Notre Dame High School , Lawrence
St. John's Preparatory School , Danvers
St. Mary's High School , Lynn
Saint Sebastian's School , Needham
Ursuline Academy , Dedham
Xaverian Brothers High School , Westwood
Closed
Cambridge Matignon School , Cambridge
Don Bosco Technical High School , Boston
Elizabeth Seton Academy , Boston
Hudson Catholic High School , Hudson
Marian High School , Framingham
Mount Alvernia High School , Newton
Nazareth Academy , Wakefield
Pope John XXIII High School , Everett
Presentation of Mary Academy , Methuen
Sacred Heart High School , Kingston
Saint Clement High School , Medford
Saint Joseph Preparatory High School , Boston
St. Dominic Savio Preparatory High School , Boston
Trinity Catholic High School , Newton
Former
Archbishop Williams High School , Braintree
Cardinal Spellman High School , Brockton
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