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His Excellency, The Most Reverend Francis Xavier Irwin
Auxiliary Bishop of Boston Titular Bishop of Ubaza
Archdiocese	Boston
Appointed	July 24, 1996
Installed	September 17, 1996
Term ended	October 20, 2009
Other post(s)	Titular Bishop of Ubaza
Orders
Ordination	February 2, 1960 by Richard Cushing
Consecration	September 17, 1996 by Bernard Francis Law Theodore Edgar McCarrick Robert Joseph Banks
Personal details
Born	(1934-01-09)January 9, 1934 Medford, Massachusetts
Died	October 30, 2019(2019-10-30) (aged 85) Dennis, Massachusetts
Motto	To live in joyful hope

Styles of Francis Xavier Irwin

Reference style	His Excellency The Most Reverend
Spoken style	Your Excellency
Religious style	Bishop

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

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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

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^ ^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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