Robert Francis Christian

American Catholic prelate (1948–2019)

Not to be confused with Robert Christian.

The Most Reverend

Robert Francis Christian

Auxiliary Bishop of San Francisco

Bishop Christian in 2018

Archdiocese| San Francisco
Appointed| March 28, 2018
Installed| June 5, 2018
Term ended| July 11, 2019
Other post(s)| Titular Bishop of Giru Marcelli
Orders
Ordination| June 4, 1976
Consecration| June 5, 2018
by Salvatore Cordileone, Michael C. Barber, and John Charles Wester
Personal details
Born| (1948-12-02)December 2, 1948

San Francisco, California

Died| July 11, 2019(2019-07-11) (aged 70)
Menlo Park, California
Alma mater|

* Pontifical University of Saint Thomas Aquinas
* Santa Clara University

Motto| Sanctificetur Nomen Tuum
(Hallowed Be Thy Name)
Styles of
Robert Francis Christian

Reference style|

* His Excellency
* The Most Reverend

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[edit]

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[edit]

Portals:

* Biography
* Catholicism
* California

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* Catholic Church in the United States
* Historical list of the Catholic bishops of the United States
* List of Catholic bishops of the United States
* Lists of patriarchs, archbishops, and bishops

## References[edit]

1. ^ "Most Rev. Robert F. Christian, OP (1948-2019) President-Rector". Angelicum. 12 July 2019. Retrieved 25 November 2023.
2. ^ "Pope Francis Names New Auxiliary Bishop of San Francisco". Retrieved March 28, 2018.
3. ^ "Auxiliary Bishop-elect". Retrieved March 28, 2018.
4. ^ "Bishop Robert F. Christian, O.P., named Rector of St. Patrick Seminary – Archdiocese of San Francisco" (PDF).
5. ^ "Archdiocese mourns loss of Auxiliary Bishop Robert Christian". Archived from the original on 2019-07-12. Retrieved 2019-07-12.
6. ^ "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[edit]

* Roman Catholic Archdiocese of San Francisco

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Roman Catholic Archdiocese of San Francisco

Ordinaries|

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

Churches|

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

Education|

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

Priests|

Randolph Roque Calvo
John Stephen Cummins
Thomas Anthony Daly
Richard John Garcia
Francis Thomas Hurley
Patrick Joseph James Keane
Steven J. Lopes
William Joseph Moran
Lawrence Scanlan
James Joseph Sweeney

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Authority control databases

International|

* ISNI
* VIAF

National|

* Netherlands
* Vatican

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