Background
Weitzel, John Quinn was born on May 10, 1928 in Chicago, Illinois, United States. Son of Carl Joseph and Patricia (Quinn) Weitzel.
Weitzel, John Quinn was born on May 10, 1928 in Chicago, Illinois, United States. Son of Carl Joseph and Patricia (Quinn) Weitzel.
Bachelor, Maryknoll Seminary, New York, 1951. Master in Religious Education, Maryknoll Seminary, New York, 1953. Program for Management Development, Harvard University.
The Diocese was canonically erected on September 10, 1982. The new Diocese of Samoa-Pago Pago was created in 1982 from territory carved from the Diocese of Samoa and Tokelau. Pope John Paul II appointed Weitzel as the Diocese of Samoa-Pago Pago"s first bishop on June 9, 1986.
He was consecrated on October 29, 1986.
His resignation was accepted by Pope Francis on Friday, May 31, 2013, and the Review Peter Brown, C.Ss.R., who served as Regional Superior of the Redemptorists in New Zealand, was named to succeed him as bishop.
On August 22, 2013, Peter Brown was consecrated as the new bishop of the Diocese of Samoa-Pago Pago.