Francis Xavier Roque

American Roman Catholic priest and bishop (1928–2019)

His Excellency, The Most Reverend Francis Xavier Roque
Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of the Military Services, USA Titular Bishop of Bagai
Archdiocese	Military Services, USA
Appointed	March 29, 1983
Installed	May 10, 1983
Term ended	September 15, 2004
Other post(s)	Titular Bishop of Bagai
Orders
Ordination	September 19, 1953
Consecration	May 10, 1983 by Terence Cooke, Joseph T. Ryan, and Louis Edward Gelineau
Personal details
Born	(1928-10-09)October 9, 1928 Providence, Rhode Island, United States
Died	September 12, 2019(2019-09-12) (aged 90) Pawtucket, Rhode Island, United States

Styles of Francis Xavier Roque

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

Francis Xavier Roque (October 9, 1928 – September 12, 2019)^[1] was an American Roman Catholic bishop who served the Archdiocese for the Military Services.

Biography

Born in Providence, Rhode Island, Roque was ordained to the priesthood on September 19, 1953, for the Roman Catholic Diocese of Providence.

On May 29, 1983, he was named titular bishop of Bagai and auxiliary bishop of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese for the Military Services, USA and was consecrated bishop on May 10, 1983.

Bishop Roque retired on September 15, 2004.^[2]

References

^ "Bishop Francis X. Roque Passes to Eternal Life". 13 September 2019.
^ Francis Xavier Roque

External links

Archdiocese for the Military Services, USA Official Site
Official site of the Holy See

Episcopal succession

Catholic Church titles
Preceded by –	Auxiliary Bishop for the Military Services, USA 1983 – 2004	Succeeded by –

Military ordinariates of the Catholic Church

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Bishops	Ordinaries Thomas Francis Hendricken Matthew Harkins William A. Hickey Francis Patrick Keough Russell McVinney Louis Edward Gelineau Robert Edward Mulvee Thomas Joseph Tobin Richard Henning Auxiliaries Thomas Francis Doran Denis Matthew Lowney Thomas Francis Maloney Bernard Matthew Kelly Kenneth Anthony Angell Robert Joseph McManus Robert C. Evans
Churches	List List of churches in the Roman Catholic Diocese of Providence Cathedral Cathedral of Saints Peter and Paul Parish churches St. Joseph Church, Central Falls St. Matthew's Church, Central Falls Our Lady of Czestochowa Church, Coventry St. Paul Church, Cranston St. Mary's Church, Crompton St. Joseph's Church, Cumberland St. Mary's Church, Newport St. John the Baptist Church, Pawtucket St. Mary's Church of the Immaculate Conception, Pawtucket Our Lady of Lourdes Church, Providence St. Adalbert's Church, Providence St. Joseph's Church, Providence St. Michael's Church, Providence St. Casimir Church, Warren Church of the Precious Blood, Woonsocket St. Ann's Church, Woonsocket St. Charles Borromeo Church, Woonsocket St. Stanislaus Kostka Church, Woonsocket Former parish churches Holy Trinity Church, Central Falls Trinity Church, Pawtucket Immaculate Conception Church, Westerly
Education	Higher education Providence College Salve Regina University High schools Bishop Hendricken High School, Warwick Bishop Keough Regional High School, Pawtucket La Salle Academy, Providence Mount Saint Charles Academy, Woonsocket Portsmouth Abbey School, Portsmouth Prout School, Wakefield St. Mary Academy – Bay View, East Providence St. Raphael Academy, Pawtucket Former high school Our Lady of Fatima High School, Warren
Hospitals	Our Lady of Fatima Hospital, Providence St. Joseph's Hospital, Providence
Priests	Ernest Bertrand Boland Austin Dowling Salvatore Ronald Matano Daniel Patrick Reilly Francis Xavier Roque William Stang
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