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Robert Francis Christian, O.P. (December 2, 1948 – July 11, 2019) was an American prelate of the
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and served as
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for the
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.


Biography

Christian was a member of the
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. On June 4, 1976, Christian was ordained to the priesthood. This followed a long teaching career, mainly at the ''
Angelicum The Pontifical University of Saint Thomas Aquinas (PUST), also known as the ''Angelicum'' or ''Collegio Angelico'' (in honor of its patron, the ''Doctor Angelicus'' Thomas Aquinas), is a pontifical university located in the historic center of R ...
'' in Rome.
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appointed Christian auxiliary bishop for the Archdiocese of
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on March 28, 2018. 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 St. Patrick's Seminary and University (STPSU) in Menlo Park, California, is a Roman Catholic undergraduate and graduate seminary whose primary mission is the formation of priests for dioceses in California and the Pacific Northwest of the United ...
. He died in his sleep on July 11, 2019, at St. Patrick's Seminary in
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.


See also

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* 1948 births 2019 deaths Clergy from San Francisco 20th-century Roman Catholic bishops in the United States Catholics from California Dominican bishops Bishops appointed by Pope Francis 21st-century Roman Catholic bishops in the United States St. Ignatius College Preparatory alumni {{US-RC-bishop-stub