Francis Joseph Christian

Francis Joseph Christian (born 1942) is an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church who served as an auxiliary bishop of the Diocese of Manchester in New Hampshire from 1996 to 2018.

[1] That same year, Christian, travelled to Leuven, Belgium, to attend the American College at the University of Louvain, earning a Master of Theology degree in 1968.

[1][2] On June 28, 1968, Christian was ordained into the priesthood for the Diocese of Manchester by Bishop Ernest Primeau at Saint Patrick Church in Jaffrey.

[3]In 2003, Christian was appointed pastor of St. Joseph the Worker Parish in Nashua, New Hampshire in addition to his duties as auxiliary bishop.

[4] On February 1, 2018, Pope Francis accepted Christian's letter of resignation as auxiliary bishop of Manchester.