John F. Quirk SJ (July 23, 1859 – November 19, 1922) was an American Catholic priest and Jesuit who was the president of Loyola College in Maryland from 1901 to 1907.

[4] Quirk studied philosophy at the novitiate,[5] then spent his five years of regency at St. John's College, later known as Fordham University,[6] from 1883 to 1888.

[6] Quirk was ordained a priest at Woodstock by Cardinal James Gibbons, the Archbishop of Baltimore, on August 30, 1891.

[10] Quirk then became a minister and professor of philosophy at Gonzaga College in Washington, D.C., for one year.

[11] At the same time, Quirk became the pastor of St. Ignatius Church in Baltimore, succeeding Brett.

In 1910, Quirk became the vice president of Georgetown University for one year and then was appointed a professor of logic, general metaphysics, and English literature.

[5] In 1914, he was appointed chair of moral philosophy and metaphysics at Boston College, a position held by Brett before Quirk.

[3] Quirk was a member of the National Catholic Educational Association and the Maryland Historical Society.