Francis Xavier Roque

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

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

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]

See also

• Catholic Church hierarchy
• Catholic Church in the United States
• Historical list of the Catholic bishops of the United States
• Insignia of chaplain schools in the United States military
• List of Catholic bishops of the United States
• List of Catholic bishops of the United States: military service
• Lists of patriarchs, archbishops, and bishops
• Military chaplain
• Religious symbolism in the United States military
• United States military chaplains