title: Francis Xavier Irwin
text: # Francis Xavier Irwin
  
  Francis Xavier Irwin (January 9, 1934 – October 30, 2019) was an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church who served as an Auxiliary Bishop of the Archdiocese of Boston from 1996 to 2009.
  
  ## Biography
  
  Irwin was born in Medford, Massachusetts, one of seven children. He attended Boston College High School, Boston College, and St. John Seminary. He was ordained a priest by Cardinal Richard Cushing on February 2, 1960. He held a variety of pastoral assignments and worked for almost twenty years at Catholic Charities.
  
  He was consecrated a bishop by Cardinal Bernard Law on September 17, 1996 and served as Regional Bishop of the North Region of the Archdiocese of Boston.
  
  Pope Benedict XVI accepted his resignation on October 20, 2009.
  
  He died on October 30, 2019, at his home on Cape Cod.
  
  