Robert Francis Christian

Styles of
**Robert Francis Christian**
Styles of; Robert Francis Christian
Reference style	His Excellency; The Most Reverend;
Spoken style	Your Excellency
Religious style	Bishop

The Most Reverend

Robert Francis Christian
The Most Reverend; Robert Francis Christian
Auxiliary Bishop of San Francisco
	Bishop Christian in 2018
Archdiocese	San Francisco
Appointed	March 28, 2018
Installed	June 5, 2018
Term ended	July 11, 2019
Other post(s)	Titular Bishop of Giru Marcelli
Orders
Ordination	June 4, 1976
Consecration	June 5, 2018; by Salvatore Cordileone, Michael C. Barber, and John Charles Wester
Personal details
Born	December 2, 1948; San Francisco, California
Died	July 11, 2019 (aged 70); Menlo Park, California
Alma mater	Pontifical University of Saint Thomas Aquinas; Santa Clara University;
Motto	Sanctificetur Nomen Tuum; (Hallowed Be Thy Name)

Robert Francis Christian, O.P. (December 2, 1948 – July 11, 2019) was an American prelate of the Catholic Church and served as auxiliary bishop for the Archdiocese of San Francisco.

Biography

Christian was a member of the Dominican Order. On June 4, 1976, Christian was ordained to the priesthood. This followed a long teaching career, mainly at the Angelicum in Rome.^[1]

Pope Francis appointed Christian auxiliary bishop for the Archdiocese of San Francisco on March 28, 2018.^[2]^[3] 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.^[4] He died in his sleep on July 11, 2019, at St. Patrick's Seminary in Menlo Park, California.^[5]^[6]