| Francis Xavier Irwin | |
| Auxiliary Bishop of Boston Titular Bishop of Ubaza | |
| Archdiocese: | Boston |
| Appointed: | July 24, 1996 |
| Enthroned: | September 17, 1996 |
| Ended: | October 20, 2009 |
| Other Post: | Titular Bishop of Ubaza |
| Ordination: | February 2, 1960 |
| Ordained By: | Richard Cushing |
| Consecration: | September 17, 1996 |
| Birth Date: | 9 January 1934 |
| Death Place: | Dennis, Massachusetts |
| Motto: | To live in joyful hope |
| Francis Xavier Irwin | |
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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.
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.[1]
He was consecrated a bishop by Cardinal Bernard Law on September 17, 1996[1] and served as Regional Bishop of the North Region of the Archdiocese of Boston.
Pope Benedict XVI accepted his resignation on October 20, 2009.[2]
He died on October 30, 2019, at his home on Cape Cod.[3]