Robert Finn (bishop)


Robert William Finn
Bishop Emeritus of Kansas City-St. Joseph
ArchdioceseSt. Louis
DioceseKansas City-St. Joseph
AppointedMarch 9, 2004 (Coadjutor)
InstalledMay 24, 2005
RetiredApril 21, 2015
PredecessorRaymond James Boland
SuccessorJames Vann Johnston, Jr.
Orders
OrdinationJuly 7, 1979
by John Nicholas Wurm
ConsecrationMay 3, 2004
by Raymond Leo Burke, Raymond James Boland, and Joseph Fred Naumann
Personal details
Born
Robert William Finn

(1953-04-02) April 2, 1953 (age 71)
NationalityAmerican
DenominationRoman Catholic
MottoLatin: "Quaerite primum regnum dei"
English: "Seek ye first the kingdom of God"[1]
Styles of
Robert William Finn
Reference style
Spoken styleYour Excellency
Religious styleBishop

Robert William Finn (born April 2, 1953) is an American bishop of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as bishop of the Diocese of Kansas City-Saint Joseph from 2005 until his forced resignation in 2015.

Finn is the only American bishop to be convicted of failure to report a priest suspected of child sex abuse to government authorities.[2]