. ▁ ▁He ▁became ▁a ▁regular ▁contrib utor ▁to ▁America . ▁ ▁Arch / B ishop ▁of ▁Oklahoma ▁City ▁On ▁November ▁ 1 7 , ▁ 1 9 7 1 , ▁he ▁was ▁appointed ▁Bishop ▁of ▁Oklahoma ▁City - T ul sa . ▁When ▁the ▁dioc ese ▁was ▁split ▁to ▁form ▁the ▁Arch di oc ese ▁of ▁Oklahoma ▁City ▁and ▁the ▁Dioc ese ▁of ▁Tul sa ▁on ▁December ▁ 1 3 , ▁ 1 9 7 2 , ▁Qu inn ▁became ▁the ▁first ▁Arch bishop ▁of ▁Oklahoma ▁City . ▁ ▁The ▁website ▁of ▁that ▁Arch di oc ese ▁reports ▁that ▁" he ▁revealed ▁his ▁prior ities ▁by ▁his ▁actions : ▁emphas is ▁on ▁priest ly ▁voc ations , ▁desire ▁for ▁better ▁past oral ▁care ▁of ▁Spanish - spe aking ▁C athol ics , ▁re - est ab lish ment ▁of ▁a ▁Catholic ▁newspaper , ▁appointment ▁of ▁a ▁full - time ▁youth ▁director , ▁and ▁a ▁re organ ization ▁of ▁Catholic ▁char ities ." ▁ ▁Pope ▁Paul ▁VI ▁named ▁Qu inn ▁to ▁particip ate ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 7 4 ▁World ▁Syn od ▁of ▁B ish ops . ▁ ▁Arch bishop ▁of ▁San ▁Francisco ▁Qu inn ' s ▁was ▁a ▁popular ▁appointment ▁by ▁Pope ▁Paul ▁VI ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 7 ▁and ▁for ▁almost ▁his ▁entire ▁epis cop ate ▁in ▁San ▁Francisco ▁he ▁enjoyed ▁the ▁support ▁of ▁pri ests ▁and ▁the ▁lay ▁faithful . ▁In ▁the ▁early ▁years ▁of ▁his ▁time ▁as ▁Arch bishop ▁he ▁was ▁simultaneously ▁president ▁of ▁the ▁US CC