▁N CC B , ▁which ▁often ▁kept ▁him ▁away ▁from ▁the ▁arch di oc ese . ▁ ▁Qu inn ▁recognized ▁that ▁the ▁Arch di oc ese ▁was ▁too ▁large ▁for ▁effective ▁past oral ▁govern ance ▁and ▁helped ▁dev ise ▁plans ▁for ▁the ▁creation ▁of ▁the ▁Dioc ese ▁of ▁San ▁Jose , ▁which ▁was ▁ere cted ▁by ▁Pope ▁John ▁Paul ▁II ▁on ▁January ▁ 2 7 , ▁ 1 9 8 1 . ▁ ▁View s ▁ ▁I ren ic ism ▁and ▁liberal ism ▁Qu inn ▁was ▁an ▁ir en ic ▁and ▁liberal ▁presence ▁in ▁San ▁Francisco ▁who , ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 7 0 s ▁and ▁ 1 9 8 0 s , ▁offering ▁national ▁leadership ▁to ▁C athol ics ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁on ▁issues ▁as ▁diverse ▁as ▁U . S . ▁women ▁religious , ▁the ▁moral ▁perm iss ibility ▁of ▁nuclear ▁weapons , ▁san ctu ary ▁for ▁Central ▁American ▁refuge es , ▁and ▁working ▁to ▁over turn ▁Ro e ▁vs ▁W ade ▁and ▁restore ▁legal ▁protection ▁to ▁un born ▁children . ▁ ▁Ó scar ▁Rom ero ▁After ▁the ▁assass ination ▁of ▁Arch bishop ▁Ó scar ▁Rom ero ▁in ▁March ▁ 1 9 8 0 , ▁Qu inn ▁issued ▁a ▁statement ▁la ud ing ▁the ▁murder ed ▁pre late ▁as ▁" a ▁voice ▁for ▁the ▁poor ▁and ▁the ▁opp ress ed ." ▁Qu inn ▁later ▁attended ▁Arch bishop ▁Rom ero ' s ▁fun eral ▁in ▁San ▁Salvador . ▁ ▁A ID S ▁In ▁ 1 9 8 5 , ▁Arch bishop