Early life Francis Christian was born on October 8, 1942, in
Peterborough, New Hampshire. He attended primary school in the Jaffrey-Rindge Cooperative School District, graduating from Conant High School in
Jaffrey, New Hampshire. Christian studied at
Saint Anselm College in Goffstown, New Hampshire, for two years before entering
Saint Paul Seminary in Ottawa, Ontario, in 1962. In 1964, he graduated from Saint Paul with a Bachelor of Arts degree. He received a
Bachelor of Philosophy degree from the
University of Ottawa in 1964.
Priesthood On June 28, 1968, Christian was ordained into the priesthood for the Diocese of Manchester by Bishop
Ernest Primeau at Saint Patrick Church in Jaffrey. After his ordination, Christian served three years as parochial vicar at Our Lady of Mercy Parish in
Merrimack, New Hampshire, then a year with the same position at Saint Joseph Cathedral Parish. == Retirement ==