Adolph Marx (bishop)

Adolph Marx (February 18, 1915  – November 1, 1965) served as the first Roman Catholic bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Brownsville, in Brownsville, Texas.

Most Reverend

Adolph Marx
Bishop of Brownsville
ChurchCatholic Church
AppointedJuly 9, 1965
InstalledSeptember 2, 1965
Term endedNovember 1, 1965
SuccessorHumberto Sousa Medeiros
Orders
OrdinationMay 2, 1940
ConsecrationOctober 9, 1956
by Mariano Simon Garriga
Personal details
Born(1915-02-18)February 18, 1915
Cologne, Germany
DiedNovember 1, 1965(1965-11-01) (aged 50)

Biography

Born in Cologne, Germany, Marx was ordained a priest for the Diocese of Corpus Christi on May 2, 1940. On July 6, 1956, Pope Pius XII appointed Marx auxiliary bishop of the Corpus Christi Diocese and he was consecrated on October 9, 1956. On July 9, 1965, Pope Paul VI appointed Marx to be Bishop of the Brownsville Diocese and he was installed on September 2, 1965.[1] Later in the year, Bishop Marx visited his native city, where he died suddenly on November 1.[2]

Notes
  1. "Bishop Adolph Marx". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved 21 January 2015.
  2. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2010-09-09. Retrieved 2009-10-06.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

Episcopal succession
Catholic Church titles
Preceded by
–		 Bishop of Brownsville
1965–1965		 Succeeded by
Humberto Sousa Medeiros
Preceded by
–		 Auxiliary Bishop of Corpus Christi
1956–1965		 Succeeded by
–


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