Adolph Marx (bishop) explained

Type:bishop
Honorific-Prefix:His Excellency, The Most Reverend
Adolph Marx
Bishop of Brownsville
Church:Catholic Church
Appointed:July 9, 1965
Term Start:September 2, 1965
Term End:November 1, 1965
Successor:Humberto Sousa Medeiros
Ordination:May 2, 1940
Consecration:October 9, 1956
Consecrated By:Mariano Simon Garriga
Birth Date:18 February 1915
Birth Place:Cologne, Germany
Death Place:Cologne
Ordained By:Emmanuel Boleslaus Ledvina

Adolph Marx (February 18, 1915 – November 1, 1965) was a German-born prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as the first bishop of the Diocese of Brownsville in Texas from September to November 1965. He previously served as an auxiliary bishop of the Diocese of Corpus Christi in Texas from 1956 to 1965.

Biography

Adolph Marx was born on February 18, 1915, in Cologne, Germany. He was ordained a priest by Bishop Emmanuel Ledvina for the Diocese of Corpus Christi on May 2, 1940.

On July 6, 1956, Pope Pius XII appointed Marx as an auxiliary bishop of the Diocese of Corpus Christi; he was consecrated on October 9, 1956, by Bishop Mariano Garriga.

On July 9, 1965, Pope Paul VI appointed Marx as bishop of the Diocese of Brownsville; he was installed on September 2, 1965.

Adolph Marx died in Cologne while on a visit on November 1, 1965, at age 50.[1]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Diocese of Brownsville | About the Diocese . 2009-10-06 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20100909202848/http://www.cdob.org/diocese/ . 2010-09-09 .