Bernard Ferdinand Popp Explained

Type:Bishop
Bernard Ferdinand Popp
Titular Bishop of Capsus
Church:Roman Catholic Church
See:Titular See of Capsus
Term:1983–2014
Predecessor:Laurent Yapi
Successor:Daniel E. Garcia
Ordination:February 24, 1943
Consecration:July 25, 1983
Birth Date:6 December 1917
Birth Place:Nada, Texas, U.S.
Death Place:San Antonio, Texas, U.S.

Bernard Ferdinand Popp (December 6, 1917 – June 27, 2014) was an American bishop of the Roman Catholic Church.

Popp was born in Nada, Texas in 1917. He was ordained a priest on February 24, 1943, in San Antonio, Texas. Popp was appointed Auxiliary bishop of the Archdiocese of San Antonio Texas along with Titular Bishop of Capsus on June 3, 1983, and consecrated July 25, 1983. Popp retired as Auxiliary bishop of San Antonio March 23, 1993. He died on June 27, 2014, aged 96.[1]

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Notes and References

  1. http://www.mysanantonio.com/news/religion/article/Bernard-Popp-retired-S-A-bishop-dies-at-97-5585274.php Notice of death of Bishop Popp