Richard Arthur Marchenna Explained

Type:Bishop
Richard Arthur Marchenna
Birth Date:March 17, 1904
Death Place:Newark, New Jersey, USA
Ordination:April 15, 1941
Ordained By:Carmel Henry Carfora
Consecration:April 16, 1941
Consecrated By:Carmel Henry Carfora
Successor:Disputed

Richard Arthur Marchenna (March 17, 1904 – September 2, 1982)[1] [2] was an Old Catholic bishop consecrated by Carmel Henry Carfora as his suffragan bishop of Newark with delegated ordinary authority over congregations in New Jersey and New York.

Marchenna ordained Peter Paul Brennan into the priesthood.[3]

Notes and References

  1. Ancestry.com. U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2014. Accessed on June 27, 2019.
  2. News: 1982-09-03 . R.A.MARCHENNA DIES; PRELATE IN CATHOLIC SECT . 2024-05-01 . The New York Times . en-US . 0362-4331.
  3. Web site: 2016-08-08 . Death of Archbishop Peter Paul Brennan . 2024-05-01 . The Abbey-Principality of San Luigi . en.