| Honorific-Prefix: | His Excellency, The Most Reverend |
| Robert W. Marshall | |
| Bishop of Alexandria | |
| Diocese: | Alexandria |
| Appointed: | April 21, 2020 |
| Enthroned: | August 20, 2020 |
| Predecessor: | David Talley |
| Ordination: | June 10, 2000 |
| Ordained By: | Terry Steib |
| Consecration: | August 20, 2020 |
| Consecrated By: | Gregory Michael Aymond, J. Terry Steib, and David Talley |
| Birth Date: | 17 June 1959 |
| Birth Place: | Memphis, Tennessee |
| Motto: | Live Jesus in our hearts |
| Robert W. Marshall | |
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Robert William Marshall, Jr. (born June 17, 1959) is an American prelate of the Catholic Church who has been serving as Bishop of Alexandria in Louisiana since 2020.
Robert Marshall was born on June 17, 1959, in Memphis, Tennessee. He attended Christian Brothers High School in Memphis, then went to Christian Brothers University in Memphis, receiving a Bachelor of Arts in history degree in 1980. In 1983, Marshall earned a Juris Doctor degree at the University of Memphis law school.[1] He then practiced civil law for twelve years in St. Louis, Missouri, and Memphis.[2]
Having decided to become a priest, Marshall entered Notre Dame Seminary in New Orleans in 1995 and completed his Master of Divinity degree in 2000.
Marshall was ordained a priest of the Diocese of Memphis on June 10, 2000, by Bishop Terry Steib at the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception in Memphis.[3] [4] After his 2000 ordination, the diocese assigned Marshall to pastoral assignments in the following Tennessee parishes:
Marshall also served on the presbyteral council and the college of consultors. Marshall was the delegate of Archbishop Joseph Kurtz, who served as apostolic administrator of the diocese from October 2018 to April 2019. Marshall was appointed vicar general of the diocese in April 2019 by Bishop David P. Talley, the new bishop.
Pope Francis appointed Marshall as bishop of the Diocese of Alexandria on April 21, 2020.[6] [7] He was consecrated by Archbishop Gregory Aymond on August 20, 2020, at St. Francis Xavier Cathedral in Alexandria.