Installed September 2, 1965 Died November 1, 1965 Appointed July 9, 1965 Role Bishop Consecration October 9, 1956 | Name Adolph Marx Ordination May 2, 1940 Term ended November 1, 1965 | |
Born February 18, 1915
Cologne, Germany ( 1915-02-18 ) Books The Declaration of Nullity of Marriages Contracted Outside the Church | ||
Successor Humberto Sousa Medeiros | ||
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.
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 of the Brownsville Diocese and he was installed on September 2, 1965. On November 1, 1965, Bishop Marx died suddenly.
References
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