John Louis Morkovsky
John Louis Morkovsky (born August 16, 1909 in Praha , Texas , † March 24, 1990 ) was an American Roman Catholic clergyman and bishop of Galveston-Houston .
Life
John Louis Morkovský received on 5 December 1933 the archpriest of the Lateran Basilica , Francesco Cardinal Marchetti Selvaggiani that ordination to the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of San Antonio .
Pope Pius XII appointed him on December 22, 1955 titular bishop of Hieron and auxiliary bishop in Amarillo . The Apostolic Delegate in the United States , Amleto Giovanni Cicognani , ordained him episcopally on February 22 of the following year ; Co- consecrators were the Bishop of Corpus Christi , Mariano Simon Garriga , and the Bishop of El Paso , Sidney Matthew Metzger .
On August 18, 1958, he was appointed Bishop of Amarillo.
Pope John XXIII appointed him on April 16, 1963 Coadjutor Bishop of Galveston-Houston and Titular Bishop of Tigava . He participated in all four sessions of the Second Vatican Council as a council father.
With the resignation of Bishop Wendelin Joseph Nolds on April 22, 1975, he followed this as Bishop of Galveston-Houston. On August 21, 1984, Pope John Paul II accepted his age-related resignation.
Web links
- Entry on John Louis Morkovsky on catholic-hierarchy.org ; accessed on May 16, 2017.
| predecessor | Office | successor |
|---|---|---|
| Wendelin Joseph Nold |
Bishop of Galveston-Houston 1975–1984 |
Joseph Anthony Fiorenza |
| Laurence Julius FitzSimon |
Bishop of Amarillo 1958–1963 |
Lawrence Michael De Falco |
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Morkovsky, John Louis |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American Roman Catholic clergyman, Bishop of Galveston-Houston |
| DATE OF BIRTH | August 16, 1909 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Praha , Texas |
| DATE OF DEATH | March 24, 1990 |