Marion Francis Forst
Marion Francis Forst | |
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St. Louis, Missouri, US | |
| Died | June 2, 2007 (aged 96) Olathe, Kansas, US |
| Previous post(s) | Bishop of Dodge City |
Marion Francis Forst (September 3, 1910 – June 2, 2007) was an American clergyman of the
United States
.
Biography
One of eight children, Marion Forst was born in
Diocese of Springfield-Cape Girardeau in 1956.[1]
On January 2, 1960, Forst was appointed the second
Mexican American Affairs, and the Youth/Young Adults Office.[2] He was an opponent of denying federal aid to private schools, which he believed was "a smoke screen" designed "to get rid of these schools."[2]
After sixteen years as head of the Diocese of Dodge City, Forst retired due to poor health on October 16, 1976.United States; Archbishop Peter Leo Gerety assumed that distinction upon Forst's death.[2]
References
- ^ a b c d Curtis, Georgina Pell (1961). The American Catholic Who's Who. Vol. XIV. Grosse Pointe, Michigan: Walter Romig.
- ^ a b c d e f g "Bishop Forst, oldest U.S. bishop, dies June 2". The Catholic Key. Archived from the original on 2007-06-14.
- ^ a b c d e f "Bishop Marion Francis Forst". Catholic-Hierarchy.org.[self-published source]
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