Martin Walter Stanton
Most Reverend Martin W. Stanton | |
|---|---|
Newark | |
| Church | Catholic Church |
| See | Titular See of Citium |
| Appointed | June 27, 1957 |
| In office | September 24, 1957 – April 17, 1972 |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | June 14, 1924 |
| Consecration | September 24, 1957 by Thomas Aloysius Boland |
| Personal details | |
| Born | April 17, 1897 |
| Died | October 1, 1977 (aged 80) |
Martin Walter Stanton (April 17, 1897 – October 1, 1977) was a
Archdiocese of Newark
from 1957 to 1972.
Biography
Born in Jersey City, New Jersey, Martin Stanton was ordained a priest for the Archdiocese of Newark on June 14, 1924.
On June 27, 1957
Titular Bishop of Citium and Auxiliary Bishop of Newark. He was consecrated by Archbishop Thomas Boland on September 24, 1957. The principal co-consecrators were Bishops James McNulty of Paterson and George Ahr of Trenton
.
Stanton continued to serve as an auxiliary bishop until his resignation was accepted by Pope Paul VI on April 17, 1972. He died at the age of 80 on October 1, 1977.[2][3][4]
References
- ^ "Jersey City Jesuit community makes history with takeover of St. Aedan's Parish" Jersey Journal. Retrieved 2017-04-14.
- ^ "Bishop Martin Walter Stanton". Catholic-Hierarchy. Retrieved 2013-07-17.[self-published source]
- ^ "Bishops who are not Ordinaries of Sees". Giga-Catholic. Retrieved 2013-07-17.
- ^ "Other deaths: Bishop Martin Stanton" Pottstown Mercury. Retrieved 2017-04-14.