Roger Morin

History
Ordination history of; Roger Morin
Date
History
Priestly ordination
Date	April 15, 1971
Episcopal consecration
Principal consecrator	Alfred Clifton Hughes
Co-consecrators	Philip Hannan,; Francis B. Schulte
Date	April 22, 2003

Styles of
**Roger Paul Morin**
Styles of; Roger Paul Morin
Reference style	His Excellency; The Most Reverend;
Spoken style	Your Excellency
Religious style	Bishop

His Excellency, The Most Reverend

Roger Paul Morin
His Excellency, The Most Reverend; Roger Paul Morin
Bishop Emeritus of Biloxi
Archdiocese	Mobile
Diocese	Biloxi
Appointed	March 2, 2009
Installed	April 27, 2009
Term ended	December 16, 2016
Predecessor	Thomas John Rodi
Successor	Louis Frederick Kihneman
Orders
Ordination	April 15, 1971
Consecration	April 22, 2003; by Alfred Clifton Hughes, Philip Hannan, and Francis B. Schulte
Personal details
Born	March 7, 1941; Lowell, Massachusetts
Died	October 31, 2019 (aged 78)
Previous post(s)	Auxiliary Bishop of New Orleans
Motto	WALK HUMBLY AND JUSTLY

Roger Paul Morin (March 7, 1941 – October 31, 2019)

Roman Catholic Church. He was the third Bishop of Biloxi. Pope Francis accepted his resignation on December 16, 2016.^[2]

Early life and education

Roger Morin was born in

graduate studies in theology

there for two years.

In 1968, he became director of The Center in

New Orleans, Louisiana, a social service organization run by the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of New Orleans, having previously worked in the archdiocese's summer Witness program. He entered Notre Dame Seminary that same year, earning a Master's in Divinity

in 1970.

Priesthood

Morin was

priesthood on April 15, 1971, and then served as an associate pastor at St. Henry's Church in New Orleans. He received a Master of Science degree in urban affairs from Tulane University

in 1974, and became director of the Archdiocesan Social Apostolate in 1975.

From 1978 to 1981, at the request of

curia

for the archdiocese in 2001.

Episcopal career

On February 11, 2003, Morin was appointed

episcopal consecration on the following April 22 from Archbishop Alfred Hughes, with Archbishops Philip Hannan and Francis Schulte serving as co-consecrators. He selected as his episcopal motto

, "Walk Humbly and Act Justly."

Within the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops, Morin has served as chairman of the Subcommittee of the Catholic Campaign for Human Development, and as a member of the Committee on Domestic Justice and Human Development and the Committee on National Collections.

Bishop of Biloxi

Morin was later named the third

Cathedral of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary on the following April 27; the papal bull of appointment that is customarily read at a bishop's installation did not arrive by the time of Morin's own installation.^[3]

As Bishop of Biloxi, Morin was the spiritual leader of 68,000 Catholics in southern Mississippi.

Bishop Morin died on October 31, 2019.

References

^ "Remembering Bishop Morin: Funeral arrangements announced". Retrieved 2020-06-29.
^ "Pope Names Texas Priest as New Bishop of Biloxi, Accepts Resignation of Bishop Roger Morin". www.usccb.org. Retrieved 2020-06-29.
^ "For His Friends » Blog Archive » BISHOPS AND BULLS". bishopsblog.dosp.org. Archived from the original on 2009-05-07.

External links

Diocese of Biloxi

Episcopal succession

Catholic Church titles
Preceded by Thomas John Rodi	Bishop of Biloxi 2009—2016	Succeeded by Louis Frederick Kihneman
Preceded by Gregory M Aymond	Auxiliary Bishop of New Orleans 2003–2009	Succeeded by Shelton J. Fabre

[1] "Remembering Bishop Morin: Funeral arrangements announced". Retrieved 2020-06-29.

[2] "Pope Names Texas Priest as New Bishop of Biloxi, Accepts Resignation of Bishop Roger Morin". www.usccb.org. Retrieved 2020-06-29.

[3] "For His Friends » Blog Archive » BISHOPS AND BULLS". bishopsblog.dosp.org. Archived from the original on 2009-05-07.

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Ordinaries	Bishops Joseph Lawson Howze Thomas John Rodi Roger Morin Louis Frederick Kihneman
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