Titular Episcopal See of

Natchitoches

USA USA

Continent: North America

Rite: Roman (Latin)

Type: Titular Episcopal See Episcopal See

Name: Natchitoches (English) / Natchitochen(sis) (Latin)

Location: Louisiana, m. New Orleans, USA

History

Titular Bishop

Titular Archbishop (2008.01.12 – ...):Archbishop Joseph Salvador Marino (72)Archbishop Joseph Salvador Marino (72)

President emeritus of Pontifical Ecclesiastical Academy

Past Ordinaries

Bishops of Natchitoches (Roman Rite)

Bishop Cornelius van de Ven
(1904.10.24 – 1910.08.06)

Born:1865.06.16 (Netherlands)
Ordained Priest:1890.05.31
Consecrated Bishop:1904.11.30
Died:1932.05.08 († 66)

Bishop of Natchitoches (USA) (1904.10.24 – 1910.08.06)

Bishop of Alexandria (USA) (1910.08.06 – 1932.05.08)

Bishop Anthony Durier
(1884.12.19 – 1904.02.28)

Born:1833.01.03 (France)
Ordained Priest:1856.10.28
Consecrated Bishop:1885.03.19
Died:1904.02.28 († 71)

Bishop of Natchitoches (USA) (1884.12.19 – 1904.02.28)

Bishop Francis Xavier Leray (later Archbishop)
(1876.11.27 – 1879.09.30)

Born:1825.04.20 (Chateaugiron, France)
Ordained Priest:1852.03.19
Consecrated Bishop:1877.04.22
Died:1887.09.23 († 62)

Priest of Natchez (USA) (1852.03.19 – 1876.11.27)

Bishop of Natchitoches (USA) (1876.11.27 – 1879.09.30)

Titular Archbishop of Ionopolis (1879.09.30 – 1883.12.28)

Coadjutor Archbishop of New Orleans (USA) (1879.09.30 – 1883.12.28)

Metropolitan Archbishop of New Orleans (USA) (1883.12.28 – 1887.09.23)

Bishop Augustus Marie Martin
(1853.07.29 – 1875.09.29)

Born:1803.02.01 (France)
Ordained Priest:1828.05.31
Consecrated Bishop:1853.11.30
Died:1875.09.29 († 72)

Bishop of Natchitoches (USA) (1853.07.29 – 1875.09.29)

Former Titular Bishops

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