Joseph Vath
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Bishop Joseph Gregory Vath (born March 12, 1918, in New Orleans, Louisiana; died July 14, 1987) was a Roman Catholic bishop and the first Bishop of Birmingham. He was ordained to the priesthood on June 7, 1941. He was appointed Auxiliary Bishop of Mobile-Birmingham on March 4, 1966, and ordained on May 26. He was appointed Bishop of Birmingham on September 29, 1969, when the Diocese of Mobile-Birmingham was split into the Diocese of Birmingham and the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Mobile.
Vath died in 1987 and is buried in the courtyard adjoining St Paul's Cathedral.
| Preceded by: None |
Bishop of Birmingham 1969–1987 |
Succeeded by: Raymond Boland |
References
- Joseph Gregory Vath. (2007, June 14). In Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. Retrieved 19:54, December 31, 2007 [1]
- Catholic-Hierarchy.org data