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Alexander King Sample (born November 7, 1960) is an American Catholic prelate who has served as Archbishop of Portland since 2013. He previously served as Bishop of Marquette from 2005 to 2013. Biography
On January 29, 2013, Bishop Alexander Sample was appointed by Pope Benedict XVI to be the new Archbishop of Portland in Oregon, succeeding John George Vlazny, whose resignation was accepted at the same time. [28]
Roman Catholic archbishops of Oregon City (5 P) Pages in category "Roman Catholic archbishops of Portland in Oregon" The following 7 pages are in this category, out of 7 total.
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Vlazny previously served as an auxiliary bishop of the Archdiocese of Chicago in Illinois from 1983 to 1987 and as bishop of the Diocese of Winona in Minnesota from 1987 to 1997. [2] On January 29, 2013, Pope Benedict XVI announced the acceptance of his resignation, with Bishop Alexander Sample to succeed him in Portland.
In 2018, Portland Archbishop Alexander King Sample acknowledged the history of sex abuse in the Archdiocese of Portland, which he described as an "institutional and spiritual" failure, [9] and issued an apology. [9] At the same time, it was reported that more than 100 sex abuse lawsuits were settled prior to the 2004 bankruptcy. [9]
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Reverend Elden Curtiss of the Diocese of Baker was the next bishop of Helena, named by Paul VI in 1976. [24] After 17 years as bishop of Helena, Curtiss became archbishop of the Archdiocese of Omaha in 1993. Pope John Paul II appointed Monsignor Alexander Brunett of the Archdiocese of Detroit to replace Curtiss. [25]