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Alexander King Sample was born on November 7, 1960, in Kalispell, Montana, to Alexander and Joyce (née Dory) Sample. [1] His father was of Scottish heritage and his mother Polish . [ 2 ] The younger Alexander Sample graduated from Bishop Gorman High School in Las Vegas, Nevada, in 1978. [ 3 ]
In 2005, Reverend Alexander Sample was appointed the twelfth bishop of Marquette by Pope Benedict XVI. In 2012, Sample ordained five seminarians to the diaconate, and ten new subdeacons. These new subdeacons include five from the United States for the Institute of Christ the King Sovereign Priest.
On December 13, 2005, John Paul II accepted Garland's letter of resignation as bishop of Marquette. He was replaced by Bishop Alexander K. Sample. [3] [1] After his retirement, Garland served for two years as executive director of the Bishop Baraga Association.
Motto: For his motto, Bishop Sample uses the Latin phrase, “VULTUM CHRISTI CONTEMPLARI” (“to contemplate the face of Christ”). This theme is taken from the writings of Pope John Paul II (Novo Millennio Ineunte and Ecclesia de Eucharistia), in which the Holy Father reminded us that it is the task of the Church to make the face of Christ ...
Howard retired in 1966 after 38 years as bishop. Pope Paul VI appointed Bishop Robert Dwyer from the Diocese of Reno as the second archbishop of Portland in Oregon in 1966. Dwyer retired in 1974 due to poor health. [24] To replace Dwyer, Paul VI named Bishop Cornelius Power of Yakima as archbishop in 1974. [25]
On December 17, 2013, Pope Francis appointed Doerfler as the bishop of Marquette. He was consecrated at St. Peter Cathedral in Marquette by Archbishop Allen Henry Vigneron, with Bishop David L. Ricken and Archbishop Alexander King Sample serving as co-consecrators, on February 11, 2014. [7] [4]
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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.