Martin Marty | |
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Bishop of Saint Cloud | |
Native name | James Joseph Alois Marty |
Church | Catholic |
Diocese | Diocese of St. Cloud |
Predecessor | John Joseph Frederick Otto Zardetti |
Successor | James Trobec |
Orders | |
Ordination | September 14, 1856 by Johann Peter Mirer |
Consecration | February 1, 1880 by Silas Chatard |
Personal details | |
Born | |
Died | September 19, 1896 Saint Cloud, Minnesota, US | (aged 62)
Nationality | Swiss |
Martin Marty OSB (born James Joseph Alois Marty; January 12, 1834 – September 19, 1896) was a Swiss-born Benedictine missionary and Catholic bishop in the United States.
Marty was the first abbot of Saint Meinrad Archabbey in Indiana; the first Vicar Apostolic of Dakota Territory, where he ministered to the Lakota Sioux; and the second Bishop of Saint Cloud. His zeal for the Native American missions earned him the title, "The Apostle of the Sioux".