Joseph M. Marling


Joseph Mary Marling

C.PP.S
Bishop of Jefferson City
Titular Bishop of Thasus
ChurchRoman Catholic Church
SeeDiocese of Jefferson City
SuccessorMichael Francis McAuliffe
Other post(s)Auxiliary Bishop of Diocese of Kansas City, Missouri
Titular Bishop of Thasus
Orders
OrdinationFebruary 21, 1929
by John T. McNicholas
ConsecrationAugust 6, 1947
by Edwin Vincent O'Hara
Personal details
Born(1904-08-31)August 31, 1904
DiedOctober 2, 1979(1979-10-02) (aged 75)
Kansas City, Missouri
MottoPer Sanguinem Crucis
(Through the blood of the cross)
Styles of
Joseph Marling
Reference styleThe Most Reverend
Spoken styleYour Excellency
Religious styleMonsignor
Posthumous stylenone

Joseph Mary Marling, C.PP.S. (August 31, 1904 – October 2, 1979) was an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as the first bishop of the Diocese of Jefferson City in Missouri from 1956 to 1969. He previously served as an auxiliary bishop of the Diocese of Kansas City in Missouri.