The Most Reverend Marcos G. McGrath | |
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Archbishop of Panama | |
Native name | Mark Gregory McGrath |
Church | Catholic |
Archdiocese | Panama |
See | Caeciri |
Appointed | 17 August 1961 |
Predecessor | Tomas Alberto Clavel Méndez |
Successor | José Dimas Cedeño Delgado |
Other post(s) | Dean of Theology, Pontifical Catholic University of Chile Auxiliary Bishop of Panama Bishop of Santiago de Veraguas |
Orders | |
Ordination | 11 June 1949 by José María Preciado y Nieva |
Consecration | 17 August 1961 by Francisco Beckmann |
Personal details | |
Born | Mark Gregory McGrath 10 February 1924 |
Died | 4 August 2000 Panama City, Panama |
Nationality | Panamanian-American |
Alma mater | La Salle Military Academy Pontifical Catholic University of Chile University of Notre Dame Catholic University of America Pontifical University of Saint Thomas Aquinas |
Mark Gregory "Marcos Gregorio" McGrath, CSC (10 February 1924 – 4 August 2000), was an American-Panamanian Catholic prelate and priest of the Congregation of Holy Cross who served as the archbishop of the Archdiocese of Panamá and was a Council Father of the Second Vatican Council. He advocated for the return of the Panama Canal Zone to Panama and opposed the regime of Manuel Noriega.