Martin Marty (bishop)


Martin Marty

Bishop of Saint Cloud
Native name
James Joseph Alois Marty
ChurchCatholic
DioceseDiocese of St. Cloud
PredecessorJohn Joseph Frederick Otto Zardetti
SuccessorJames Trobec
Orders
OrdinationSeptember 14, 1856
by Johann Peter Mirer
ConsecrationFebruary 1, 1880
by Silas Chatard
Personal details
Born(1834-01-12)January 12, 1834
DiedSeptember 19, 1896(1896-09-19) (aged 62)
Saint Cloud, Minnesota, US
NationalitySwiss

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".