Eugene Antonio Marino
Male, Deceased Person
1934 – 2000
Who was Eugene Antonio Marino?
Eugene Antonio Marino was an American Catholic prelate who served as Archbishop of Atlanta, Georgia from 1988 until 1990, becoming the first African American archbishop in United States of America. He was of both African American and Puerto Rican descent.
He was also the fourth African American to become auxiliary bishop for Washington, D.C. and the first to be secretary of the National Conference of Catholic Bishops. As archbishop of Atlanta, he tackled the conduct of other priests until his resignation after his affair with a lay-minister became public knowledge.
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- Born
- May 29, 1934
Biloxi - Religion
- Catholicism
- Ethnicity
- African American
- Nationality
- United States of America
- Education
- Loyola University Chicago
- Lived in
- Biloxi
- Died
- Nov 12, 2000
Manhasset
Submitted
on July 23, 2013
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