Francis William Markall

Who was Francis William Markall?

Francis William Markall was a Roman Catholic Archbishop.

Born in Harringay, Markall was ordained as a Catholic priest at the age of 32 in 1937 and migrated to what was then known as Rhodesia, where he was appointed Coadjutor Archbishop of Salisbury in 1956. He resigned 20 years later on 31 May 1976 as Archbishop of Salisbury.

On 29 April 1956, aged 50, he was appointed Titular Archbishop of Cotyaeum and ordained as such five months later, on 8 September 1956.

He died on 9 August 1992, aged 86, as Archbishop Emeritus of Salisbury. He was a Council Father at the Second Vatican Council