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Styles of
Charles Salatka
Reference styleThe Most Reverend
Spoken styleYour Excellency
Religious styleMonsignor
Posthumous stylenone

Charles Alexander Kazimieras Salatka (February 26, 1918 – March 17, 2003) was the second Roman Catholic Archbishop of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Oklahoma City and the ninth bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Marquette, Michigan.[1]

Biography

Born in Grand Rapids, Michigan, Salatka was ordained a priest for the Roman Catholic Diocese of Grand Rapids on February 24, 1945. He became the first pastor of St. Michael's Parish in the Diocese of Grand Rapids in 1950. In 1959, he was given the title of Monsignor.

On December 9, 1961, Pope John XXIII appointed him auxiliary bishop of the Grand Rapids Diocese and he was consecrated on March 6, 1962. On January 10, 1968, Pope Paul VI appointed Salatka Bishop of the Marquette Diocese.[2]

Pope Paul VI appointed Bishop Salatka Archbishop of the Oklahoma City Archdiocese on October 11, 1977, and he retired on November 24, 1992.[3]

Notes

  1. ^ "Archbishop Charles Alexander K. Salatka". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved 21 January 2015.[self-published source]
  2. ^ http://www.dioceseofmarquette.org/upcarticle.asp?upcID=1077
  3. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2008-12-23. Retrieved 2009-12-31.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
Catholic Church titles
Preceded by Archbishop of Oklahoma City
1977–1993
Succeeded by
Preceded by Bishop of Marquette
1968–1977
Succeeded by