Eugene Antonio Marino
His Excellency, The Most Reverend Eugene Antonio Marino | |
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| Archbishop of Atlanta | |
| See | Atlanta |
| Installed | May 5, 1988 |
| Term ended | July 10, 1990 |
| Predecessor | Thomas Andrew Donnellan |
| Successor | James Patterson Lyke, OFM |
| Previous post | Auxiliary Bishop of Washington (1974–88) |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | June 9, 1962 by Philip Hannan |
| Consecration | September 12, 1974 by William Wakefield Baum |
| Personal details | |
| Born | May 29, 1934 |
| Died | November 12, 2000 (aged 66) |
| Alma mater | Epiphany Apostolic College St. Joseph's Seminary Fordham University |
| Motto | Feed my lambs |
| Styles of Eugene Antonio Marino | |
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| Reference style | |
| Spoken style | Your Excellency |
| Religious style | Bishop |
Eugene Antonio Marino, SSJ (May 29, 1934 – November 12, 2000) was an American Catholic prelate who served as archbishop of Atlanta from 1988 until 1990. He previously served as an auxiliary bishop of the Archdiocese of Washington from 1974 to 1988. He was the first African-American Catholic archbishop in history and the first African-American bishop in Washington. Marino was a member of the Josephites.
Marino resigned as archbishop of Atlanta in 1990, under accusations of having a sexual relationship with a female lay minister. He later worked as a chaplain and counselor in New York until his death in 2000.