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{{Short description|American prelate}}
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'''John Aloysius Marshall''' (April 24, 1928 – July 3, 1994) was an American [[prelate]] of the [[Catholic Church|Roman Catholic Church]]. He served as bishop of the [[Roman Catholic Diocese of Burlington|Diocese of Burlington]] in Vermont from 1972 to 1992 and bishop of the [[Roman Catholic Diocese of Springfield in Massachusetts|Diocese of Springfield]] in Massachusetts from 1992 until 1994.
'''John Aloysius Marshall''' (April 24, 1928 – July 3, 1994) was an American [[prelate]] of the [[Catholic Church|Roman Catholic Church]]. He served as bishop of the [[Roman Catholic Diocese of Burlington|Diocese of Burlington]] in Vermont from 1972 to 1992 and bishop of the [[Roman Catholic Diocese of Springfield in Massachusetts|Diocese of Springfield]] in Massachusetts from 1992 until his death in 1994.


==Biography==
==Biography==


=== Early life ===
=== Early life ===
John Marshall was born in [[Worcester, Massachusetts|Worcester]], [[Massachusetts]], to John A. and Katherine T. (née Redican) Marshall.<ref name="burlington">{{cite news|work=[[Roman Catholic Diocese of Burlington]]|title=Most Reverend John Aloysius Marshall, Seventh Bishop of Burlington|url=http://www.vermontcatholic.org/index.php?sid=html%2Fdisplay_pages.php&session_formlocation=&pid=644&subnav_id=100000}}</ref> After attending [[St. John's High School (Massachusetts)|St. John's High School]] in Shrewsbury, Massachusetts, and [[College of the Holy Cross|Holy Cross College]] in Worcester, he went to Canada to study at the [[Collège de Montréal]] in Montreal, Quebec. Marshall then travelled to Rome to attend the [[Pontifical Gregorian University]].<ref name="burlington" />
John Marshall was born on April 24, 1928, in [[Worcester, Massachusetts|Worcester]], [[Massachusetts]], to John A. and Katherine T. (née Redican) Marshall.<ref name="burlington">{{cite news|work=[[Roman Catholic Diocese of Burlington]]|title=Most Reverend John Aloysius Marshall, Seventh Bishop of Burlington|url=http://www.vermontcatholic.org/index.php?sid=html%2Fdisplay_pages.php&session_formlocation=&pid=644&subnav_id=100000}}</ref> After attending [[St. John's High School (Massachusetts)|St. John's High School]] in Shrewsbury, Massachusetts, and the [[College of the Holy Cross]] in Worcester, he went to Canada to study at the [[Collège de Montréal]] in Montreal, Quebec. Marshall then travelled to Rome to attend the [[Pontifical Gregorian University]].<ref name="burlington" />


=== Priesthood ===
=== Priesthood ===
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=== Bishop of Burlington ===
=== Bishop of Burlington ===
On December 14, 1971, Marshall was appointed the seventh bishop of the Diocese of Burlington by [[Pope Paul VI]].<ref name="hierarchy" /> He received his [[Bishop (Catholic Church)|episcopal consecration]] on January 25, 1972, from Bishop [[Robert Francis Joyce|Robert Joyce]], with Bishop [[Bernard Joseph Flanagan|Bernard Flanagan]] and [[James Aloysius Hickey|James Hickey]] serving as [[Consecrator|co-consecrators]].<ref name="hierarchy" /> His tenure in Burlington was marked by a decline in both vocations and church attendance, but he still founded Our Lady of the Mountains Parish at [[Sherburne, Vermont|Sherburne, Vermont,]] in 1979.<ref name="history">{{cite news|work=[[Roman Catholic Diocese of Burlington]]|title=A BRIEF HISTORY OF THE DIOCESE BURLINGTON|url=http://www.vermontcatholic.org/index.php?sid=html/display_pages.php&session_formlocation=&pid=637&subnav_id=100000}}</ref> He completed the [[Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception (Burlington, Vermont)|Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception]] in 1977, after an [[arson]]ist had destroyed the original [[cathedral]] in 1972.<ref name="cathedral">{{cite news|date=November 29, 2008|work=The Sacred Congregation of Rites|title=The Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception|url=http://sacredcongregation.blogspot.com/2008/11/cathedral-of-immaculate-conception_29.html}}</ref>
On December 14, 1971, Marshall was appointed the seventh bishop of the Diocese of Burlington by [[Pope Paul VI]].<ref name="hierarchy" /> He received his [[Bishop (Catholic Church)|episcopal consecration]] on January 25, 1972, from Bishop [[Robert Francis Joyce|Robert Joyce]], with Bishop [[Bernard Joseph Flanagan|Bernard Flanagan]] and [[James Aloysius Hickey|James Hickey]] serving as [[Consecrator|co-consecrators]].<ref name="hierarchy" /> His tenure in Burlington was marked by a decline in both vocations and church attendance, but he still founded Our Lady of the Mountains Parish at [[Sherburne, Vermont]], in 1979.<ref name="history">{{cite news|work=[[Roman Catholic Diocese of Burlington]]|title=A BRIEF HISTORY OF THE DIOCESE BURLINGTON|url=http://www.vermontcatholic.org/index.php?sid=html/display_pages.php&session_formlocation=&pid=637&subnav_id=100000}}</ref> He completed the [[Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception (Burlington, Vermont)|Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception]] in 1977, after an [[arson]]ist had destroyed the original [[cathedral]] in 1972.<ref name="cathedral">{{cite news|date=November 29, 2008|work=The Sacred Congregation of Rites|title=The Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception|url=http://sacredcongregation.blogspot.com/2008/11/cathedral-of-immaculate-conception_29.html}}</ref>


From 1984 to 1990, Marshall headed an [[Canonical visitation|apostolic visitation]] created by Pope John Paul II to investigate the doctrinal orthodoxy of American seminaries. This visitation was viewed by the leaders of some seminaries as an attempt to force a conservative doctrine on them and stifle dissent.<ref>{{cite news | newspaper = New York Times | url = https://www.nytimes.com/1981/09/23/us/vatican-will-investigate-us-seminaries-with-aid-of-bishops.html | accessdate = August 25, 2016 | date = September 23, 1981 | title = Vatican will Investigate U.S. Seminaries with Aid of Bishops | first = Kenneth A. | last = Briggs}}</ref>
From 1984 to 1990, Marshall headed an [[Canonical visitation|apostolic visitation]] created by Pope John Paul II to investigate the doctrinal orthodoxy of American seminaries. This visitation was viewed by the leaders of some seminaries as an attempt to force a conservative doctrine on them and stifle dissent.<ref>{{cite news | newspaper = New York Times | url = https://www.nytimes.com/1981/09/23/us/vatican-will-investigate-us-seminaries-with-aid-of-bishops.html | accessdate = August 25, 2016 | date = September 23, 1981 | title = Vatican will Investigate U.S. Seminaries with Aid of Bishops | first = Kenneth A. | last = Briggs}}</ref>


=== Bishop of Springfield ===
=== Bishop of Springfield in Massachusetts ===
Pope John Paul II named Marshall as the sixth bishop of the Diocese of Springfield on February 18, 1992.<ref name="hierarchy" />
Pope John Paul II named Marshall as the sixth bishop of the Diocese of Springfield in Massachusetts on February 18, 1992.<ref name="hierarchy" />


=== Death and legacy ===
=== Death and legacy ===
John Marshall died in Springfield on July 3, 1994, at age 66. The Bishop John A. Marshall School in [[Morrisville, Vermont]], is named after Marshall.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Our History |url=https://www.bjams.org/about/our-history |access-date=2022-05-11 |website=Bishop John A. Marshall School |language=en-US}}</ref> The Bishop Marshall Center is located in St. Michael’s Cathedral in Springfield.<ref>{{Cite web |title=https://stmichaelscathedralspfld.org/the-cathedral/ |url=https://stmichaelscathedralspfld.org/the-cathedral/ |access-date=2022-05-11 |language=en-US}}</ref>
John Marshall died in Springfield on July 3, 1994, at age 66. The Bishop John A. Marshall School in [[Morrisville, Vermont]], was named after Marshall, but changed its name to All Saints Catholic Academy given the controversy surrounding his tenure as bishop.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Morrisville Catholic school drops name of bishop who led during time of priest abuse |url=https://www.burlingtonfreepress.com/story/news/2023/05/09/vermont-catholic-school-removes-name-of-bishop-during-priest-abuse/70198991007/ |website=burlingtonfreepress.com/ |date=2023-05-09 |access-date=2023-05-10}}</ref> The Bishop Marshall Center is located in St. Michael’s Cathedral in Springfield.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://stmichaelscathedralspfld.org/the-cathedral/ |title=The Cathedral Church of St. Michael the Archangel |access-date=2022-05-11 |language=en-US}}</ref>


In a 2007 [[Lawsuit|civil lawsuit]] against the Diocese of Burlington, the personal file of Alfred Willis, a diocesan priest, showed that Marshall transferred him to a different parish after receiving sexual abuse complaints. On February 27, 1978, three parents from St. Anthony Parish in Burlington accused Willis of sexually abusing a teenage boy on a camping trip in 1977, when Willis was still a deacon. Willis denied the accusations. A psychiatrist told Marshall that Wills just had odd habits. In 1979, Marshall transferred Willis to St. Ann's Parish in [[Milton, Vermont]], without notify the pastor or the parish of Willis' previous accusations. Other accusations soon emerged from St. Ann's. Marshall sent Wills away for treatment and initiated a church trial, which found Willis guilty. Willis was eventually [[Defrocking|defrocked]] in 1985.<ref name="hemingway">{{cite news |last=Hemingway |first=Sam |date=May 6, 2008 |title=New Revelations in Priest-Abuse Case |work=[[The Burlington Free Press]] |url=http://www.bishop-accountability.org/news2008/05_06/2008_05_06_Hemingway_NewRevelations.htm}}</ref>
In a 2007 [[Lawsuit|civil lawsuit]] against the Diocese of Burlington, the personal file of Alfred Willis, a diocesan priest, showed that Marshall transferred him to a different parish after receiving sexual abuse complaints. On February 27, 1978, three parents from St. Anthony Parish in Burlington accused Willis of sexually abusing a teenage boy on a camping trip in 1977, when Willis was still a deacon. Willis denied the accusations. A psychiatrist told Marshall that Wills just had odd habits. In 1979, Marshall transferred Willis to St. Ann's Parish in [[Milton, Vermont]], without notify the pastor or the parish of Willis' previous accusations. Other accusations soon emerged from St. Ann's. Marshall sent Wills away for treatment and initiated a church trial, which found Willis guilty. Willis was eventually [[Defrocking|defrocked]] in 1985.<ref name="hemingway">{{cite news |last=Hemingway |first=Sam |date=May 6, 2008 |title=New Revelations in Priest-Abuse Case |work=[[The Burlington Free Press]] |url=http://www.bishop-accountability.org/news2008/05_06/2008_05_06_Hemingway_NewRevelations.htm}}</ref>

Latest revision as of 01:57, 23 June 2024

His Excellency, The Most Reverend

John Aloysius Marshall
Bishop of Springfield in Massachusetts
ChurchRoman Catholic Church
SeeDiocese of Springfield in Massachusetts
In officeFebruary 18, 1992 –
July 3, 1994
PredecessorJoseph Francis Maguire
SuccessorThomas Ludger Dupré
Previous post(s)Bishop of Burlington (1972–1991)
Orders
OrdinationDecember 19, 1953
by Martin O'Connor
ConsecrationJanuary 25, 1972
by Robert Joyce
Personal details
Born(1928-04-24)April 24, 1928
Worcester, Massachusetts, U.S.
DiedJuly 3, 1994(1994-07-03) (aged 66)
Springfield, Massachusetts, U.S.
EducationCollege of the Holy Cross
Collège de Montréal
Pontifical Gregorian University

John Aloysius Marshall (April 24, 1928 – July 3, 1994) was an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as bishop of the Diocese of Burlington in Vermont from 1972 to 1992 and bishop of the Diocese of Springfield in Massachusetts from 1992 until his death in 1994.

Biography

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Early life

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John Marshall was born on April 24, 1928, in Worcester, Massachusetts, to John A. and Katherine T. (née Redican) Marshall.[1] After attending St. John's High School in Shrewsbury, Massachusetts, and the College of the Holy Cross in Worcester, he went to Canada to study at the Collège de Montréal in Montreal, Quebec. Marshall then travelled to Rome to attend the Pontifical Gregorian University.[1]

Priesthood

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While in Rome, Marshall was ordained to the priesthood for the Diocese of Springfield by Bishop Martin O'Connor on December 19, 1953.[2] After a period of pastoral work, he completed his graduate studies at Assumption College in Worcester (1961–1968). He then returned to Rome for more studies the Pontifical North American College(1969–1971).[1]

Bishop of Burlington

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On December 14, 1971, Marshall was appointed the seventh bishop of the Diocese of Burlington by Pope Paul VI.[2] He received his episcopal consecration on January 25, 1972, from Bishop Robert Joyce, with Bishop Bernard Flanagan and James Hickey serving as co-consecrators.[2] His tenure in Burlington was marked by a decline in both vocations and church attendance, but he still founded Our Lady of the Mountains Parish at Sherburne, Vermont, in 1979.[3] He completed the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception in 1977, after an arsonist had destroyed the original cathedral in 1972.[4]

From 1984 to 1990, Marshall headed an apostolic visitation created by Pope John Paul II to investigate the doctrinal orthodoxy of American seminaries. This visitation was viewed by the leaders of some seminaries as an attempt to force a conservative doctrine on them and stifle dissent.[5]

Bishop of Springfield in Massachusetts

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Pope John Paul II named Marshall as the sixth bishop of the Diocese of Springfield in Massachusetts on February 18, 1992.[2]

Death and legacy

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John Marshall died in Springfield on July 3, 1994, at age 66. The Bishop John A. Marshall School in Morrisville, Vermont, was named after Marshall, but changed its name to All Saints Catholic Academy given the controversy surrounding his tenure as bishop.[6] The Bishop Marshall Center is located in St. Michael’s Cathedral in Springfield.[7]

In a 2007 civil lawsuit against the Diocese of Burlington, the personal file of Alfred Willis, a diocesan priest, showed that Marshall transferred him to a different parish after receiving sexual abuse complaints. On February 27, 1978, three parents from St. Anthony Parish in Burlington accused Willis of sexually abusing a teenage boy on a camping trip in 1977, when Willis was still a deacon. Willis denied the accusations. A psychiatrist told Marshall that Wills just had odd habits. In 1979, Marshall transferred Willis to St. Ann's Parish in Milton, Vermont, without notify the pastor or the parish of Willis' previous accusations. Other accusations soon emerged from St. Ann's. Marshall sent Wills away for treatment and initiated a church trial, which found Willis guilty. Willis was eventually defrocked in 1985.[8]

In 2008, a Colorado man sued the Diocese of Burlington, saying that the diocese was negligent in hiring a priest who sexually abused him as a minor over 100 times between 1976 and 1978 at Christ the King Church in Burlington. Marshall had allowed Reverend Edward Paquette to transfer from the Diocese of Fort Wayne in Indiana, despite warnings from the bishop of Fort Wayne. Paquette was ultimately accused of abusing over 20 children in the Diocese of Burlington.[8]

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Most Reverend John Aloysius Marshall, Seventh Bishop of Burlington". Roman Catholic Diocese of Burlington.
  2. ^ a b c d "Bishop John Aloysius Marshall". Catholic-Hierarchy.org.
  3. ^ "A BRIEF HISTORY OF THE DIOCESE BURLINGTON". Roman Catholic Diocese of Burlington.
  4. ^ "The Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception". The Sacred Congregation of Rites. November 29, 2008.
  5. ^ Briggs, Kenneth A. (September 23, 1981). "Vatican will Investigate U.S. Seminaries with Aid of Bishops". New York Times. Retrieved August 25, 2016.
  6. ^ "Morrisville Catholic school drops name of bishop who led during time of priest abuse". burlingtonfreepress.com/. May 9, 2023. Retrieved May 10, 2023.
  7. ^ "The Cathedral Church of St. Michael the Archangel". Retrieved May 11, 2022.
  8. ^ a b Hemingway, Sam (May 6, 2008). "New Revelations in Priest-Abuse Case". The Burlington Free Press.
Catholic Church titles
Preceded by Bishop of Burlington
1972–1992 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Bishop of Springfield in Massachusetts
1992–1994 		Succeeded by
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