Alfred John Markiewicz


Alfred John Markiewicz
Bishop of Kalamazoo
Titular Bishop of Afufenia
ChurchRoman Catholic Church
SeeDiocese of Kalamazoo
InstalledJanuary 31, 1995
Term endedJanuary 8, 1997
PredecessorPaul Vincent Donovan
SuccessorJames Albert Murray
Other postsAuxiliary Bishop of Rockville Centre
(1986-1995)
Orders
OrdinationJune 6, 1953
by Thomas Edmund Molloy
ConsecrationSeptember 17, 1986
by John R. McGann
Personal details
Born(1928-05-17)May 17, 1928
Died(1997-01-08)January 8, 1997
MottoAn instrument of your peace

Alfred John Markiewicz (May 17, 1928 – January 9, 1997) was an American prelate of the Catholic Church who served as bishop of the Diocese of Kalamazoo in Michigan, from 1994 to 1997. He previously served as an auxiliary bishop of the Diocese of Rockville Centre in New York from 1986 to 1995.

Biography

Early life

Alfred Markiewicz was born on May 17, 1928, in Brooklyn, New York. He was ordained to the priesthood at St. James Pro-Cathedral in Brooklyn by Archbishop Thomas Edmund Molloy on June 6, 1953, for the Diocese of Brooklyn. Markiewicz was incardinated, or transferred, to the Diocese of Rockville Centre on April 6, 1957.

Auxiliary Bishop of Rockville Centre

Pope John Paul II appointed Markiewicz as titular bishop of Afufenia and as an auxiliary bishop of Rockville Centre on July 1, 1986. He was consecrated at Saint Agnes Cathedral in Rockville Centre, New York, by Bishop John Raymond McGann on September 17, 1986.[1]

Bishop of Kalamazoo

On November 22, 1994, John Paul II appointed Markiewicz as bishop of Kalamazoo. He was installed in Kalamazoo, Michigan, on January 31, 1995.[1]In September 1996, Markiewicz travelled to Rockville Centre for radiation treatment of two brain tumors.[2] Alfred Markiewicz died in Huntington, New York, on January 8, 1997.[1]

Notes

  1. ^ a b c "Bishop Alfred John Markiewicz [Catholic-Hierarchy]". www.catholic-hierarchy.org. Retrieved 2025-11-08.
  2. ^ "BISHOP'S PROGNOSIS POOR". Chicago Tribune. 24 September 1996. Retrieved 2022-07-08.