His Excellency, The Most Reverend Eugene Antonio Marino | |
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Archbishop emeritus of Atlanta | |
See | Atlanta |
Installed | May 5, 1988 |
Term ended | July 10, 1990 |
Predecessor | Thomas Andrew Donnellan |
Successor | James Patterson Lyke, OFM |
Orders | |
Ordination | June 9, 1962 |
Consecration | September 12, 1974 |
Personal details | |
Born | |
Died | November 12, 2000 Manhasset, New York, US | (aged 66)
Previous post(s) | Auxiliary Bishop of Washington (1974–88) |
Alma mater | Epiphany Apostolic College |
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 the Archdiocese of Atlanta in Georgia from 1988 until 1990. He previously served as an auxiliary bishop of the Archdiocese of Washington in the District of Columbia from 1974 to 1988.
Marino 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 an affair with a female lay minister. He worked as a chaplain and counselor in New York until his death in 2000.
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