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Joseph Gregory Vath
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Joseph Gregory Vath (March 12, 1918 – July 14, 1987) was an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as the first bishop of the Diocese of Birmingham in Alabama from 1969 to 1987. He previously served as an auxiliary bishop of the Diocese of Mobile-Birmingham in Alabama from 1966 to 1969.
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Joseph Gregory Vath | |
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Bishop of Birmingham titular bishop of Novaliciana | |
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Church | Roman Catholic Church |
Diocese | Diocese of Birmingham |
Successor | Raymond James Boland |
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Ordination | June 7, 1941 by Joseph Francis Rummel |
Consecration | May 26, 1966 by Egidio Vagnozzi |
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Born | March 12, 1918 |
Died | July 14, 1987(1987-07-14) (aged 69) Birmingham, Alabama, US |
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