Martin Michael Johnson

For other people named Martin Johnson, see Martin Johnson (disambiguation).

Martin Michael Johnson (March 18, 1899 – January 29, 1975) was the Bishop of Nelson, British Columbia, Canada for 18 years. He then became Archbishop of the Archdiocese of Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada from 1964 to 1969.

Most Rev. Martin Michael Johnson
Archbishop of Vancouver
Province	British Columbia
Diocese	Archdiocese of Vancouver
Installed	1964
Term ended	1969
Predecessor	William Mark Duke
Successor	James Carney
Previous post(s)	Bishop of Nelson (1936–1954) Coadjutor Archbishop of Vancouver (1954–1964) Titular Archbishop of Cius (1954–1964) Titular Archbishop of Civitate (1969–1970)
Orders
Ordination	1924 - Priest
Consecration	1936 - Bishop
Personal details
Born	Martin Michael Johnson (1899-03-18)March 18, 1899 Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Died	January 29, 1975(1975-01-29) (aged 75) Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Nationality	Canadian
Denomination	Roman Catholic

Curriculum Vitae

Martin Johnson was born on March 18, 1899, in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

Ordination

In 1924, Martin Johnson became a priest, in the Diocese of Nelson, British Columbia, Canada.

Consecration

In 1936, Martin Johnson became consecrated as bishop and became Bishop of Nelson. In 1954 he became Coadjutor Archbishop of Vancouver and then was appointed as Archbishop of Vancouver in 1964 and retired in 1969.

Martin Johnson died on January 29, 1975, as Archbishop Emeritus of Vancouver.

Legacy

• He helped the Christian Brothers of Ireland, establish the high school of St. Thomas More Collegiate, which provided Catholic education in the cities of Burnaby & New Westminster.

Service to God

• Priest for 51 years
• Bishop for 38 years

Notes

Johnson is noted for being a great organizer & fundraiser. He centralized Catholic services and restructured Catholic education.

He was also the first Bishop of the new Diocese of Nelson, British Columbia.

References

External links

• Archdiocese of Vancouver former bishops^{[permanent dead link]}
• Catholic Hierarchey

Religious titles
New diocese	Bishop of Nelson 1936–1954	Succeeded by Thomas Joseph McCarthy
Vacant Title last held by William Mark Duke	Coadjutor Archbishop of Vancouver 1954–1964	Vacant Title next held by J. Michael Miller
Preceded by William Mark Duke	Archbishop of Vancouver 1964–1969	Succeeded by James Carney
Preceded by William Godfrey	— TITULAR — Archbishop of Cius 1954–1964	Vacant
Diocese restored as a titular see	— TITULAR — Archbishop of Civitate 1969–1970	Succeeded by Juan Alfredo Arzube