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Most Rev. Joseph N. Latino

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His Excellency

Most Rev. Joseph N. Latino

Born: October 21, 1937 · New Orleans · Died aged 83
Ordained priest: May 25, 1963
Ordained bishop: March 7, 2003
Died: May 28, 2021
Rite: Latin

A priest for 58 years

A bishop for 18 years, 2 months

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Oct 1937

Born

October 21, 1937 · New Orleans

May 1963

Ordained to the Priesthood

May 25, 1963

Jan 2003

Appointed Bishop of Jackson

January 3, 2003 · Jackson, Mississippi, United States

Mar 2003

Ordained Bishop

March 7, 2003

Most Rev. Oscar H. Lipscomb

Most Rev. Oscar H. Lipscomb

Most Rev. John Favalora

Most Rev. William R. Houck

Dec 2013

Retired as Bishop of Jackson

December 12, 2013 · Jackson, Mississippi, United States

May 2021

Died

May 28, 2021