Richard Arthur Marchenna

Richard Arthur Marchenna (March 17, 1904 – September 2, 1982)[1] was an Old Catholic bishop consecrated by Carmel Henry Carfora as his Suffragan Bishop of Newark with delegated ordinary authority over congregations in New Jersey and New York.

Richard Arthur Marchenna
Archbishop Marchenna
SuccessorDisputed
Orders
OrdinationApril 15, 1941
by Carmel Henry Carfora
ConsecrationApril 16, 1941
by Carmel Henry Carfora
Personal details
Born(1878-08-27)August 27, 1878
DiedSeptember 2, 1982(1982-09-02) (aged 78)
Newark, New Jersey, USA
Ordination history
History
Episcopal consecration
Consecrated byCarmel Henry Carfora
DateApril 16, 1941
Episcopal succession
Bishops consecrated by Richard Arthur Marchenna as principal consecrator
Gerard George ShelleyMarch 25, 1950
John Emile SchweikertJune 8, 1958
Robert Alfred BurnsOctober 9, 1961
Joseph HoughJuly 23, 1965
Robert Mary ClementOctober 4, 1974
Derek Lang-RossiJuly 4, 1978

He had previously been ordained as a deacon and priest by Carfora. Subsequent to Archbishop Carfora's death in 1958, Marchenna was among at least five of his bishops who claimed to be rightful successors to the primacy of the North American Old Roman Catholic Church.

For several years prior to his death, he made his residence at St. Dominic's Church in Brooklyn, where he died.

References

  1. Ancestry.com. U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2014. Accessed on June 27, 2019.

"R. A. Marchenna dies; Prelate in Catholic sect". New York Times. September 3, 1982. pp. D14.


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