Joseph Francis Martino

His Excellency, The Most Reverend Joseph Francis Martino
Bishop Emeritus of Scranton
Archdiocese	Philadelphia
Diocese	Scranton
Appointed	July 25, 2003
Installed	October 1, 2003
Term ended	August 31, 2009
Predecessor	James C. Timlin
Successor	Joseph Bambera
Orders
Ordination	December 18, 1970 by James Aloysius Hickey
Consecration	March 11, 1996 by Anthony Bevilacqua, Francis B. Schulte, and Edward Peter Cullen
Personal details
Born	(1946-05-01) May 1, 1946 (age 71) Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Nationality	American
Denomination	Roman Catholic
Previous post	Auxiliary Bishop of Philadelphia (1996-2003) Titular Bishop of Cellae in Mauretania (1996-2003)
Alma mater	St. Charles Borromeo Seminary Pontifical Gregorian University

Styles of Joseph Francis Martino

Reference style	His Excellency The Most Reverend
Spoken style	Your Excellency
Religious style	Bishop

Joseph Francis Martino (born May 1, 1946) is an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church and the Bishop Emeritus of Scranton, Pennsylvania. He served as bishop of Scranton until his resignation was accepted by Pope Benedict XVI on 31 August 2009.

Joseph Francis Martino was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, to Joseph F. Martino, Sr., and his wife Eleanor Devlin. He has a sister, Eleanor. He studied at Saint Joseph's Preparatory School; St. Charles Borromeo Seminary in Wynnewood; and the Pontifical Gregorian University in Rome, from where he obtained his doctorate in ecclesiastical history and licentiate in sacred theology. Martino was ordained to the priesthood by Bishop James Aloysius Hickey on December 18, 1970, in St. Peter’s Basilica.

He worked as an assistant pastor in Philadelphia (1971–1975, 1987), Penndel (1975–1977), and Jenkintown (summers of 1977-1981). He taught at Bishop Shanahan High School in West Chester from 1982 to 1984, and wrote the official document requesting the beatification of Katharine Drexel, who was later canonized in 2000.