Martin John Amos
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Most Reverend Martin John Amos DD |
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| Bishop Emeritus of Davenport | |
| Church | Catholic Church |
| Appointed | October 12, 2006 |
| Installed | November 20, 2006 |
| Term ended | April 19, 2017 |
| Predecessor | William Edwin Franklin |
| Successor | Thomas Zinkula |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | May 25, 1968 by Clarence George Issenmann |
| Consecration | June 7, 2001 by Anthony Michael Pilla, Alexander James Quinn, and Anthony Edward Pevec |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
December 8, 1941 Cleveland, Ohio |
| Previous post |
Auxiliary Bishop of Cleveland Titular Bishop of Meta |
| Motto |
Doce me Domine (Teach me, O Lord) |
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Styles of Martin John Amos |
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| Reference style | |
| Spoken style | Your Excellency |
| Religious style | Bishop |
Martin John Amos (born December 8, 1941) is a bishop of the Catholic Church in the United States. He served as an auxiliary bishop of Cleveland, Ohio, from 2001 to 2006, and then served as the eighth bishop of Davenport, Iowa from 2006 to 2017.
Martin John Amos was born in Cleveland. He was educated at Benjamin Franklin elementary school, James Ford Rhodes High School, Borromeo Seminary College in Wickliffe, Ohio and St. Mary Seminary in Cleveland. He holds a Master of Science in Education degree. He was ordained a priest of the Diocese of Cleveland on May 25, 1968 by Bishop Clarence George Issenmann. He held several pastoral assignments after ordination, and later became academic dean of Borromeo Seminary High School.
Amos was serving as pastor of St. Dominic Church in Shaker Heights, Ohio when Pope John Paul II named him Titular Bishop of Meta and Auxiliary Bishop of Cleveland on April 3, 2001. He was ordained by Bishop Anthony M. Pilla of Cleveland on June 7, 2001, in the Cathedral of St. John the Evangelist. The principal co-consecrators were Cleveland Auxiliary Bishops Alexander J. Quinn and Anthony E. Pevec.
On October 12, 2006, Bishop Amos was appointed the eighth Bishop of Davenport by Pope Benedict XVI. Amos was formally installed by Archbishop Jerome Hanus, OSB of Dubuque on November 20, 2006 in the presence of Archbishop Pietro Sambi, the Apostolic Nuncio to the United States. The liturgy was held at St. John Vianney Church in Bettendorf.
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