Alfred John Markiewicz was the second Roman Catholic bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Kalamazoo

Roman Catholic Diocese of Kalamazoo

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Kalamazoo is a Diocese of the Roman Catholic Church in the southwestern portion of the State of Michigan that encompasses Allegan, Van Buren, Berrien, Cass, Saint Joseph, Kalamazoo, Branch, Calhoun, and Barry Counties. The Diocese consists of 46 parishes 13 missions,...

, Michigan

Michigan

Michigan is a U.S. state located in the Great Lakes Region of the United States of America. The name Michigan is the French form of the Ojibwa word mishigamaa, meaning "large water" or "large lake"....

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Born in Brooklyn, New York, Markiewicz was ordained to the priesthood on June 6, 1953 for the Roman Catholic Diocese of Brooklyn

Roman Catholic Diocese of Brooklyn

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Brooklyn, which includes territory that was previously part of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of New York, was established as a separate diocese in 1853 when the City of Brooklyn was separate from New York City....

. Later he was incardinated into the Roman Catholic Diocese of Rockville Centre

Roman Catholic Diocese of Rockville Centre

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Rockville Centre comprises the territory of Nassau and Suffolk counties in New York state, USA. Founded in 1957, this diocese was created from territory that once belonged to the Diocese of Brooklyn...

. Pope John Paul II appointed him auxiliary bishop of the Rockville Centre Diocese and he was ordained bishop on September 17, 1986. On November 22, 1994, Bishop Markiewicz was appointed bishop of the Kalamazoo Diocese, where he died, while in office.