Bernard Ferdinand Popp (December 6, 1917 – June 27, 2014) was an American bishop of the

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. Popp was born in

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in 1917. He was

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a priest on February 24, 1943, in

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. Popp was appointed Auxiliary bishop of the Archdiocese of San Antonio Texas along with Titular Bishop of Capsus on June 3, 1983, and consecrated July 25, 1983. Popp retired as Auxiliary bishop of San Antonio March 23, 1993. He died on June 27, 2014, aged 96.Notice of death of Bishop Popp
mysanantonio.com; accessed June 27, 2014.

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catholic-hierarchy.org; accessed June 27, 2014.
San Antonio Diocese website
accessed June 27, 2014. 20th-century American Roman Catholic titular bishops People from Colorado County, Texas 1917 births 2014 deaths Catholics from Texas Roman Catholic Archdiocese of San Antonio {{US-RC-bishop-stub