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Joseph Martin Sartoris (born July 1, 1927) is an American prelate of the
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. Sartoris served as an auxiliary bishop of the Archdiocese of Los Angeles in California from 1994 to 2002.


Biography


Early life

Joseph Sartoris was born in Los Angeles, California in 1927. He studied at St. John's Seminary in Camarillo, California.


Priesthood

On May 30, 1953, Sartoris was ordained into the priesthood by Cardinal James McIntyre for the Archdiocese of Los Angeles. After his ordination, Sartoris was assigned as an associate pastor to several parishes. He then served as a teacher and assistant principal at Bishop Conaty High School in Los Angeles for several years. Sartoris then returned to parish ministry while also serving as administrator pro tempore at Dolores Mission Parish and administrator at Nativity Parish, both in Los Angeles. Sartoris' first assignment as pastor was at St. Madeleine Parish in
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. In 1978, Sartoris was named pastor of St. Margaret Mary Parish in
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. He remained at St. Margaret as pastor until his appointment as bishop.


Auxiliary Bishop of Los Angeles

On February 8, 1994,
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appointed Sartoris as the titular bishop of
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and as an auxiliary bishop of Los Angeles. He was consecrated a bishop by Cardinal Roger Mahony on May 19, 1994. Sartoris led the archdiocese's
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from 1994 to 2002. On December 31, 2002, Pope John Paul II accepted Sartoris' letter of resignation; he had reached the mandatory retirement age of 75.


See also

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References


External links


Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Los Angeles
Retrieved: 2010-05-03.] * ttp://www.usccb.org/comm/archives/2002/02-262.shtml United States Conference of Catholic Bishops News Release


Episcopal succession

1927 births Living people Clergy from Los Angeles 20th-century Roman Catholic bishops in the United States St. John's Seminary (California) alumni Catholics from California 21st-century Roman Catholic bishops in the United States {{US-RC-bishop-stub