Joseph Martin Sartoris

Styles of
**Joseph Martin Sartoris**
Styles of; Joseph Martin Sartoris
Reference style	His Excellency ; The Most Reverend ;
Spoken style	Your Excellency
Religious style	Bishop

His Excellency, The Most Reverend

Joseph Martin Sartoris
His Excellency, The Most Reverend ; Joseph Martin Sartoris
Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Los Angeles
See	Archdiocese of Los Angeles
Appointed	February 8, 1994
Installed	March 19, 1994
Retired	December 31, 2002
Orders
Ordination	May 30, 1953; by James Francis McIntyre
Consecration	March 19, 1994; by Roger Mahony, John Ward, and Armando Xavier Ochoa
Personal details
Born	July 1, 1927 (age 97); Los Angeles, California, US
Education	St. John's Seminary

Last updated November 17, 2024

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

Biography

Early life

Joseph Sartoris was born in Los Angeles, California on July 1, 1927.^[2] 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.^[2] 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.^[3]^[4]

Sartoris' first assignment as pastor was at St. Madeleine Parish in Pomona, California. In 1978, he was named pastor of St. Margaret Mary Parish in Lomita, California. He remained at St. Margaret as pastor until his appointment as bishop.^[3]^[5]

Auxiliary Bishop of Los Angeles

On February 8, 1994, Pope John Paul II appointed Sartoris as the titular bishop of Oliva and as an auxiliary bishop of Los Angeles.^[5] He was consecrated a bishop by Cardinal Roger Mahony on May 19, 1994 at St. Vibiana Cathedral in Los Angeles.^[6] Sartoris led the archdiocese's San Pedro Pastoral Region from 1994 to 2002.^[3]

On December 31, 2002, John Paul II accepted Sartoris' letter of resignation; he had reached the mandatory retirement age of 75.^[6]^[2]

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References

↑ "Reverend Joseph M. Sartoris, Auxiliary Bishop of Los Angeles Resigns". www.christianpost.com. Retrieved 2017-10-17.
1 2 3 "Bishop Joseph Martin Sartoris [Catholic-Hierarchy]". www.catholic-hierarchy.org. Retrieved 2023-11-05.
1 2 3 "Auxiliary Bishops | LA Catholics". lacatholics.org. Retrieved 2021-12-12.
↑ "Auxiliary Bishops | LA Catholics". lacatholics.org. Retrieved 2022-01-21.
1 2 "Bishop Joseph Sartoris | Cardinal's Awards Dinner". www.cardinalsawardsdinner.org. Retrieved 2017-10-17.
1 2 Cheney, David M. "Bishop Joseph Martin Sartoris [Catholic-Hierarchy]". www.catholic-hierarchy.org. Retrieved 2017-10-17.

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Episcopal succession

Catholic Church titles
Preceded by Carl A. Fisher	Auxiliary Bishop of Los Angeles 1994-2002	Succeeded by Marc V. Trudeau

[1] "Reverend Joseph M. Sartoris, Auxiliary Bishop of Los Angeles Resigns". www.christianpost.com. Retrieved 2017-10-17.

[:3-2] 1 2 3 "Bishop Joseph Martin Sartoris [Catholic-Hierarchy]". www.catholic-hierarchy.org. Retrieved 2023-11-05.

[:1-3] 1 2 3 "Auxiliary Bishops | LA Catholics". lacatholics.org. Retrieved 2021-12-12.

[4] "Auxiliary Bishops | LA Catholics". lacatholics.org. Retrieved 2022-01-21.

[:2-5] 1 2 "Bishop Joseph Sartoris | Cardinal's Awards Dinner". www.cardinalsawardsdinner.org. Retrieved 2017-10-17.

[:0-6] 1 2 Cheney, David M. "Bishop Joseph Martin Sartoris [Catholic-Hierarchy]". www.catholic-hierarchy.org. Retrieved 2017-10-17.

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