Martin Holley
Martin Holley (born December 31, 1954 in Escambia County, Florida), is a Roman Catholic Bishop, an auxiliary of the Archdiocese of Washington (USA).
Holley graduated from Tate High School in 1973; while a student at Tate High School, he was a basketball standout and active in student government. He graduated in 1975 from Faulkner State Junior College in Bay Minette, Alabama with an Associate of Arts in general studies, and from Alabama State University in Montgomery in 1977 with a B.A. in management. At both institutions, Bishop Holley excelled at both basketball and student government, winning a number of accolades.
Holley undertook post-graduate studies at the Theological College at Catholic University in Washington, D.C. and St. Vincent de Paul Seminary in Boynton Beach, Florida, where he earned a Master of Divinity degree. He was ordained to the priesthood on May 8, 1987 at the Cathedral of the Sacred Heart in Pensacola, Florida.
Holley served as curate and administrator of St. Mary Catholic Church, Fort Walton Beach, Florida, curate of St. Paul Catholic Church, Pensacola, and as administrator and pastor of Little Flower Catholic Church, Pensacola. In addition, he has served as a member of the diocesan council of priests, as the spiritual director of the Serra Club of West Florida, as spiritual director and instructor for the permanent diaconate program, as director of the Department of Ethnic Concerns of the diocese, and as a member of the Joint Conference of the National Black Catholic Clergy Caucus.
He was consecrated bishop on July 2, 2004.[1]
References
- ↑ "Bishop Martin D. Holley". Archdiocese of Washington.
External links
- National Black Catholic Congress bio of Martin Holley
- National Black Catholic Clergy Caucus bio of Martin Holley