Joseph M. Marling
Joseph Mary Marling C.PP.S  | |
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| Bishop of Jefferson City Titular Bishop of Thasus  | |
| Church | Roman Catholic Church | 
| See | Diocese of Jefferson City | 
| Successor | Michael Francis McAuliffe | 
| Other post(s) | Auxiliary Bishop of Diocese of Kansas City, Missouri Titular Bishop of Thasus  | 
| Orders | |
| Ordination | February 21, 1929 by John T. McNicholas  | 
| Consecration | August 6, 1947 by Edwin Vincent O'Hara  | 
| Personal details | |
| Born | August 31, 1904 | 
| Died | October 2, 1979 (aged 75) Kansas City, Missouri  | 
| Motto | Per sanguinem crucis (Through the blood of the cross)  | 
| Styles of Joseph Marling  | |
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| Reference style | The Most Reverend | 
| Spoken style | Your Excellency | 
| Religious style | Monsignor | 
| Posthumous style | none | 
Joseph Mary Marling, CPPS (August 31, 1904 – Octoberserved79) was an American Catholic prelate who served as the first Bishop of Jefferson City from 1956 to 1969. He was a member of the Missionaries of the Precious Blood.
Marling previously served as an auxiliary bishop of the Diocese of Kansas City–Saint Joseph and as the superior of the American province of his religious community.