Marcos G. McGrath
The Most Reverend Marcos G. McGrath | |
|---|---|
| Archbishop of Panama | |
| Native name | Mark Gregory McGrath |
| Church | Catholic |
| Archdiocese | Panama |
| See | Caeciri |
| Appointed | 17 August 1961 |
| Predecessor | Tomas Alberto Clavel Méndez |
| Successor | José Dimas Cedeño Delgado |
| Other post(s) | Dean of Theology, Pontifical Catholic University of Chile Auxiliary Bishop of Panama Bishop of Santiago de Veraguas |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | 11 June 1949 by José María Preciado y Nieva |
| Consecration | 17 August 1961 by Francisco Beckmann |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Mark Gregory McGrath 10 February 1924 |
| Died | 4 August 2000 Panama City, Panama |
| Nationality | Panamanian-American |
| Alma mater | La Salle Military Academy Pontifical Catholic University of Chile University of Notre Dame Catholic University of America Pontifical University of Saint Thomas Aquinas |
Mark Gregory "Marcos Gregorio" McGrath, CSC (10 February 1924 – 4 August 2000), was an American-Panamanian Catholic prelate and priest of the Congregation of Holy Cross who served as the archbishop of the Archdiocese of Panamá and was a Council Father of the Second Vatican Council. He advocated for the return of the Panama Canal Zone to Panama and opposed the regime of Manuel Noriega.