Eugene Marino, Black Archbishop, Dies at 66 (original) (raw)
U.S.|Eugene Marino, Black Archbishop, Dies at 66
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- Nov. 16, 2000
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The Rev. Eugene A. Marino, the first black Roman Catholic archbishop in the United States, whose resignation as archbishop of Atlanta in 1990 was linked to his affair with a woman, died on Nov. 12 in Manhasset, N.Y. He was 66.
The cause was apparently a heart attack, church spokesmen said.
Archbishop Marino was also the first black vicar general of a Catholic religious order, the first black secretary of the national bishops' congress and the highest-ranking American black prelate.
He retained his title after his resignation and was honored by the church for his work with troubled priests.
Archbishop Marino lived in the residence of the superior of the Salesians order in New Rochelle, N.Y. He died in a retreat house maintained by the church.
For the last five years, he had served as spiritual director of an outpatient program for priests with mental illness, substance abuse or sexual behavior problems at St. Vincent's Westchester in Harrison, N.Y., a unit of St. Vincent's Medical Center in Manhattan.
The archbishop resigned in July 1990, saying he wanted ''spiritual renewal, psychological therapy and medical supervision.'' About a month later, an Atlanta television station reported that he had had a two-year relationship with a 27-year-old single mother, Vicki R. Long. Ms. Long told interviewers that the archbishop had performed a secret wedding ceremony between them, including the exchange of rings.
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