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Alexander King Sample was born on 7 November, 1960 in Kalispell, Montana, US, is an American prelate of the Catholic Church (born 1960). Discover Alexander King Sample's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 63 years old?

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Born 7 November 1960
Birthday 7 November
Birthplace Kalispell, Montana, US
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1960

Alexander King Sample (born November 7, 1960) is an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church.

Alexander King Sample was born on November 7, 1960, in Kalispell, Montana, to Alexander and Joyce (née Dory) Sample.

His father was of Scottish heritage and his mother Polish.

At the time of his consecration, Sample was the youngest Catholic bishop in the United States and the first to be born in the 1960s.

He selected as his episcopal motto: "Vultum Christi contemplari", meaning "To contemplate the face of Christ".

1978

The younger Alexander Sample graduated from Bishop Gorman High School in Las Vegas, Nevada, in 1978.

1982

He attended Michigan Technological University (MTU) in Houghton, Michigan, where he obtained a Bachelor of Science degree in 1982 and a Master of Science degree in metallurgical engineering in 1984.

Interested in becoming a priest since the fourth grade, Sample decided to study for the priesthood after graduating from MTU, saying, "I knew I would never know peace until I explored the vocation to be a priest."

1986

He graduated in 1986 from the College of St. Thomas in St. Paul, Minnesota, and then entered the Pontifical College Josephinum in Columbus, Ohio.

1990

Sample was ordained a priest of the Diocese of Marquette by Bishop Mark Schmitt on June 1, 1990.

After his ordination, Sample had the following pastoral assignments in Michigan parishes:

1994

In 1994, Sample entered the Pontifical University of St. Thomas Aquinas (Angelicum), earning a Licentiate of Canon Law in 1996.

1996

After returning to Marquette in 1996, Sample was named chancellor of the diocese and pastor of St. Christopher Parish in Marquette.

He also served as a member of the college of consultors, as director of ministry personnel services and of ongoing formation of priests, and diocesan chaplain to the Knights of Columbus.

Within the marriage tribunal, Sample served as judge, adjutant judicial vicar, defender of the bond, and promoter of justice.

2005

Sample previously served as bishop of the Diocese of Marquette in Michigan from 2005 to 2013.

On December 13, 2005, Sample was appointed the twelfth bishop of the Diocese of Marquette by Pope Benedict XVI.

2006

He received his episcopal consecration on January 25, 2006, from Cardinal Adam Maida, with Bishops James Garland and Mark Schmitt serving as co-consecrators.

2007

On October 7, 2007, at the invitation of Archbishop Raymond Burke, Sample attended the Red Mass at the Cathedral Basilica of St. Louis, delivering the homily.

2009

In April 2009, Sample expressed his "disappointment and dismay" over the University of Notre Dame's decision to invite President Barack Obama to deliver its commencement speech and receive an honorary degree, given Obama's support of abortion.

He added: "It saddens me beyond words that the great university named after Our Lady would bestow distinction and honor on a politician who would seek to expand threats to such innocent human life."

2012

In July 2012, Sample ordained five seminarians to the diaconate, and ten new subdeacons.

These new subdeacons include five from the United States for the Institute of Christ the King Sovereign Priest.

2013

He has been serving as archbishop of the Archdiocese of Portland in Oregon since 2013.

On January 29, 2013, Sample was appointed by Pope Benedict XVI as archbishop of the Archdiocese of Portland, succeeding the retiring Archbishop John Vlazny.

He was the last American residential bishop appointed during the pontificate of Benedict XVI.

Sample was installed on April 2, 2013, at the Chiles Center Arena on the campus of the University of Portland.

2016

In December 2016, at a Mass celebrating the Feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe, Sample condemned racist and bigoted language used against minorities in the 2016 US Presidential Election Campaign.

He stated:"It does not matter to me from where you have come, when you came, or whether you have the proper documents or not. You are loved! You are loved by God and precious in his eyes. You are loved by Our Lady of Guadalupe. You are her special children, her little ones, and she will not abandon you."

2017

In 2017, Sample decreed that Catholics in the archdiocese who are sexually-active LGBT, divorced and remarried (without a declaration of nullify) should not receive the eucharist.

These individuals must first "sacramentally confess all serious sins with a firm purpose to change" before they can take communion.

In 2023, Sample released guidelines for the Portland Archdiocese regarding gender and pronouns.

He asked that teachers not to use preferred pronouns.

After a coalition of parents and teachers asked for a meeting to discuss, he closed down the Department of Catholic schools, which Sample reported was unrelated and due to mismanagement by school officials.

The decision was widely praised in the overall Christian and Catholic communities but met with widespread backlash from leftist and local Democratic politicians.

2018

In August 2018, Sample acknowledged the history of sexual abuse crimes committed by clergy in the archdiocese, which he described as an "institutional and spiritual" failure, and issued an apology.

In May 2018, Sample directed that Catholics attending Mass in the archdiocese must kneel after chanting the Lamb of God until they receive communion.

In August 2018, Sample expressed his shock and disappointment over the Pennsylvanian grand jury report on sexual abuse of minors by clergy.

He stated:"These horrific revelations are particularly painful in light of what victims in our own archdiocese have suffered and the impact that sexual abuse has had on the church here in western Oregon. I am sorry beyond words for the harm that has been done."

2019

He was also director of the Bishop Baraga Association and vice-postulator of the cause of beatification for Bishop Frederic Baraga, a 19th-century missionary to Native Americans in the Upper Midwest.