Marion Francis Forst

Marion Francis Forst (September 3, 1910 – June 2, 2007) was an American clergyman of the Roman Catholic Church.

[2] He studied at Kenrick Seminary in Webster Groves, and was ordained to the priesthood by Archbishop John J. Glennon on June 10, 1934.

[1] On January 2, 1960, Forst was appointed the second Bishop of Dodge City, Kansas, by Pope John XXIII.

[3] Between 1962 and 1965, he attended all four sessions of the Second Vatican Council, which he described as "the paramount event of all [his] episcopal years...[and] the best thing that happened to the church in the 20th century.

"[2] After sixteen years as head of the Diocese of Dodge City, Forst retired due to poor health on October 16, 1976.