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Charles Alexander Kazimieras Salatka (February 26, 1918 – March 17, 2003) was an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as archbishop of the Archdiocese of Oklahoma City in Oklahoma from 1977 to 1992. Salatka was the first bishop of Lithuanian descent in the United States.
Salaka previously served as the ninth bishop of the Diocese of Marquette in Michigan from 1968 to 1977 and as an auxiliary bishop of the Diocese of Grand Rapids in Michigan from 1962 to 1968.
Charles Salatka was born on February 26, 1918, in Grand Rapids, Michigan, the son of Charles Anthony and Mary (Balun) Salatka. Anthony was a sander at a local factory. At age 14, Salatka started attending St. Joseph's Seminary in Grand Rapids. After finishing there, he traveled to Washington D.C. to enter the Catholic University of America.
Salatka was ordained a priest by Bishop Francis Haas for the Diocese of Grand Rapids on February 24, 1945. After his ordination, Salatka was sent to Rome to study, earning two advanced degrees. He became the first pastor of St. Michael's Parish in Grand Rapids in 1950. In 1959, he was given the title of monsignor.
On December 9, 1961, Pope John XXIII appointed Salatka as an auxiliary bishop of the Diocese of Grand Rapids and titular bishop of Cariana. He was consecrated in Grand Rapids by Cardinal Egidio Vagnozzi on March 6, 1962. Salatka was the first American bishop of Lithuanian descent.
On January 10, 1968, Pope Paul VI appointed Salatka as bishop of the Diocese of Marquette . He was installed on March 25, 1968. Facing a large financial deficit, Salaka was forced to closed two thirds of the schools in the diocese.
In September 1972, Salatka established a tribunal as a start of the canonization process for Frederic Baraga, an early bishop of what was then the Diocese of Sault Sainte Marie and Marquette in Michigan.
Pope Paul VI appointed Salatka as archbishop of the Archdiocese of Oklahoma City on October 11, 1977. He was installed on December 15, 1977. He founded the Office of Hispanic Ministry in the 1970s and learned to speak Spanish at age 68 so that he could celebrate mass in that language.
Charles Salatka
Charles Alexander Kazimieras Salatka (February 26, 1918 – March 17, 2003) was an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as archbishop of the Archdiocese of Oklahoma City in Oklahoma from 1977 to 1992. Salatka was the first bishop of Lithuanian descent in the United States.
Salaka previously served as the ninth bishop of the Diocese of Marquette in Michigan from 1968 to 1977 and as an auxiliary bishop of the Diocese of Grand Rapids in Michigan from 1962 to 1968.
Charles Salatka was born on February 26, 1918, in Grand Rapids, Michigan, the son of Charles Anthony and Mary (Balun) Salatka. Anthony was a sander at a local factory. At age 14, Salatka started attending St. Joseph's Seminary in Grand Rapids. After finishing there, he traveled to Washington D.C. to enter the Catholic University of America.
Salatka was ordained a priest by Bishop Francis Haas for the Diocese of Grand Rapids on February 24, 1945. After his ordination, Salatka was sent to Rome to study, earning two advanced degrees. He became the first pastor of St. Michael's Parish in Grand Rapids in 1950. In 1959, he was given the title of monsignor.
On December 9, 1961, Pope John XXIII appointed Salatka as an auxiliary bishop of the Diocese of Grand Rapids and titular bishop of Cariana. He was consecrated in Grand Rapids by Cardinal Egidio Vagnozzi on March 6, 1962. Salatka was the first American bishop of Lithuanian descent.
On January 10, 1968, Pope Paul VI appointed Salatka as bishop of the Diocese of Marquette . He was installed on March 25, 1968. Facing a large financial deficit, Salaka was forced to closed two thirds of the schools in the diocese.
In September 1972, Salatka established a tribunal as a start of the canonization process for Frederic Baraga, an early bishop of what was then the Diocese of Sault Sainte Marie and Marquette in Michigan.
Pope Paul VI appointed Salatka as archbishop of the Archdiocese of Oklahoma City on October 11, 1977. He was installed on December 15, 1977. He founded the Office of Hispanic Ministry in the 1970s and learned to speak Spanish at age 68 so that he could celebrate mass in that language.