Henry Vincent Marshall (1884 - 1955) was the sixth Bishop of Salford, a Roman Catholic diocese in the north-west of England.
He was born on 19 July 1884, and ordained priest on 24 June 1908.[1]
He was consecrated Bishop on 21 September 1939 on the eve of the Second World War.
This was a difficult time for the Bishop and his diocese, with mobilisation, conscription, evacuation, war work, war-time shortages and the blitz placing grave pressures on families and parishes. Several churches and schools were bombed.
In 1944, the Education Act radically changed the school situation, and placed immense financial burdens on Catholics who wished to keep their schools. Marshall created a "School Emergency Fund" which still levies parishes today.
Post war slum clearance and the creation of overspill estates added to his burdens. However, new parishes and schools, primary and secondary, were opened.
In 1954 the diocese was legally registered as a charity. Such was the bishop's leadership and grasp of detail that the diocese was humorously described as being under "Martial Law". [2]
Marshall died on 14 April 1955, age 70
| Preceded by Thomas Henshaw |
Bishop of Salford 1939–1955 |
Succeeded by George Andrew Beck |