Alexander King Sample
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The Most Reverend Alexander King Sample is the Twelfth Bishop of the Diocese of Marquette, Michigan. He was born on November 7, 1960 in Kalispell, Montana, to Joyce "Dory" Sample and the late Alex K. Sample. He has two sisters; Marti Sample and Barbara Krieber. Bishop Sample was ordained a priest on June 1, 1990 by Bishop Mark Francis Schmitt. He was appointed Bishop of Marquette by Pope Benedict XVI on December 13, 2005 and consecrated on January 25, 2006 by Adam Joseph Cardinal Maida. At 46 years old he is currently the youngest Roman Catholic Bishop in the United States.