Marvin Alfred Mottet was a 20th and 21st century Roman Catholic priest in the Diocese of Davenport in the US state of Iowa.
21 Facts About Marvin Mottet
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Marvin Mottet was a noted advocate of social justice causes.
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Marvin Alfred Mottet was born and raised on a farm near Ottumwa, Iowa.
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Marvin Mottet witnessed how his father always helped neighbors and friends.
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Marvin Mottet received his bachelor's degree from St Ambrose College in Davenport, Iowa.
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Marvin Mottet studied for the priesthood at Mount St Bernard Seminary in Dubuque, Iowa and was ordained a priest at Sacred Heart Cathedral by Bishop Ralph Hayes on June 2,1956.
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Marvin Mottet studied at the Center for Intercultural Formation in Cuernavaca, Mexico, the University of Notre Dame, and the Dominican House of Studies in River Forest, Illinois.
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Marvin Mottet helped to form the Catholic Interracial Council in 1957, and brought his students into contact with the racial problems that existed in Davenport.
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Marvin Mottet organized the Young Catholic Students organization at Assumption.
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In 1967 Bishop Gerald O'Keefe sent Marvin Mottet to earn a master's degree in social work at the University of Iowa.
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Marvin Mottet was involved with organizations such as Project Renewal, working with migrant workers and the Catholic Worker Movement.
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Marvin Mottet served as the director of the diocesan Rural Life Department during his years in the Social Action department.
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Marvin Mottet used an outline of a pair of shoes to illustrate his point.
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Marvin Mottet helped develop the Catholic Campaign for Human Development on both the national and diocesan level.
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In 1978 Marvin Mottet became the national director for the Campaign for Human Development in Washington, DC, the word "Catholic" was added to the organizations title at a later date.
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Marvin Mottet stayed in the post until 1985, when he returned to Davenport and was assigned as parochial vicar at Sacred Heart Cathedral.
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Marvin Mottet continued working with social justice organizations such as Project Renewal, the East Side Davenport Development Groups, Quad-City Interfaith, Interfaith Housing Corp.
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Marvin Mottet chaired the diocesan Catholic Campaign for Human Development and continued to assist social service agencies.
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Marvin Mottet was honored with the Pacem in Terris Award in 2008, and the Servant of Justice Award from the Roundtable Association of Catholic Diocesan Social Action in 2012.
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Marvin Mottet was involved in Charismatic Renewal and healing ministries, which were a part of his ministry before his retirement.
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Marvin Mottet's funeral was held at Sacred Heart Cathedral on September 21,2016, and he was buried in Mount Calvary Cemetery in Davenport.