Francis William Markall (24 September 1905 – 9 August 1992) was a Roman Catholic Archbishop.David M. Cheney (2015), Archbishop Francis William Markall, S.J., The Hierarchy of the Catholic Church Current and historical information about its bishops and dioceses. Retrieved from: http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/bishop/bmarka.html
Born in Harringay, Markall was ordained as a Catholic priest at the age of 32 in 1937 and migrated to what was then known as Rhodesia, where he was appointed Coadjutor Archbishop of Salisbury (now Harare, Zimbabwe) in 1956. He resigned 20 years later on 31 May 1976 as Archbishop of Salisbury.GCatholic (2017), Metropolitan Archdiocese of Harare, Zimbabwe. Retrieved from: http://www.gcatholic.org/dioceses/diocese/hara0.htm
On 29 April 1956, aged 50, he was appointed Titular Archbishop of Cotyaeum and ordained as such five months later, on 8 September 1956.GCatholic (2017), Metropolitan Archdiocese of Harare, Zimbabwe. Retrieved from: http://www.gcatholic.org/dioceses/diocese/hara0.htm He died on 9 August 1992, aged 86, as Archbishop Emeritus of Salisbury. He was a Council Father at the Second Vatican Council.
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