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Current African-American Bishops' Bios
Former Auxiliary Bishop of Detroit and Titular Bishop of Vatarba
Biographical Data
Born September 9, 1928 in Selma, AL
Graduated from Knox Academy in 1949
St. Michael's College, Winooski, VT, B.A. in Philosophy
St. Edmund Seminary in Burlington, VT
St. Michael's College, 1961, M.A.T. in Sociology
Xavier University, M.A. in Theology
Ordained Priest on May 30, 1958 (Burlington, VT)
Associate Pastor, Our Lady of Consolation, Charlotte, NC
Lecturer in Theology, St. Michael's College, Winooski, VT, 1959-61
Pastor, St. Catherine Parish, Elizabeth City, NC 1961-64
Associate Professor of Theology, St. Michael College, Winooski VT, 64-71
Director of Religious Affairs and Associate Professor of Theology at Xavier University and Notre Dame Seminary in New Orleans, LA
Ordained Auxiliary Bishop of Detroit on January 27, 1983
Bishop Emeritus of Mandeville, Jamaica
Biographical Data:
Born October 21, 1946 in Denver, CO
Entered Society of Jesus at Santa Barbara, CA on September 7
Loyola University, Los Angeles
Gonzaga University, Spokane Washington, B.A. in Philosophy
Jesuit School of Theology, CA, M.Div.
Loyola Maymount University, M.Ed.
Fordham University, Ph.D.
Ordained to Priesthood on June 14, 1975
Teacher at Loyola High School, Los Angeles
Assistant Principal for Campus Ministry, St. Ignatius College Prep., San Francisco
Principal, Loyola High School, Los Angeles
Rector and Master of Novices, Jesuit Novitiate, Santa Barbara & Culver City, CA
President, Loyola High School, Los Angeles
Ordained as Bishop of Auxiliary Bishop of Baltimore on March 3, 1998
Transferred July 2004 to Diocese of Mandeville, Jamaica
Bishop-elect of Belleville, IL
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Born on June 28, 1944 in Chicago
Loyola University/Niles College, B.A.
St. Mary of the Lake Seminary, Chicago, M.A., S.T.L.
Catholic University of Louvain, Belgium, Ph.D., S.T.D.
Ordained a priest on May 13, 1970 (Archdiocese of Chicago)
Ordained Auxiliary Bishop of St. Louis on May 17, 1995
Bishop of Lake Charles, February 22, 2001
Installed Bishop of Belleville
Former Auxiliary Bishop of New Orleans
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Born, December 13, 1930
Ordained a priest on February 2, 1960
Ordained auxiliary Bishop of New Orleans, February 11, 1993
Auxiliary Bishop of New Orleans
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Born October 25, 1963 in Louisiana
Catholic High School of Pointe Coupée, 1977-81
St. Joseph Seminary College, 1981-85
Catholic University of Leuven, Louvain, Belgium, M.A. Religious Studies
Ordained a priest on August 5, 1989 (Diocese of Baton Rouge)
Parochial vicar for St. Alphonsus Church, St. George Church, St. Isidore Church, and St. Joseph Cathedral (Baton Rouge)
Pastor St. Joseph Church (Grosse Tete), Immaculate Heart of Mary Church, and Sacred Heart.
Chaplain at St. Joseph Academy
Director, Office of Black Catholics
Consultor Diocese of Baton Rouge
Ordained a bishop February 28, 2007
Archbishop of Atlanta
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Born December 7, 1947 in Chicago
Chicago Public School System, 1952-58
St. Carthage Catholic School-Archdiocese of Chicago, 1958-61
Quigley Preparatory Seminary South, 1961-65
Niles College of Loyola University, B.A., 1969
St. Mary of the Lake Seminary, Mundelein, IL, S.T.B., M.Div., S.T.L.
Pontifical Liturgical Institute, Sant'Anselmo, Rome, Doctor of Sacred Liturgy
Ordained a priest on May 9, 1973 (Archdiocese of Chicago)
Associate Pastor Our Lady of Perpetual Help Parish, Glenview, IL
Seminary Faculty at St. Mary of the Lake Seminary, Mundelein, IL
Ordained Bishop on December 13, 1983
Past-President, USCCB. 2001-2004
Installed Archbishop of Georgia on January 17, 2005
Bishop of Beaumont
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Born, September 1, 1943, Lafayette, LA
St. Augustine Seminary, Bay st. Louis, MS
Divine Word College, Epworth, IO
Chicago Theology Union, M.Div.
Creighton University, Omaha, NE, M of.Christian Spirituality
Ordained to priesthood on December 16, 1972
Pastor, St. Augustine's Church, New Orleans, LA
Dean of Cathedral Deanery, Archdiocese of New Orleans, LA
Director, Society of Divine Word House of Studies, New Orleans, LA
Vicar for Black Catholics, Archdiocese of New York
Vice Provincial, Society of Divine Word, Southern Province
Ordained as Auxiliary Bishop of Galveston-Houston Diocese on February 19, 1988
Bishop of Beaumont, TX, July 28, 2000
Auxiliary Bishop of Washington
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Born, December 31, 1954, Pensacola, Florida
Catholic elementary schools
Tate High School
Faulkner State Junior College, Bay Minette, AL., Associate of Arts in general education (1975):
Student government association senator and vice-president, captain of basketball team, Who’s Who, Outstanding Athlete of America, member of judiciary committee.
Alabama State University, Montgomery, AL, B.A. in management (1977): Basketball team, Outstanding Alabama State University Collegian, Outstanding Alabama State University Athlete, member of National Student Business League
University of West Florida (1980-81): Master’s of Business Administration courses
Ordination to the Priesthood:
May 8, 1987 at the Cathedral of the Sacred Heart, Pensacola, FL
Ministry:
St. Mary Catholic Church, Ft. Walton Beach, FL: Parochial Vicar
St. Mary Catholic Church, Ft. Walton Beach, FL: Administrator
St. Paul Catholic Church, Pensacola, FL: Parochial Vicar
Little Flower Catholic Church, Pensacola, FL: Administrator
Little Flower Catholic Church, Pensacola, FL: Pastor
Member, Council of Priests 1988-91, 2000-2003 (Chairman), 2004-present
Tribunal Advocate, 1989 – present
Serra Club of West Florida, spiritual director, 1990-1992
Permanent Diaconate Program, spiritual director and instructor, 1995 - 2003
Diocesan Commission for Catholic Schools, 1992-1998
Department of Ethnic Concerns, Director, 1993-1995
Joint Conference of the National Black Catholic Clergy Caucus, 1983 - present
Former Bishop of Biloxi, MS
Biographical Data
Born, August 30, 1923 in Daphne, AL
Most Pure Heart of Mary Grammar School, Mobile, AL
S.D. Bishop Junior College, Mobile, AL
Alabama State University, Montgomery, 1948, B.S.
Christ the King Seminary, Buffalo, NY
Doctor of Laws, Honoris Causa, University of Portland, OR, 1974
Doctor of Humanities, Sacred Heart College, Belmont, NC, 1977
Doctor of Laws Degree, St. Bonaventure University, NC, 1977
Doctor of Laws Degree, Manhattan College, NY, 1979
Ordained to priesthood May 7, 1959 in Raleigh, NC
Pastor, Our Lady of Consolation, Charlotte, NC
Our Lady of Victory, Southern Pines, NC
Our Lady of Lourdes, Sanford, NC
St. Theresa of Avila, Duram, NC
St. Anthony, Asheville, NC
St. Lawrence, Ashevile, NC
Ordained as Auxiliary Bishop of Natchez-Jackson, MS on January 28, 1973
First Bishop of Biloxi, MS on June 6, 1977
Bishop of Youngstown
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Born, December 28, 1948, Camden, NJ
St. Joseph's University, Philadelphia, PA
St. Mary's Seminary, Baltimore
Entered Society of Jesus in 1972
Jesuit School of Theology, Berkeley, CA, M.Div.
George Washington University, Washington, D.C., M. Phil., Ph.D.
Ordained to priesthood on June 9, 1979
President of Archbishop Carroll High School, Washington, D.C.
Associate Vice President for Academic Affairs at Univ. of Detroit
Ordained as Auxiliary Bishop of Chicago on March 20, 1995
Coadjutor Bishop of St. Thomas, June 26, 1998, date of succession, Jan. 23, 1990
Installed Bishop of Youngstown, March 29, 2007
Former Auxiliary Bishop of Washington
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Born, October 12, 1923, Lake Charles, Louisiana
Sacred Heart of Jesus School, Lake Charles, LA
St. Augustine Seminary, Bay St. Lousi, MS
Divine Word College, Techny, IL
Divine Word College, Bay St. Louis, MS
St. Mary Seminary, Techny, IL
St. Augustine Seminary, Bay St. Louis, MS
The Catholic University of America, Washington, D.C., M.A. Education
Ordained to priesthood on June 29, 1951
Rector, St. Augustine Seminary,Bay St. Louis
Rector, Divine Word College, Epworth, Iowa
Ordained as Auxiliary Bishop of Washington on December 20, 1988
Auxiliary Bishop of Chicago
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Born, April 18 1948 in Chicago, IL
St. Joseph College, Rensselaer, IN, B.A.
St. Mary Seminary, M.Div.
St. Francis Seminary, Milwaukee
The Catholic University of America, Washington, D.C., J.C.L.
Ordained as to priesthood on May 24, 1975 in Milwaukee
Pastor, All Saints Church, Milwaukee
Judge, Appellate Court for the Ecclesiastical Province of Wisconsin
Administrative Tribunal, Archdiocese of Milwaukee
Adjunct Professor, Canon law, Marquette University
Adjunct Professor, Sacred Heart Seminary, Hales Corners, WI
Lecturer, Canon Law, St. Mary of the Lake Seminary, Mundelein, IL
Ordained as Auxiliary Bishop of Chicago on June 29, 1998
Bishop of Pensacola-Tallahassee
Biographical Data
Born, February 29, 1940 in Baton Rouge, LA
St. Francis Xavier, Baton Rouge, LA
Epiphany College, Newburgh, NY
St. Joseph Seminary, Washington, D.C.
Tulane University, New Orleans, LA, M.S.W.
The Catholic University of America, Washington, D.C., 1985, D.S.W.
Ordained to the priesthood on May 25, 1968
St. Peter Claver, New Orleans, 1968
Pastor, Holy Redeemer, Washington, D.C., 1972-1975
Holy Comforter, Washington, D.C., 1975-79
Pastor, Our Lady of Perpetual Help, Washington, D.C., 1980-84
Ordained as Auxiliary Bishop of Baltimore on July 2, 1984
Bishop of Pensacola-Tallahassee, March 13, 1997
Auxiliary Bishop of Brooklyn
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Born, October 6, 1934, Jeremie, Haiti
St. Paul’s Pontifical Seminary, Ottawa, Canada
Pontifical Gregorian University, Rome, MA
Ordained to the priesthood in 1960
Sacred Heart Church
Pastor, St. Jerome
Prelate of Honor in 1999
Diocesan Coordinator of the Haitian Apostolate
National Haitian Apostolate
Co-founder Haitian-Americans United for Progress
Bishop of Memphis
Biographical Data
Born, May 17, 1940, Vacherie, LA
St. Augustine Divine Word Seminary, Bay St. Louis, MS
Divine Word Novitiate, Conesus, NY 1957-59
First profession as member of Divine Word Missionaries, September 8, 1959
Divine Word Seminary, Conesus, NY 1959-1961
Divine Word Seminary, Techny, IL 1961-1963
Divine Word Seminary, Bay St. Louis, MS 1963-1967
Xavier University, New Orleans, M.A. in Guidance and Counseling
Ordained to the priesthood on January 6, 1967
Assistant Dean of Students, Divine Word Seminary, Bay St. Louis, MS
Teacher, St. Stanislaus High School, Bay St. Louis, MS
Provincial Superior, Divine Word Missionaries, Southern Province
Ordained Auxiliary Bishop of Archdiocese of St. Louis on February 10, 1984
Bishop of Memphis, TN, May 5, 1993
Committees served:
Chairman, Committee for African American Catholics
USCC Domestic Policy Committee
Board of Directors, Catholic Church Extension Society
Board of Directors, The Catholic University of America
Board of Directors, National Civil Rights Museum
Board of Directors, Catholic Relief Services
Former Bishop of St. Thomas
Biographical Data
Born, July 15, 1926 in Pittsburgh, PA
Methodist Day School, Road Town, Virgin Islands
Charlotte Amalie High School, St. Thomas, VI, Graduated in 1945
Howard University, B.S., Pharmacy, 1950
Served in the Armed Forces
Converted to Catholicism, 1957
Drug and Narcotic Control Officer, Dept. of Health, St. Thomas, VI
Founded Cathedral Pharmacy, Inc., St. Thomas, 1967
St. Vincent de Paul's, Boynton Beach, FL
Ordained to the priesthood on June 6, 1986
Appointed Episcopal Vicar for Diocese of St. Thomas
Pastor, Holy Family Church, VI
Pastor, St. Ann, St. Croix
Dean, Diocese of St. Thomas
Vicar General, Diocese of St. Thomas
Ordained as Bishop of St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin islands on December 12, 1993
Retired July 1, 1999
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