African American and Black Bishops of the United States

Most Reverend Moses B. Anderson, S. S. E. (Retired)
Former Auxiliary Bishop of Detroit
13305 Grove
Detroit, MI 48235
Most Reverend Gordon D. Bennett, S. J.
Bishop Emeritus of Mandeville
Diocese of Mandeville, Jamaica
Most Reverend Edward K. Braxton
Bishop of Belleville
222 S. Third Street
Belleville, IL 62220
Most Reverend Dominic Carmon, S. V. D. (Reitired)
Former Auxiliary Bishop of New Orleans
P.O. Box 641000
Kenner, LA 70064-1000
Most Reverend Wilton D. Gregory
Archbishop of Atlanta
680 West Peachtree Street, NW
Atlanta, GA 30308
Most Reverend Curtis J. Guillory, S.V.D.
Bishop of Beaumont
P.O. Box 3948
Beaumont, TX 77701-3948
Location: 703 Archie Avenue at Forsythe
Beaumont, TX 77701-2899
Most Reverend Shelton J. Fabre
Auxiliary Bishop of New Orleans
7887 Walmsley Avenue
New Orleans, LA 70125
Most Reverend Martin D. Holley
Auxiliary Bishop of Washington
P.O. Box 29260
Washington, DC 20017
Most Reverend Joseph L. Howze (Retired)
Former Bishop of Biloxi
P.O. Box 1189
Biloxi, MS 39533
Most Reverend George Murry, S. J.
Bishop of Youngstown
144 W. Wood Street
Youngstown, OH 44503
Most Reverend Leonard Olivier, S.V.D. (Retired)
Former Auxiliary Bishop of Washington
St. Patricks
619 10th Street, N.W.
Washington, DC 20001
Most Reverend Joseph N. Perry
Auxiliary Bishop of Chicago
P. O. Box 733
South Holland, IL 60473
Most Reverend John H. Ricard, S.S.J.
Bishop of Pensacola
P.O. Drawer 17329
Pensacola, FL 32522
Most Reverend Guy A. Sansaricq (Retired)
Auxiliary Bishop of Brooklyn
2900 Newkirk Avenue
Brooklyn, NY 11226
Most Reverend J. Terry Steib, S.V.D.
Bishop of Memphis
P.O. Box 341669
Memphis, TN 38184-1669
Most Reverend Elliott G. Thomas (Retired)
Former Bishop of Saint Thomas, Virgin Islands
P.O. Box 301825
Charlotte Amalie, VI 00803

Current African-American Bishops' Bios

Deceased African-American Bishops

Most Reverend James August Healy (1830-1900)
Most Reverend Joseph A. Francis, S.V.D. (1923-1997)
Most Reverend Eugene A. Marino, S.S.J. (1934-2000)
Most Reverend Raymond Rodly Caeser, S.V.D. (1932-1987)
Most Reverend James Lyke, O.F.M. (1939-1992)
Most Reverend Carl A. Fisher, S.S.J. (1945-1993)
Most Reverend Emerson J. Moore (1938-1995)
Most Reverend Harold R. Perry, S.V.D. (1916-1991)

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