Most Reverend Moses Anderson, S.S.E.

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

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

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.

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

Bishop-elect of Belleville, IL
Biographical Data

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.

Bishop of Lake Charles, February 22, 2001

Former Auxiliary Bishop of New Orleans
Biographical Data

Born, December 13, 1930

Auxiliary Bishop of New Orleans
Biographical Data

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 bishop February 28, 2007

Most Reverend Wilton D. Gregory

Archbishop of Atlanta
Biographical Data

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

Associate Pastor Our Lady of Perpetual Help Parish, Glenview, IL
Seminary Faculty at St. Mary of the Lake Seminary, Mundelein, IL

Most Reverend Curtis Guillory, S.V.D.

Bishop of Beaumont
Biographical Data

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

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

Bishop of Beaumont, TX, July 28, 2000

Auxiliary Bishop of Washington
Biographical Data

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

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

Most Reverend Joseph Lawson Howze

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

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

First Bishop of Biloxi, MS on June 6, 1977

Bishop of Youngstown
Biographical Data

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.

President of Archbishop Carroll High School, Washington, D.C.
Associate Vice President for Academic Affairs at Univ. of Detroit

Coadjutor Bishop of St. Thomas, June 26, 1998, date of succession, Jan. 23, 1990

Most Reverend Leonard James Olivier, S.V.D.

Former Auxiliary Bishop of Washington
Biographical Data

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

Rector, St. Augustine Seminary,Bay St. Louis
Rector, Divine Word College, Epworth, Iowa

Auxiliary Bishop of Chicago
Biographical Data

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.

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

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.

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

Bishop of Pensacola-Tallahassee, March 13, 1997

Auxiliary Bishop of Brooklyn
Biographical Data

Born, October 6, 1934, Jeremie, Haiti
St. Paul’s Pontifical Seminary, Ottawa, Canada
Pontifical Gregorian University, Rome, MA

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

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

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

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

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