Shelton Fabre
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Shelton Joseph Fabre is the titular bishop of Pudentiana and an auxiliary bishop of the Catholic Archdiocese of New Orleans in the state of Louisiana in the United States of America. He is a native of Louisiana, having been born in New Roads on 25 October 1963.[1] Bishop Fabre is the second-youngest Catholic bishop in the United States.
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[edit] Education
Fabre attended local schools in New Roads for both primary and secondary school, graduating as valedictorian of Catholic High of Pointe Coupée in 1981. Subsequently, he entered Saint Joseph Seminary College in St. Benedict, Louisiana. After completing his college studies there, he was sent abroad to the The American College of Louvain, where he received additional priestly formation while studying at the Katholieke Universiteit Leuven. He holds a Master of Arts degree in Religious Studies from that university.[2]
[edit] Priest of Baton Rouge
He was ordained a priest on 5 August 1989 by Bishop Stanley Joseph Ott, for the diocese of Baton Rouge. Subsequently, he served in a variety of capacities within the diocese, including as pastor of the parishes of St. Joseph in Grosse Tete , Immaculate Heart of Mary in Maringouin and Sacred Heart of Jesus in Baton Rouge. He also served as parochial vicar of the parishes of St. George in Baton Rouge, St. Alphonsus Liguori in Greenwell Springs, St. Joseph Cathedral in Baton Rouge, and St. Isidore the Farmer in Baker.[2]
Fabre was elected to serve on the diocesan Clergy Personnel Board and served as chair of the Pastoral Planning Committee of the diocese. He at various times took on the roles of chaplain to St. Joseph's Academy, head of the diocesan Office of Black Catholics, Dean of the Northwest Deanery. He also served as a member of the College of Consultors, the Presbyteral Council, and the Diocesan School Board.[2] He served as a Defender of the Bond within the Diocesan Tribunal.
[edit] Titular Bishop of Pudentiana and Auxiliary Bishop of New Orleans
On 13 December 2006, Fabre was appointed Titular Bishop of Pudentiana and auxiliary bishop of New Orleans by Pope Benedict XVI. He was ordained a bishop on 28 February 2007 in New Orleans.[1] In the Archdiocese of New Orleans he serves as Vicar General and as pastor of Holy Rosary Parish on Esplanade Avenue.
[edit] References
- ^ a b Bishop Shelton Joseph Fabre. Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved on 2007-04-19.
- ^ a b c Special Report. National Black Catholic Congress. Retrieved on 2007-04-19.
