Francis Malone

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His Excellency, The Most Reverend

Francis Ignatius Malone
Bishop of Shreveport
Diocese Shreveport
AppointedNovember 19, 2019
InstalledJanuary 28, 2020
Predecessor Michael Duca
Orders
OrdinationMay 21, 1977
by  Andrew Joseph McDonald
ConsecrationJanuary 28, 2020
by  Gregory Michael Aymond, Anthony Taylor, and Michael Duca
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Born (1950-09-01) September 1, 1950 (age 73)
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, US
MottoCalicem salutaris accipiam
(I will take up the chalice of salvation)
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Francis Ignatius Malone
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Religious style Bishop

Francis Ignatius Malone (born September 1, 1950) is an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church who has been serving as bishop for the Diocese of Shreveport in Louisiana since 2019.

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Biography

Early life

Francis Malone was born on September 1, 1950, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. [1] He attended the University of Dallas, receiving a Bachelor of Arts in history in 1973 and a Master of Divinity and a Master of Education in 1977. [2]

Priesthood

On May 21, 1977, Malone was ordained to the priesthood at the Church of Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary in Philadelphia by Bishop Andrew McDonald for the Diocese of Little Rock. [1] The diocese assigned Malone at the following parishes in Arkansas:

In 1985, the diocese assigned Malone as pastor of Mary of the Mount Parish in Horseshoe Bend and St. Michael Parish in Cherokee Village. In 1987, Malone entered the Catholic University of America in Washington, D.C., where he received a Licentiate of Canon Law in 1989. After returning to Little Rock, he was named moderator of Cursillo and rector of the Cathedral of St. Andrew in that city. [2]

In 1990, Bishop Andrew McDonald appointed Malone as chancellor and vice officialis. He left the cathedral in 1996 to become pastor of Immaculate Conception and St. Anne Parishes in North Little Rock. After five years at these two parishes, the diocese assigned him as pastor of Christ the King Parish in Little Rock. [3] [2]

Bishop of Shreveport

Pope Francis appointed Malone to become the third bishop of Shreveport on November 19, 2019. [4] [2] On January 28, 2020, Malone was consecrated as a bishop at the Shreveport Convention Center in Shreveport, Louisiana. Archbishop Gregory M. Aymond served as the principal consecrator. Bishops Anthony B. Taylor and Michael G. Duca served as co-consecrators. [5]

In 2023, Malone gave his support to the canonization cause for the "Shreveport Martyrs." They were five French missionary priests who traveled to Shreveport in 1873 to tend to the sick during a yellow fever epidemic. All five men died of yellow fever. [6]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Bishop Francis Ignatius Malone [Catholic-Hierarchy]". www.catholic-hierarchy.org. Retrieved 2024-03-02.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 "Pope Francis Appoints the Rev. Msgr. Francis Malone as Bishop of Shreveport". US Conference of Catholic Bishops. Retrieved 2024-03-01.
  3. ↑ "Meet Bishop Malone". The Catholic Diocese of Shreveport. Retrieved 2024-03-01.
  4. ↑ "Arkansas priest to lead diocese in Shreveport". Arkansas Catholic. Retrieved November 19, 2019.
  5. ↑ "Shreveport Diocese welcomes Bishop Francis I. Malone" . Retrieved April 2, 2020.
  6. ↑ "Bishops advance cause of 'Shreveport martyrs' seen as inspiration for U.S. missionary priests". The Pilot. June 15, 2023. Retrieved August 3, 2023.
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