Shelton Fabre

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His Excellency, The Most Reverend

Shelton Fabre
Archbishop of Louisville
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See Louisville
AppointedFebruary 8, 2022
InstalledMarch 30, 2022
Predecessor Joseph Edward Kurtz
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Orders
OrdinationAugust 5, 1989
by  Stanley Joseph Ott
ConsecrationFebruary 28, 2007
by  Alfred Clifton Hughes, John Ricard, Robert William Muench
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Born (1963-10-25) October 25, 1963 (age 61)
New Roads, Louisiana, US
MottoConsolamini popule Meus
(Comfort My people)
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Shelton Joseph Fabre
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Shelton Joseph Fabre is an American prelate of the Catholic Church who has served as the Archbishop of Louisville in Kentucky since March 30, 2022. He served as bishop of the Diocese of Houma-Thibodaux in Louisiana from 2013 to 2022 and was auxiliary bishop of the Archdiocese of New Orleans in Louisiana from 2007 to 2013.

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Early life and education

Shelton Fabre was born in New Roads, Louisiana, on October 25, 1963. He attended primary and secondary schools in New Roads, graduating in 1981 as valedictorian of Catholic High School of Pointe Coupée. He then entered Saint Joseph Seminary College in St. Benedict, Louisiana, graduating with a bachelor's degree in history in 1985. [1]

Fabre then continued his formation at the American College of Louvain in Belgium, also studying at the Katholieke Universiteit Leuven. He earned a Bachelor of Arts in religious studies in 1987 and a Master of Arts in religious studies degree in 1989. [2] [1] Fabre was ordained a deacon on December 10, 1988, by Archbishop Peter Gerety at the Louvain university church. [1]

Priesthood

Fabre was ordained a priest on August 5, 1989, by Bishop Stanley Ott for the Diocese of Baton Rouge at St. Joseph Cathedral in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. [1]

After his 1989 ordination, the diocese assigned Fabre as assistant pastor of the following parishes:

Fabre was later named as pastor at both St. Joseph Parish in Grosse Tete, Louisiana, and Immaculate Heart of Mary Parish in Maringouin, Louisiana. In 2004, Fabre became pastor of Sacred Heart of Jesus Parish in Baton Rouge. [1]

Fabre's diocesan positions during this period were as chaplain at Louisiana State Penitentiary at Angola in 1994, director of the Office of Black Catholics (1990–2005) and defender of the bond for the marriage tribunal (1994 to 2007). [1] Fabre was elected to serve on the diocesan clergy personnel board and served as chair of the Pastoral Planning Committee of the diocese. At various times, he took on the roles of chaplain to St. Joseph's Academy and served as dean of the Northwest Deanery. Fabre also served as a member of the college of consultors, the presbyteral council, and the diocesan school board. [2] [1]

Auxiliary Bishop of New Orleans

On December 13, 2006, Fabre was appointed titular bishop of Pudentiana and auxiliary bishop of New Orleans by Pope Benedict XVI. [3] He was consecrated by Archbishop Alfred Hughes on February 28, 2007, in New Orleans at the Saint Louis, King of France, Cathedral Basilica. [4] [5] He was the youngest bishop in the U.S. at the time. [4] As auxiliary bishop, Fabre served as vicar general and moderator of the curia. He also became pastor of Our Lady of the Rosary Parish in New Orleans. [1]

In October 2009, Fabre met with each of the plaintiffs in a lawsuit against the archdiocese that had been recently settled for $5 million. The plaintiffs had been beaten and abused in the 1950s and 1960s by nuns, priests and other staff members at Hope Haven and Madonna Manor, two Catholic homes for troubled youth in the archdiocese. Fabre held the meetings to apologize for their treatment. [6]

Bishop of Houma-Thibodaux

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Coat of arms as bishop of Houma-Thibodaux

On September 23, 2013, Pope Francis appointed Fabre as bishop of Houma-Thibodaux. He was installed at the Cathedral of St. Francis de Sales in Thibodaux, Louisiana, on October 30, 2013. [2] [7]

On May 4, 2018, Fabre was elected chair of the Ad-Hoc Committee against Racism of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops. [8] On November 6, 2018, Fabre released "Open Wide our Hearts: The Enduring Call to Love", a pastoral letter addressing racism in the United States and the Catholic response to it.

On January 11, 2019, Fabre released a list of 14 priests in the diocese with credible accusations of sexual abuse against minors. The list went back to 1977, the founding of the diocese.[ citation needed ]

Archbishop of Louisville

On February 8, 2022, Pope Francis named Fabre as archbishop of Louisville. [9] He was installed on March 30, 2022. [10]

Personal life

Fabre is a cousin of his fellow African-American Catholic prelate, Bishop John Ricard, superior general of the Josephites. Both are from New Roads, Louisiana. [11]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 "Bishop Shelton J. Fabre". Diocese of Houma-Thibodaux. Retrieved 2022-01-05.
  2. 1 2 3 "Special Report". National Black Catholic Congress. Archived from the original on 2007-02-06. Retrieved 2007-04-19.
  3. ↑ "Rinunce e Nomine, 13.12.2006" (Press release) (in Italian). Holy See Press Office. December 13, 2006. Retrieved February 8, 2022.
  4. 1 2 "New Orleans Archdiocese installs youngest U.S. bishop". Clarion Herald. March 10, 2007. Retrieved February 22, 2022.
  5. ↑ "Archbishop Shelton Joseph Fabre [Catholic-Hierarchy]". www.catholic-hierarchy.org. Retrieved 2024-09-29.
  6. ↑ Times-Picayune, Bruce Nolan, The (21 October 2009). "Archdiocese of New Orleans settles sex abuse suits for $5 million". NOLA.com. Retrieved January 5, 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  7. ↑ Wilson, Xerxes. "Pope names new bishop for Houma-Thibodaux". The Houma Courier. Archived from the original on 2014-11-02. Retrieved 24 September 2013.
  8. ↑ Jones, Kevin J. (May 4, 2018). "Bishop Fabre to head US bishops' anti-racism committee". Catholic News Agency. Retrieved February 10, 2022.
  9. ↑ "Resignations and Appointments, 08.02.2022" (Press release). Holy See Press Office. February 8, 2022. Retrieved February 8, 2022.
  10. ↑ "Vatican names new Louisville archbishop, who has history of fighting 'grave sin of racism'". Louisville Courier Journal. February 8, 2022. Retrieved February 8, 2022.
  11. ↑ Thomas, Ruby (2022-03-24). "Josephite fathers and parents were influential in archbishop's vocation". The Record Newspaper. Retrieved 2024-08-02.
Catholic Church titles
Preceded by Auxiliary Bishop of New Orleans
2007–2013		Succeeded by
Preceded by Bishop of Houma-Thibodaux
2013–2022		Succeeded by
Preceded by Archbishop of Louisville
2022–present		Incumbent
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