Date of Birth:
September 1, 1943
Mallet, Louisiana
Ordained to Priesthood:
December 16, 1972,
St. Ann Church, Mallet, Louisiana
Ordained as Auxiliary Bishop
February 19, 1988
Diocese of Galveston-Houston
Houston, Texas
Installed as Bishop of Beaumont
July 28, 2000
Diocese of Beaumont
1960 – 1964
St. Augustine Seminary
Bay St. Louis, Mississippi
1968
Divine Word College
Epworth, Iowa
1973
Master’s of Divinity
Catholic Theology Union
Chicago, Illinois
1986
Master’s of Christian Spirituality
Creighton University
Omaha, Nebraska
Board of Trustees
Xavier University of Louisiana
New Orleans, Louisiana
Committee Member
Catholic Church Extension Society
Chicago Illinois
Committee Member
USCCB Home Missions
Washington DC
Committee Member
USCCB African American Catholics
Washington DC
Advisory Committee Member
Maryknoll Fathers and Brothers
Maryknoll, New York
Advisory Board
Children’s Defense Fund
Advisory Board
Julie Rogers “Gift of Life” Program
Board Member
IEA, Inspire – Encourage – Achieve
1983 – 1987
Director of College Seminary Formation
Society of the Divine Word
New Orleans, Louisiana
1976-1982
Pastor, St. Augustine Church
New Orleans, Louisiana
Chairman
NCCB Committee on World Missions
Washington DC
Chairman
USCCB African American Catholics
Washington DC
Board of Directors
Xavier University of Louisiana
New Orleans, Louisiana
Board of Directors
The John G. and Marie Stella Kenedy Memorial Foundation
Corpus Christi, Texas
Board of Trustees
Sacred Heart School of Theology
Hales Corners, Wisconsin
Committee Member
USCCB Domestic Justice and Human Development
Washington DC
Committee Member
NCCB Committee on Hispanic Affairs
Washington DC
Committee Member
NCCB Committee for Priestly Life and Ministry
Washington DC
Committee Member
USCCB Domestic Policy
Washington DC
Board of Directors
Gulf Coast Epilepsy Association
Board of Directors
Houston Area Urban League
Board of Directors
Housing Opportunities, Inc.
Board of Directors
Downtown Houston YMCA
Committee Member
Mental Health Association of Greater Houston
Committee Member
Harris County Hospital District Search Committe For a new President/CEO
Advisory Board Member
Child Advocates, Inc.