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Joseph Abel Francis was born on 30 September, 1923 in Lafayette, Louisiana, US, is an American Catholic bishop. Discover Joseph Abel Francis's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 73 years old?
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30 September, 1923 |
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Lafayette, Louisiana, US |
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1 September, 1997 |
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Joseph Abel Francis Net Worth
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Joseph Abel Francis Jr. (1923–1997) was an American Catholic bishop.
Born on September 30, 1923, in Lafayette, Louisiana, Joseph Francis was the brother of the educator and scholar Norman Francis.
Educated at St. Augustine Seminary (Bay St. Louis), Joseph was ordained a priest for the Society of the Divine Word on October 7, 1950.
When he was ordained in 1950, he become only the 35th African American to gain that stature in the church hierarchy.
As only the fourth African American Roman Catholic bishop in the country, and the first in the Northeast region of the United States, in the 1970s he led the Black Catholic Clergy Caucus a fraternal organization dedicated to the spiritual, theological, educational, and ministerial growth of Black Catholic clergy.
Bishop Francis noted that his appointment as bishop was "the second great challenge" he faced during his life.
The other was his founding of Verbum Dei High School in the Watts section of Los Angeles, a predominantly African American community.
He served as an auxiliary bishop of the Archdiocese of Newark from 1976 to 1995.
On May 3, 1976, Pope Paul VI appointed him as the Titular Bishop of Valliposita and Auxiliary Bishop of Newark.
He was consecrated by Archbishop Peter Gerety on June 25, 1976.
The principal co-consecrators were Archbishop Emeritus Thomas Boland of Newark and Auxiliary Bishop Harold Perry of New Orleans.
One of his other important works was his pastoral letter of racism which was published in 1979.
To date, Joseph A. Francis remains the first and only African American bishop in the Newark Archdiocese.
Seton Hall University, Monsignor Noe Field Archives & Special Collections Center, Joseph A. Francis papers, Identifier # ADN 0003-011
Francis continued to serve as an auxiliary bishop until his resignation was accepted by Pope John Paul II on June 30, 1995.
He died at the age of 73 on September 1, 1997.
Bishop Joseph Abel Francis was an outspoken Civil Rights Leader and was one of the first in the Catholic church to openly speak out against racism.
Bishop Francis broke numerous barriers.
