Harold Robert Perry
American Catholic bishop (1916–1991) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Harold Robert Perry, S.V.D. (October 9, 1916 – July 17, 1991) was an African-American clergyman of the Catholic Church. An auxiliary bishop of the Archdiocese of New Orleans for more than twenty years beginning in 1966, he was the first openly African-American Catholic bishop, the second overall, and the first since 1875.[1]
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Harold Robert Perry S.V.D. | |
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Auxiliary Bishop of New Orleans | |
Archdiocese | New Orleans |
Appointed | September 29, 1965 |
In office | 1965–1991 |
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Ordination | January 6, 1944 by Richard Oliver Gerow |
Consecration | January 6, 1966 by Egidio Vagnozzi |
Personal details | |
Born | (1916-10-09)October 9, 1916 Lake Charles, Louisiana, U.S. |
Died | July 17, 1991(1991-07-17) (aged 74) |
Nationality | American |
Denomination | Catholic |
Parents | Frank J. and Josephine Perry |
Alma mater | Divine Word Seminary |
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He was also the first Black male provincial superior in the United States,[2] and the first African-American clergyman to deliver the opening prayer in Congress.[3]