WASHINGTON—Cardinal Daniel N.
DiNardo of Galveston-Houston, President of the U.S. Conference of Catholic
Bishops, has appointed Bishop Shelton J. Fabre of Houma-Thibodaux to serve as
Chair of the USCCB’s Ad Hoc Committee Against Racism. The appointment was made
following the resignation of Bishop George Murry, S.J., of Youngstown, previous
Chair of the Ad Hoc Committee, after his diagnosis with a form of acute
Leukemia.

“Our most heartfelt prayers are with
Bishop Murry and his loved ones,” Cardinal DiNardo said. “We ask all people of
faith to join us in praying for his full recovery. I am grateful to
Bishop Fabre for his dedication and commitment to now lead the work of the Ad Hoc
Committee.”

Bishop Fabre will serve as Chair of the
committee for the remainder of Bishop Murry’s term. Bishop Fabre currently
serves as Chair of the USCCB Subcommittee on African American Affairs. He
has been a member of that committee since 2010 and a member of the Committee on
Cultural Diversity in the Church since 2013.

Shelton J. Fabre was born October 25, 1963
in New Roads, Louisiana. He was ordained a priest on August 5, 1989, an
Auxiliary Bishop of New Orleans on February 28, 2007, and Bishop of Houma-Thibodaux
on September 23, 2013. Bishop Fabre is a 4th Degree Knight of St. Peter Claver
and a 4th Degree Knight of Columbus.

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Keywords: U.S. Conference of Catholic
Bishops, USCCB, Cardinal Daniel N. DiNardo, Bishop George V. Murry S.J.,
Shelton J. Fabre, Ad Hoc Committee Against Racism

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Source:: United States Conference of Catholic Bishops