1. 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.
21 Facts About Shelton Fabre
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Shelton Fabre 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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Shelton Fabre was born in New Roads, Louisiana, on October 25,1963.
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Shelton Fabre attended primary and secondary schools in New Roads, graduating in 1981 as valedictorian of Catholic High School of Pointe Coupee.
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Shelton Fabre then entered Saint Joseph Seminary College in St Benedict, Louisiana, graduating with a bachelor's degree in history in 1985.
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Shelton Fabre earned a Bachelor of Arts in religious studies in 1987 and a Master of Arts in religious studies degree in 1989.
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Shelton Fabre was ordained a deacon on December 10,1988, by Archbishop Peter Gerety at the Louvain university church.
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Shelton 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.
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Shelton Fabre was later named as pastor at both St Joseph Parish in Grosse Tete, Louisiana, and Immaculate Heart of Mary Parish in Maringouin, Louisiana.
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In 2004, Shelton Fabre became pastor of Sacred Heart of Jesus Parish in Baton Rouge.
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Shelton Fabre was elected to serve on the diocesan clergy personnel board and served as chair of the Pastoral Planning Committee of the diocese.
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Shelton Fabre served as a member of the college of consultors, the presbyteral council, and the diocesan school board.
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On December 13,2006, Shelton Fabre was appointed titular bishop of Pudentiana and auxiliary bishop of New Orleans by Pope Benedict XVI.
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Shelton Fabre was consecrated by Archbishop Alfred Hughes on February 28,2007, in New Orleans at the Saint Louis, King of France, Cathedral Basilica.
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Shelton Fabre was the youngest bishop in the US at the time.
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Shelton Fabre became pastor of Our Lady of the Rosary Parish in New Orleans.
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In October 2009, Shelton Fabre met with each of the plaintiffs in a lawsuit against the archdiocese that had been recently settled for $5 million.
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Shelton Fabre was installed at the Cathedral of St Francis de Sales in Thibodaux, Louisiana, on October 30,2013.
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On May 4,2018, Shelton Fabre was elected chair of the Ad-Hoc Committee against Racism of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops.
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On November 6,2018, Shelton 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.
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Shelton Fabre is a cousin of his fellow African-American Catholic prelate, Bishop John Ricard, superior general of the Josephites.