Carl Anthony Fisher
Carl Anthony Fisher, SSJ (November 24, 1945 – September 2, 1993) was a Catholic bishop in the United States. He was the first (and as of 2022, the only) Black Catholic bishop on the West Coast.[1]
Carl Anthony Fisher | |
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Auxiliary Bishop of Los Angeles | |
Church | Catholic Church |
Archdiocese | Los Angeles |
Appointed | December 23, 1986 |
Term ended | September 3, 1993 |
Other post(s) | Titular Bishop of Tlos |
Orders | |
Ordination | June 2, 1973 |
Consecration | February 23, 1987 by Roger Michael Mahony, John James Ward, Juan Alfredo Arzube |
Personal details | |
Born | |
Died | September 3, 1993 47) Los Angeles, California | (aged
Buried | Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels |
Alma mater | St. Joseph Seminary (DC) |
Biography
Born in Pascagoula, Mississippi, Fisher was ordained to the priesthood for the Society of St Joseph of the Sacred Heart (Josephites) on June 2, 1973. He served in Baltimore for some time, including at Historic St Francis Xavier Church beginning in 1982.[1]
On December 23, 1986, he was appointed titular bishop of Tlos and auxiliary bishop of the Archdiocese of Los Angeles and was consecrated on February 23, 1987.
He died of colon cancer while in office, at the age of 47.[2]
Sex abuse allegations
In Augustin 2019, the Archdiocese of Baltimore announced that Fisher was the subject of multiple abuse allegations, all of which were received after his death.[3]
Notes
- "Bishop Carl Fisher, 48; Broke a Racial Barrier (Published 1993)". Associated Press. 1993-09-03. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2020-12-20.
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- "Baltimore Archdiocese adds name of deceased LA auxiliary to accused clergy list | Angelus News". 2019-04-25. Retrieved 2022-03-04.