Shelton Fabre, a Louisiana native and former bishop for the Diocese of Houma-Thibodaux, has taken over as Archdiocese of Louisville's archbishop.

The Rev. Shelton Fabre, 58, who has been a vocal supporter of anti-racism efforts on the national stage, will be Louisville's fifth archbishop and the first who is African American.

Bishop Shelton Fabre, a Louisiana native, has been announced as the new archbishop of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Louisville. News Sports Kentucky Derby Life Opinion Advertise Obituaries ...

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Fabre, 58, is the fifth archbishop in Louisville history and the first who is Black. The Louisville diocese, with about 200,000 parishioners, has a Catholic population over twice the size of Houma ...

Contributed Photo / Archbishop of Louisville Shelton Fabre celebrates Mass on Monday at St. Jude Catholic Church in Chattanooga.

Hundreds came to celebrate the installation of the first Black archbishop Shelton Fabre on Wednesday. Fabre succeeded Joseph Kurtz, who is retiring, as the archbishop of the Archdiocese of Louisville ...

Pope Francis greets Bishop Shelton J. Fabre of Houma-Thibodeaux, La., during a meeting with U.S. bishops from Regions IV and V making their "ad limina" visits to the Vatican, Dec. 3, 2019.

The noon service was led by the newly installed archbishop of Louisville, Shelton Fabre. “This is a day of great joy and celebration,” Fabre said. “A day of great faith, a day to gather with those who ...

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) -- Bishop Shelton Fabre was introduced Tuesday as the first Black man to lead the Archdiocese of Louisville. Pope Francis appointed Fabre as the fifth Archbishop of Louisville.

Bishop Shelton Fabre of Houma-Thibodaux, Louisiana, speaks during the fall general assembly of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops Nov. 13, 2019, in Baltimore.

There’s a lot to like about Bishop Shelton Fabre, who was appointed Tuesday to be the new archbishop of Louisville.. He has worked hard on social justice issues like racial inequities and the ...