Archbishop Shelton J. Fabre
Quick Facts:
Episcopal Motto: “Comfort My People”
Born October 25, 1963 (58 years old).
Currently the Bishop of Houma-Thibodaux in Louisiana (2013-present).
Was ordained a priest for the Diocese of Baton Rouge, Louisiana.
Was appointed an Auxiliary Bishop by Pope Benedict XVI for the Archdiocese of New Orleans on December 13, 2006.
Will be installed as the 5th Archbishop and the 10th Bishop of the Archdiocese of Louisville on Wednesday, March 30, 2022.
GETTING TO KNOW Archbishop Shelton J. Fabre
Shelton J. Fabre was born October 25, 1963 in New Roads, Louisiana. He is the fifth of six children.
He was ordained a Deacon on December 10, 1988 by Archbishop Peter L. Gerety at St. Jan-de-Doperkerk in Leuven, Belgium.
He was ordained a Priest on Saturday, August 5, 1989 by Bishop Stanley J. Ott at St. Joseph Cathedral in Baton Rouge, LA.
He was appointed Auxiliary Bishop of the Archdiocese of New Orleans by Pope Benedict XVI on December 13, 2006.
He was ordained an Auxiliary Bishop of New Orleans by Archbishop Alfred C. Hughes at the Cathedral-Basilica of St. Louis, King of France, in New Orleans, LA, on February 28, 2007.
He was appointed Bishop of Houma-Thibodaux, September 23, 2013.
He was installed Bishop of the Diocese of Houma-Thibodaux, Cathedral of St. Francis de Sales, Houma, LA, October 30, 2013.
EDUCATION
1989 MA in Religious Studies from the Katholiek Universiteit te Leuven in Louvain, Belgium
1987 BA in Religious Studies from the Katholiek Universiteit te Leuven in Louvain, Belgium
1985 BA in History from St. Joseph Seminary-College in St. Benedict, LA
1981 Graduated from Catholic High School of Pointe Coupee in New Roads, LA
MINISTERIAL ASSIGNMENTS
Sept 2013 - Present Bishop of the Diocese of Houma-Thibodaux
Mar 2009 – Oct 2013 Auxiliary Bishop of New Orleans, Vicar General, Moderator of the Curia
Feb 2007 – Mar 2009 Auxiliary Bishop of New Orleans, Vicar General
Pastor of Our Lady of the Rosary Church, New Orleans, LA
Jul 2004 – Feb 2007 Pastor of Sacred Heart of Jesus Parish in Baton Rouge, LA
2003 - 2007 Chairman of Pastoral Planning Committee, Diocese of Baton Rouge
2002 - 2003 Dean of the Northwest Deanery, Diocese of Baton Rouge
2000 - 2007 Clergy Personnel Board, Diocese of Baton Rouge
1999 - 2005 Diocesan School Board, Diocese of Baton Rouge
1999 - 2004 College of Consultors, Diocese of Baton Rouge
1996 - 2004 Priest Council, Diocese of Baton Rouge
1996 - 2004 Pastor of St. Joseph Church in Grosse Tete, LA
Pastor of Immaculate Heart of Mary Church in Maringouin, LA
1994 - 2007 Defender of the Bond for the Marriage Tribunal, Diocese of Baton Rouge
1990 - 2005 Director of the Office of Black Catholics, Diocese of Baton Rouge
Jul 1995 – Jan.1996 Associate Pastor of St. Joseph Cathedral in Baton Rouge
1994 -1995 Associate Pastor of St. Isidore the Farmer Church in Baker, LA
Aug. 1994 – Dec. 1994 Catholic Chaplain to Louisiana State Penitentiary at Angola
1992 – 1994 Associate Pastor of St. George Church in Baton Rouge
1989 – 1992 Associate Pastor of St. Alphonsus Liguori Church in Greenwell Springs, LA
OTHER ASSIGNMENTS AND MEMBERSHIPS
Jun 2013 - Present: Member, United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) Committee on Cultural Diversity in the Church
Jun 2013 - Present: Chair, United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) Subcommittee for African-American Catholics
2010 – 2013: Member, United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) Subcommittee for African-American Catholics
2007 – 2011: Member, United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) Committee for the American College of Louvain
2006: FBI Baton Rouge Citizens Academy Graduate
2005: Inducted as a Member of the Equestrian Order of the Knights of the Holy Sepulcher
2004 - 2007: Advisory Board Member for Catholic Community Services of the Diocese of Baton Rouge
2001 -2004: Board Member of the Greater Baton Rouge Food Bank
4th Degree Knight of St. Peter Claver
4th Degree Knight of Columbus