Carl Anthony Fisher

Carl Anthony Fisher, SSJ (November 24, 1945 September 2, 1993) was a Roman Catholic bishop in the United States. He was the first Black Catholic bishop on the West Coast.[1]


Carl Anthony Fisher
Auxiliary Bishop of Los Angeles
ChurchCatholic Church
ArchdioceseLos Angeles
AppointedDecember 23, 1986
Term endedSeptember 3, 1993
Other postsTitular Bishop of Tlos
Orders
OrdinationJune 2, 1973
ConsecrationFebruary 23, 1987
by Roger Michael Mahony, John James Ward, Juan Alfredo Arzube
Personal details
Born(1945-11-24)November 24, 1945
Pascagoula, Mississippi
DiedSeptember 3, 1993(1993-09-03) (aged 47)
Los Angeles, California
BuriedCathedral of Our Lady of the Angels
Alma materSt. Joseph Seminary (DC)

Biography

Born in Pascagoula, Mississippi, Fisher was ordained to the priesthood for the Josephite Fathers on June 2, 1973. He served in Baltimore for some time, including at Historic St Francis Xavier beginning in 1982.[1]

On December 23, 1986, he was appointed titular bishop of Tlos and auxiliary bishop of the Roman Catholic 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]

In 2019, reports emerged of multiple accusations of sex abuse concerning Bishop Fisher dating back to his time in Baltimore.[3]

Notes

  1. "Bishop Carl Fisher, 48; Broke a Racial Barrier (Published 1993)". Associated Press. 1993-09-03. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2020-12-20.
  2. Carl Anthony Fisher
  3. Kay, Pablo (2019-04-25). "Baltimore Archdiocese adds name of deceased LA auxiliary to accused clergy list". Angelus News. Retrieved 2020-12-20.


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