Joseph Abel Francis
Joseph Abel Francis Jr. SVD was an American Catholic bishop. He served as an auxiliary bishop of the Archdiocese of Newark from 1976 to 1995. Wikipedia
Born: September 30, 1923, Lafayette, LA
Died: September 1, 1997 (age 73 years)
Church: Catholic Church
Joseph Abel Francis Jr. SVD (1923–1997) was an American Catholic bishop. He served as an auxiliary bishop of the Archdiocese of Newark from 1976 to 1995.
Bishop Joseph Abel Francis, S.V.D. †. Deceased. Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Newark, New Jersey, USA. Titular Bishop of Valliposita. Events. Date, Age ...
When the economy improved, Joseph Francis opened and operated his own barber shop where he worked until past the age of seventy-six. The Francis family ...
Joseph Abel Francis Jr. SVD was an American Catholic bishop. He served as an auxiliary bishop of the Archdiocese of Newark from 1976 to 1995.
Nov 20, 2023 ˇ Bishop Joseph Abel Francis (1923-1997), the first and only African American Auxiliary Bishop in Newark, advocated for the socioeconomic and ...
Sep 5, 1997 ˇ Joseph A. Francis, an auxiliary bishop of Newark for 19 years who was one of the first black priests in the hierarchy of the Roman Catholic ...
Jan 23, 2024 ˇ Joseph Abel Francis Jr. SVD (1923–1997) was an American Catholic bishop. He served as an auxiliary bishop of the Archdiocese of Newark from 1976 ...
Catholic bishop (1923-1997)
Nov 11, 2022 ˇ Joseph Abel Francis overcame poverty to become a bishop who combatted racism on a national scale, the archdiocese said.
Oct 5, 2022 ˇ ... Joseph Abel Francis, SVD, the titular Bishop of Valliposita and the first and only Black auxiliary bishop in archdiocesan history. All are ...