Harold Robert Perry
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Harold Robert Perry, S.V.D. was an African-American clergyman of the Catholic Church. An auxiliary bishop of the Archdiocese of New Orleans for more than twenty years beginning in 1966, he was the first openly African-American Catholic bishop, the... Wikipedia
Born: October 9, 1916, Lake Charles, LA
Died: July 17, 1991 (age 74 years)
Harold Robert Perry, S.V.D. (October 9, 1916 – July 17, 1991) was an African-American clergyman of the Catholic Church. An auxiliary bishop of the ...
Jun 16, 2023 · Harold Robert Perry (1916–1991). Harold Robert Perry was the first African American to become a bishop in the Catholic Church in the modern era.
Perry, Harold Robert. (b. 9 October 1916 in Lake Charles, Louisiana; d. 17 July 1991 in New Orleans, Louisiana), the first African American Roman Catholic ...
Feb 8, 2024 · Harold Robert Perry was born in Lake Charles, Louisiana, in 1916. He was the oldest of six children born to Frank Perry, a rice mill worker ...
Feb 26, 2019 · In 1966, amidst loud racial demonstrations outside, Harold Robert Perry was consecrated a bishop of the Roman Catholic Church. One demonstrator ...
Jul 21, 2018 · Father Perry was the 26th African American to be ordained a Catholic priest.
Bishop Harold Robert Perry, S.V.D. †. Deceased. Auxiliary Bishop of New Orleans, Louisiana, USA. Titular Bishop of Mons in Mauretania. Events ...
Jul 19, 1991 · Harold R. Perry, one of the first black American Roman Catholic bishops, died on Wednesday. He was 74 years old. Bishop Perry, the auxiliary ...
Harold Robert Perry became the first recognized #BlackAmerican bishop in 1965—the same year Dr. Martin Luther King led the Selma to Montgomery March.
New Orleans Auxiliary Bishop Harold R. Perry, who died in 1991, was ordained to the priesthood 70 years ago on Jan. 6, 1944. The following is an excerpt ...