Bishop of Biloxi
       

Biographical Data


Born August 30, 1923, Daphne, Alabama

Convert to Catholicism, 1948

Education: St. Bonaventure University, New York

Ordained priest for the Diocese of Raleigh May 7, 1959

Consecrated Titular Bishop of Massita and Auxiliary Bishop

of Natchez-Jackson, January 28, 1973

Appointed the first Bishop of Biloxi March 8, 1977; installed Bishop of Biloxi, June 6, 1977, Retired June 6, 2001