Carl Anthony Fisher | |
|---|---|
| Auxiliary Bishop of Los Angeles | |
| Church | Catholic Church |
| Archdiocese | Los Angeles |
| Appointed | December 23, 1986 |
| Term ended | September 3, 1993 |
| Other post(s) | Titular Bishop of Tlos |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | June 2, 1973 |
| Consecration | February 23, 1987 by Roger Michael Mahony, John James Ward, Juan Alfredo Arzube |
| Personal details | |
| Born | November 24, 1945 |
| Died | September 3, 1993 (aged 47) Los Angeles, California |
| Buried | Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels |
| Alma mater | St. Joseph Seminary (DC) |
Carl Anthony Fisher, SSJ (November 24, 1945 – September 2, 1993) was an African-American Catholic prelate who served as an Auxiliary Bishop of Los Angeles from 1987 until his death in 1993. He was the first (and as of 2022, the only) Black Catholic bishop on the West Coast.[1]
He was a member of the Society of St. Joseph of the Sacred Heart, a religious community that serves African Americans. He was the third Josephite to be made a bishop, and as of 2022, the latest.
- ^ "Bishop Carl Fisher, 48; Broke a Racial Barrier (Published 1993)". The New York Times. Associated Press. 1993-09-03. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2020-12-20.