May 21, 2026 | The Catholic Review
Bishop John H. Ricard, first Black bishop of Baltimore and Pensacola-Tallahassee, dies at 86
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Retired Bishop John H. Ricard, the first Black bishop of both the Archdiocese of Baltimore and the Diocese of Pensacola-Tallahassee, Fla., and a nationally respected advocate for racial justice, died May 20 at St. Joseph’s Seminary in Washington, D.C. He was 86.
