Plaque honoring Bishop Joseph Howze, first openly Black U.S. ordinary, to be dedicated in Biloxi

September 5, 2024 | Diocese of Raleigh

The late Bishop Joseph Howze of Biloxi, the nation’s first openly Black diocesan ordinary, will be honored on Friday, Aug. 30, with the dedication of a memorial plaque at Our Mother of Sorrows Catholic Church, a historically Black parish.

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