Joseph Lawson Howze
Joseph Lawson Edward Howze (born Lawson Edward Howze, August 30, 1923 – January 9, 2019) was an African-American prelate of the Catholic Church. He served as the first Bishop of Biloxi from 1977 to 2001, and was the first openly Black Catholic bishop of an American diocese.
His Excellency, The Most Reverend Joseph Lawson E. Howze | |
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| Bishop emeritus of Biloxi | |
| Archdiocese | Mobile |
| Diocese | Biloxi |
| Appointed | March 8, 1977 |
| Installed | June 6, 1977 |
| Term ended | May 15, 2001 |
| Predecessor | First Bishop |
| Successor | Thomas John Rodi |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | May 7, 1959 by Vincent Stanislaus Waters |
| Consecration | January 28, 1973 by Luigi Raimondi, Harold Robert Perry, and Joseph Bernard Brunini |
| Personal details | |
| Born | August 30, 1923 Daphne, Alabama, U.S. |
| Died | January 9, 2019 (aged 95) Ocean Springs, Mississippi, U.S. |
| Previous post(s) | Auxiliary Bishop of Natchez-Jackson |
| Motto | Unity of God’s people |
| Styles of Joseph Lawson E. Howze | |
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| Spoken style | Your Excellency |
| Religious style | Bishop |
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