Jacques Fabre-Jeune

Jacques Eric Fabre-Jeune, C.S., known before May 2022 as Jacques Fabre, (born November 13, 1955) is a Haitian-American[1][2] prelate of the Catholic Church who has served as Bishop of Charleston since 2022.

The Most Reverend

Jacques Eric Fabre-Jeune

C.S.
Bishop of Charleston
SeeDiocese of Charleston
AppointedFebruary 22, 2022
InstalledMay 13, 2022
PredecessorRobert E. Guglielmone
Orders
OrdinationOctober 10, 1986
by Wilton Daniel Gregory
ConsecrationMay 13, 2022
by Wilton Daniel Gregory, Gregory John Hartmayer, and Luis R. Zarama
Personal details
Born (1955-11-13) November 13, 1955
Port-au-Prince, Haiti
NationalityAmerican
EducationSt. John's University
University of St. Michael's College
Catholic Theological Union
Pontifical Urban University
MottoWhatever you do to the least of my children, you do to me
Styles of
Jacques Eric Fabre-Jeune
Reference style
Spoken styleYour Excellency
Religious styleBishop

Fabre-Jeune is the first African American and the first member of a religious community to be named Bishop of Charleston.[3] He is the second Haitian-American bishop[4] and the first to head a diocese.[5] Since becoming a priest with the Scalabrinians in 1986, Fabre-Jeune has worked in Florida and Georgia, the Dominican Republic, and briefly at a refugee camp at Guantanamo Bay Naval Base, Cuba.

Biography

Early life

Jacques Fabre-Jeune was born in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, on 13 November 1955; he had five siblings.[6] He emigrated to the United States as a teenager and completed high school in New York City. He attended St. John's University in Jamaica, New York, and then Saint Michael's College in Toronto, Canada. Fabre-Jeune also studied at the Catholic Theological Union in Hyde Park, Illinois, and at the Scalabrini House of Theology in Chicago. He received a Master of Divinity degree and a Licentiate in Migration Studies from the Pontifical Urbaniana University in Rome.[7] As a Scalabrini novice, Fabre-Jeune worked at one of their missions in Mexico.[5]

Priesthood

On October 10, 1986, Fabre-Jeune was ordained a priest of the Scalabrini in the Diocese of Brooklyn by then Auxiliary Bishop Wilton D. Gregory.[6] Fabre-Jeune's assignments have included

From 2010 to 2022, Fabre-Jeune served the Archdiocese of Atlanta as a member of its finance council, its budget and operations committee, its projects review committee, and as director of the Hispanic Charismatic Renewal.[7] He also became the head of Scalabrini fathers in Atlanta.[8]

Bishop of Charleston

Pope Francis appointed Fabre-Jeune as bishop for the Diocese of Charleston on February 22, 2022.[8][6] He is the first African-American man named to the position and the first member of a religious order.[3] Fabre-Jeune was consecrated a bishop by Cardinal Wilton Gregory and installed in Charleston on May 13, 2022.[10]

He is fluent in English, Spanish, Italian, French, and Creole.[8] He has called English his "third language".[5]

Notes
  1. Haitians in the prison-like Guantanamo camp had little outside contact except for chaplains. Fabre-Jeune was advised to leave after being involved in an altercation with MPs.[1]
  2. "Father Jacques E. Fabre, assigned as administrator to San Felipe since June 2008."[9]

See also

References
  1. Duke, Lynne (September 19, 1992). "U.S. Camp for Haitians Described as Prison-like". Washington Post. Retrieved February 23, 2022.
  2. Opitz, Götz-Dietrich (2004). Haitian Refugees Forced to Return: Transnationalism and State Politics, 1991-1994. LIT Verlag Münster. p. 150. ISBN 9783825845445. Retrieved February 23, 2022.
  3. Phillips, Patrick; Zuhowski, Emilie (February 22, 2022). "First Black man named to serve as 14th Bishop of Charleston". WCSC. Retrieved February 23, 2022.
  4. Lavenburg, John (February 23, 2022). "Charleston gets Haitian-American bishop". Crux. Retrieved February 24, 2022. Fabre-Jeune will be the second Haitian-American U.S. bishop after Auxiliary Bishop Guy Sansaricq of Brooklyn.
  5. Tinner-Williams, Nate (February 22, 2022). "Fr Jacques Fabre-Jeune, CS named Bishop of Charleston—a Haitian first for the United States". Black Catholic Messenger. Retrieved March 7, 2022.
  6. Golden, Nichole (February 22, 2022). "Pope Francis appoints Atlanta priest as Bishop of Charleston". Georgia Bulletin. Retrieved February 22, 2022.
  7. "Rinunce e nomine, 22.02.2022" (Press release) (in Italian). Holy See Press Office. 22 February 2022. Retrieved 23 February 2022.
  8. "Pope Francis Accepts Resignation of Bishop Robert Guglielmone of Diocese of Charleston; Appoints Rev. Jacques Fabre-Jeune, C.S. as Successor" (Press release). United States Conference of Catholic Bishops. Retrieved February 22, 2022.
  9. Dávila, Ruth E. (April 14, 2011). "Hispanic Mission Builds Self-Financed Church". Georgia Bulletin. Retrieved March 7, 2022.
  10. Dennis Jr., Rickey Ciapha (May 13, 2022). "Thousands applaud installation of Charleston Diocese's first Black bishop". The Post and Courier. Retrieved June 18, 2022.
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