Dominic Carmon

His Excellency, The Most Reverend
Dominic Carmon
Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of New Orleans
Titular Bishop of Rusicade
Archdiocese New Orleans
Appointed December 16, 1992
Installed February 11, 1993
Term ended December 13, 2006
Other posts Titular Bishop of Rusicade
Orders
Ordination February 2, 1960
Consecration February 11, 1993
by Francis B. Schulte, Wilton Daniel Gregory, and Harry Joseph Flynn
Personal details
Born (1930-12-13) December 13, 1930
Opelousas, Louisiana
Styles of
Dominic Carmon
Reference style
Spoken style Your Excellency
Religious style Bishop

Dominic Carmon, S.V.D. (born December 13, 1930) is an African-American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as an auxiliary bishop of the Archdiocese of New Orleans from 1993 to 2006.

Biography

The eldest of seven sons, Carmon was born in Opelousas, Louisiana. He studied at the seminary of the Society of the Divine Word in Bay St. Louis, Mississippi, and at Divine Word College in Epworth, Iowa. He joined the Society of the Divine Word in 1946, and was ordained to the priesthood on February 2, 1960. He served as a missionary to Papua New Guinea from 1961 to 1968. He was pastor of St. Elizabeth's Church (1968-1985) and of Our Lady of the Gardens Church (1985-1988), both in Chicago, Illinois, before serving as pastor of Holy Ghost Church in his native Opelousas.

On December 16, 1992, Carmon was appointed Auxiliary Bishop of New Orleans and Titular Bishop of Rusicade by Pope John Paul II. He received his episcopal consecration on February 11, 1993 from Archbishop Francis Schulte, with Bishops Wilton Gregory and Harry Flynn serving as co-consecrators.

After reaching the mandatory retirement age of 75, Carmon resigned as Auxiliary Bishop of New Orleans on December 13, 2006.

See also

References

    Episcopal succession

    Catholic Church titles
    Preceded by
    –    		 Auxiliary Bishop of New Orleans
    1993–2006     		Succeeded by
    –


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