Francis Ignatius Malone (born September 1, 1950) is an American prelate of the
Roman Catholic Church who has been serving as
bishop for the
Diocese of Shreveport
The Diocese of Shreveport ( la, Dioecesis Sreveportuensis in Louisiana) is a Latin Church ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Catholic Church covering the parishes of northern Louisiana. The largest cities in the diocese are Shreveport, M ...
in Louisiana since 2019.
Biography
Early life and priesthood
Francis Malone was born on September 1, 1950, in
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. On May 21, 1977, Malone was ordained to the priesthood by Bishop
Andrew Joseph McDonald
Andrew Joseph McDonald (October 24, 1923 – April 1, 2014) was an American prelate of the Catholic Church. He served as bishop of the Diocese of Little Rock in Arkansas from 1972 to 2000.
Biography
Early life
The second youngest of 12 childr ...
for the
Diocese of Little Rock. His first assignment after being ordained was as parochial vicar of St. Michael Parish in
West Memphis, Arkansas. He was later assigned to parishes in
Crawfordville, Sheridan, Louisiana and Little Rock, all in Arkansas. He also served on the faculty of Mt. St Mary's Academy and served as both chancellor and vicar general for the diocese.
Bishop of Shreveport
Pope Francis appointed Malone to become the third bishop for the Diocese of Shreveport on November 19, 2019. On January 28, 2020, Malone was consecrated as a bishop at the Shreveport Convention Center in
Shreveport, Louisiana
Shreveport ( ) is a city in the U.S. state of Louisiana. It is the third most populous city in Louisiana after New Orleans and Baton Rouge, respectively. The Shreveport–Bossier City metropolitan area, with a population of 393,406 in 2020, is t ...
. Archbishop
Gregory M. Aymond
Gregory Michael Aymond (born November 12, 1949) is an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He became the fourteenth archbishop of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of New Orleans, Archdiocese of New Orleans in Louisiana on June 12, 2009. ...
served as the principal consecrator. Bishop
Anthony B. Taylor of Little Rock and Bishop
Michael G. Duca served as co-consecrators.
As Bishop of Shreveport, Malone has supported the cause of sainthood for the "Shreveport Martyrs," five missionary priests from France who volunteered to serve the suffering population in Shreveport during the 1873 Yellow Fever Epidemic, which killed over 25% of the local population and all give of the missionary priests.
See also
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Catholic Church hierarchy
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Catholic Church in the United States
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Historical list of the Catholic bishops of the United States
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List of Catholic bishops of the United States
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Lists of patriarchs, archbishops, and bishops
References
External links
Roman Catholic Diocese of Shreveport Official Site
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1950 births
Living people
Clergy from Philadelphia
Roman Catholic Diocese of Little Rock
21st-century Roman Catholic bishops in the United States
Bishops appointed by Pope Francis