Jacques Eric Fabre-Jeune | |
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| Bishop of Charleston | |
| See | Diocese of Charleston |
| Appointed | February 22, 2022 |
| Installed | May 13, 2022 |
| Predecessor | Robert E. Guglielmone |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | October 10, 1986 by Wilton Daniel Gregory |
| Consecration | May 13, 2022 by Wilton Daniel Gregory, Gregory John Hartmayer, and Luis R. Zarama |
| Personal details | |
| Born | November 13, 1955 |
| Nationality | American |
| Education | St. John's University University of St. Michael's College Catholic Theological Union Pontifical Urban University |
| Motto | Whatever you do to the least of my children, you do to me |
| Styles of Jacques Eric Fabre-Jeune | |
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| Reference style | |
| Spoken style | Your Excellency |
| Religious style | Bishop |
Jacques Eric Fabre-Jeune, C.S., known before May 2022 as Jacques Fabre, (born November 13, 1955) is a Haitian-born American prelate of the Catholic Church who has served as bishop of the Diocese of Charleston in South Carolina since 2022.
Fabre-Jeune is the first African American to become bishop of Charleston and the first Haitian-American to head a diocese. 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.