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 |
| Previous post(s) | Auxiliary Bishop of Natchez-Jackson |
| 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. |
| Motto | Unity of God’s people |
| Styles of Joseph Lawson E. Howze | |
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| Reference style | |
| Spoken style | Your Excellency |
| Religious style | Bishop |
Joseph Lawson Edward Howze (born Lawson Edward Howze, August 30, 1923 – January 9, 2019) was an American Catholic who served as the first Bishop of Biloxi from 1977 to 2001. He was the first openly Black Catholic ordinary of a Catholic diocese.