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 an Catholic diocese.