Bishop Shelton Fabre

Bishop Shelton Fabre, a native of Louisiana, is the fourth Bishop of the Catholic Diocese of Houma-Thibodaux, Louisiana.

He serves as Chairman for United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) of the Ad Hoc Committee Against Racism and Chair for the Subcommittee for African-American Catholics.

In 2018, Fabre released Open Wide our Hearts, The Enduring Call to Love, a pastoral letter that addresses ongoing racism issues facing the United States and a Catholic’s call to response.