Archbishop Alfred Cardinal Hughes' Biography

Alfred Clifton Hughes
Occupation: Archbishop
Boston, December 2, 1932

Education

AB, St. John's Seminary College, 1954
STL, Gregorian University, Rome, 1958
STD, Gregorian University, Rome, 1961

Career

Ordained priest Archdiocese of Boston, 1957; assistant pastor St. Stephen's Parish, Framingham, Massachusetts, 1958—1959, Our Lady Help of Christians, Newton, 1961—1962; lecturer St. John's Seminary, Brighton, 1962—1965, spiritual director, 1965—1981; ordained bishop, 1981; auxiliary bishop Archdiocese of Boston, 1981—1993; rector St. John's Seminary, Brighton, 1981—1986; regional bishop of Merrimack Region of Archdiocese of Boston, 1986—1990; vicar for administration Archdiocese of Boston, 1990—1993; bishop Diocese of Baton Rouge, Louisiana, 1993—2001; coadjutor archbishop Archdiocese of New Orleans, 2001—2002, archbishop, 2002—

Career Related

Chairman committee on doctrine US Catholic Conference Bishops, 1991—1994, committee on use of catechism, 1995—

Creative Works

Author: Preparing for Church Ministry, 1979, Spiritual Masters, 1999, Towards a Civilization of Life and Love, 2004; chairman editorial bd.: National Director for Catechesis; contributor articles to professional journals

Awards

Recipient Mellon and Davis Foundations grant, 1976

Memberships

Mem.: Catholic Theological Society America

Religion

Roman Catholic

Family

Son of Alfred Clifton and Ellen Cecelia (Hennessey) Hughes.

Address

Office: Archdiocese of New Orleans 7887 Walmsley Avenue New Orleans LA 70125-3496

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