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(Vatican Radio) Pope Francis has named Father Fernand J. Cheri, O.F.M., as auxiliary Bishop for the Archdiocese of New Orleans, USA, assigning to him the titular see of Membressa. Father Cheri has been serving as Director of Campus Ministry at Quincy University.

Curriculum vitae of Father Fernand J. Cheri, O.F.M.

Father Cheri was born in New Orleans, Louisiana, USA, on 28 January 1958. He attended Saint John Vianney Preparatory Seminary in New Orleans, and undertook ecclesiastical studies at St Joseph Seminary College in St Benedict, LA, (1970-1974) and Notre Dame Seminary in New Orleans (1974-1978). Subsequently he attained a Master’s degree in Theology at the Institute for Black Catholic Studies at Xavier University, also in New Orleans.

He was ordained priest for the Archdiocese of New Orleans on 20 May 1978.

After his priestly ordination, he served as Parochial Vicar of Our Lady of Lourdes…