Fernand J. Cheri

Fernand Joseph Cheri III (January 28, 1952 –March 21, 2023) is an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church who serves as an auxillary bishop of the Archdiocese of New Orleans.

Quotes

• There's a God that will makes things and will makes things right even though they look totally wrong and that's what kept me going.
  • Father Fernand Cheri Interview (May 2010)

• The African diaspora is growing; I think it's exciting. I want to see how we can continue to be relevant to various African diaspora whether they're from Haiti, Ghana, Kenya or Nigeria, wherever they’re from. We need to go back to the biblical days, where the early Churches weren’t all one culture. The Church of Corinth was a mixture of many cultures, and yet Paul was able to work with them and called them to work out what it means to be the body of Christ. We have to do the same today. The African diaspora is very rich, and if we could use the cultural gifts of everyone and allow those to embellish, enrich and enliven us, man, we could set the Church on fire!
  • Black bishop cites King as example of ‘Christian discipleship’ ahead of annual MLK Mass (15 January 2020)