| Most Reverend James Lawson Howze, D.D. |
| Bishop of Biloxi |
| Post Office Box 1189 |
| Biloxi, Mississippi 39533 |
Biographical Data |
| Born August 30, 1923, Daphne, Alabama |
| Convert to Catholicism, 1948 |
| Education: St. Bonaventure University, New York |
| Ordained priest for the Diocese of Raleigh May 7, 1959 |
| Consecrated Titular Bishop of Massita and Auxiliary Bishop |
| of Natchez-Jackson, January 28, 1973 |
| Appointed the first Bishop of Biloxi March 8, 1977; installed Bishop of Biloxi, June 6, 1977, Retired June 6, 2001 |
