Alfred Clifton Hughes

Religious Leader

Birthday December 2, 1932

Birth Sign Sagittarius

Birthplace Massachusetts

Age 91 years old

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About

American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church who served as the 13th Archbishop of New Orleans from 2002 to 2009.

Before Fame

He received a Bachelor's in philosophy from St. John;s Seminary College in 1954.

Trivia

Hurricane Katrina drove away nearly a quarter of his archdiocese's former members and left it with nearly $300 million in physical damage.

Family Life

His younger brother, Kenneth, is a Jesuit priest.

Associated With

He was appointed the new Archbishop of New Orleans by Pope John Paul II in 2002.