Alfred Clifton Hughes
Alfred Clifton Hughes (* 2. Dezember 1932 in Boston) ist ein US-amerikanischer römisch-katholischer Geistlicher. Er ist Alterzbischof von New Orleans.
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Alfred Clifton Hughes empfing am 15. Dezember 1957 die Priesterweihe für das Erzbistum Boston.
Papst Johannes Paul II. ernannte ihn am 21. Juli 1981 zum Weihbischof in Boston und Titularbischof von Maximiana in Byzacena. Der Erzbischof von Boston, Humberto Sousa Kardinal Medeiros, weihte ihn am 14. September desselben Jahres zum Bischof; Mitkonsekratoren waren die Bostoner Weihbischöfe Thomas Vose Daily und John Michael D’Arcy.
Am 7. September 1993 wurde er zum Bischof von Baton Rouge ernannt und am 4. November desselben Jahres in das Amt eingeführt. Am 16. Februar 2001 wurde er zum Koadjutorerzbischof von New Orleans ernannt. Nach der Emeritierung Francis Schultes folgte er ihm am 3. Januar 2002 als Erzbischof von New Orleans nach. Papst Benedikt XVI. nahm am 12. Juni 2009 sein Rücktrittsgesuch an.
Alfred Hughes ist Großoffizier des Ritterordens vom Heiligen Grab zu Jerusalem und war Großprior der US-amerikanischen Statthalterei USA Southeastern des Ritterordens.
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| Vorgänger | Amt | Nachfolger |
|---|---|---|
| Stanley Joseph Ott | Bischof von Baton Rouge 1993–2001 | Robert William Muench |
| Francis Schulte | Erzbischof von New Orleans 2002–2009 | Gregory Aymond |
| Francis Schulte |  Großprior der Statthalterei USA SOUTH EASTERN des Ritterordens vom Heiligen Grab zu Jerusalem 2002–2009 | Gregory Aymond |
| Personendaten | |
|---|---|
| NAME | Hughes, Alfred Clifton |
| ALTERNATIVNAMEN | Hughes, Alfred; Hughes, Alfred C. |
| KURZBESCHREIBUNG | US-amerikanischer Geistlicher |
| GEBURTSDATUM | 2. Dezember 1932 |
| GEBURTSORT | Boston |
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Coat of arms of the U.S. Archbishop Alfred Clifton Hughes, Archbishop Emeritus of New Orleans.
On assuming the Office of the metropolitan See of New Orleans, Archbishop Hughes' personal Coat of Arms incorporated the design and charges (symbols) in the Archdiocesan Coat of Arms.
Archbishop Hughes' personal arms is composed of a red field which has a silver fleuretty cross issuing from three hills at the base of the design. The three hills represent the three hills on which the City of Boston is built and where Archbishop Hughes was incardinated as a priest. The cross is used to show respect for the cathedral where, in 1981, Archbishop Hughes was ordained a bishop. In the center is a variation of the griffin's head that is part of the traditional Hughes family design. Here it has been changed to a gold eagle's head to honor St. John the Evangelist, patron of St. John's Seminary in Brighton, Massachusetts, where he served as a professor and spiritual director and where he was rector at the time he was appointed Auxiliary Bishop of Boston. Archbishop Hughes' motto is "For You God's Own Love," and is based on St. Paul's expression of apostolic charity in 1 Corinthians 16:24, "My love is with you all in Christ Jesus."
The dexter (left) side of the shield includes the charges of the Archdiocese. It contains a pelican, magnolias, and fleurs de lys. The pelican, heraldically described as "in her piety," is the state bird of Louisiana as well as a Christian symbol of redemption and the Eucharist. The magnolia is also an emblem of the Pelican State and is indicative of her deep South heritage. In stylized heraldic art these flowers appear as triangles which suggest the Holy Trinity (as does their being three in number) and the Crescent City's location at the Mississippi Delta. The basic color of the field is blue for the Blessed Mother who is the "dawn of our salvation." The red heraldic "chief" represents the constancy of the martyrs and is "charged" with three French lilies significant of the Most Blessed Trinity and recalling the French heritage of Louisiana.
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New Orleans, LA, October 2, 2005 -- Archbishop Alfred Hughes greeted city parishioners after the first services at St. Louis Cathedral since Hurricane Katrina forced New Orleans to evacuate one month ago. Photo by Greg Henshall / FEMA
US President George W. Bush is joined by New Orleans Mayor Ray Nagin, Louisiana Lt. Gov. Mitch Landrieu, left, and New Orleans Archbishop Alfred Hughes, right, Thursday, March 1, 2007 in New Orleans, during a luncheon with elected officials and community leaders on the recovery progress of their Gulf Coast region.
The location is Li'll Dizzy's restaurant in the Treme neighborhood of New Orleans. Restaurant owner Wayne Baquet is seen in background, wearing cap, between Bush and Nagin.