His Holiness Pope Francis appointed Most Reverend Shelton J. Fabre as the fifth Archbishop and tenth bishop of the Archdiocese of Louisville on February 8, 2022.  He was installed as Archbishop of Louisville on March 30, 2022.  Before coming to Louisville, Archbishop Shelton served as Bishop of Houma-Thibodaux, Louisiana from 2013 to 2022.

Born in New Roads, Louisiana on October 25, 1963, Archbishop Shelton was ordained a priest for the Diocese of Baton Rouge, Louisiana on August 5, 1989.  He served the Diocese of Baton Rouge for 17 years as an associate pastor and pastor at several parishes, most recently Sacred Heart of Jesus Parish in Baton Rouge.  He also served in diocesan ministry in the areas of prison ministry, the Tribunal, priest personnel, pastoral planning, Catholic Schools, and as the Director of the Office of Black Catholics.  Pope Benedict appointed Archbishop Fabre as the Auxiliary Bishop of the Archdiocese of New Orleans on December 13, 2006, and he was ordained a bishop on February 28, 2007.  Pope Francis appointed Archbishop Fabre as the fourth Bishop of the Diocese of Houma-Thibodaux in South Louisiana on September 23, 2013, and he was installed as Bishop of Houma-Thibodaux on October 30, 2013.  

Archbishop Fabre serves as the chair of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops' (USCCB) Ad Hoc Committee Against Racism and led the writing of the U. S. Bishops' most recent pastoral letter on racism, Open Wide Our Hearts - The Enduring Call to Love, which was approved and published in 2018.  He also serves on the board of Catholic Relief Services (CRS).

The oldest Roman Catholic Archdiocese west of the Appalachians, the Archdiocese of Louisville was founded as the Diocese of Bardstown in 1808, transferred to Louisville in 1841, and elevated to Archdiocese in 1937. The Archdiocese covers 24 counties and hosts a Catholic population of more than 200,000 individuals.