First Black bishop to serve as Baltimore auxiliary, Pensacola-Tallahassee bishop dies at 86 by Barb Fraze 5:53 PM May 21, 2026 by Barb Fraze 5:53 PM May 21, 2026 Retired Bishop John H. Ricard , also a nationally respected advocate for racial justice, died May 20 at St. Joseph’s Seminary in Washington. FacebookTwitterEmail
