Bishop Moses Anderson, Detroit auxiliary, retires

Published: 2003-11-07

DETROIT (CNS) -- Pope John Paul II accepted the resignation Oct. 24 of Bishop Moses B. Anderson, 75, as auxiliary bishop of the Detroit Archdiocese. The following week Bishop Anderson flew to Ghana, where he traces his ancestry, to deliver a previously scheduled series of lectures on inculturation. Ordained a bishop in January 1983, Bishop Anderson had been the senior active African-American bishop in the country. There are now 10 active and three retired African-Americans in the U.S. hierarchy. Detroit's Cardinal Adam J. Maida said Bishop Anderson served the Detroit church "in his regional responsibilities and as my personal representative to our Catholic people and also to a great number of civic and interfaith organizations and groups." He said, "Although not a native to metro Detroit, Bishop Anderson quickly understood the gifts and needs of our metro area, particularly its urban reality." Bishop Anderson, who is a member of the Edmundite religious order, called his years in Detroit "a wonderful experience."

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