Carl Anthony Fisher, SSJ (November 24, 1945 – September 2, 1993) was an African-American Catholic prelate who served as an Auxiliary Bishop of Los Angeles from 1987 until his death in 1993.
[1] He was a member of the Society of St. Joseph of the Sacred Heart, a religious community that serves African Americans.
Born in Pascagoula, Mississippi, Fisher attended Epiphany Apostolic College as well as St. Joseph's Seminary, and was ordained to the priesthood for the Society of St Joseph of the Sacred Heart on June 2, 1973.
He then served in Baltimore for some time, including at Historic St Francis Xavier Church beginning in 1982.
[2] In Augustin 2019, the Archdiocese of Baltimore announced that Fisher was the subject of multiple abuse allegations, all of which were received after his death.