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Emerson John Moore
1938–1995
United States
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Emerson John Moore Jr. (May 16, 1938 – September 14, 1995) was an American Catholic prelate who served as an auxiliary bishop for the Archdiocese of New York from 1982 to 1995. He was the first black monsignor in the United States and the first such bishop in the archdiocese.
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