Robert Joseph Fisher


Robert Joseph Fisher is an American priest of the Catholic Church and serves as an auxiliary bishop for the Archdiocese of Detroit.

Biography

On June 27, 1992, Fisher was ordained to the priesthood.
Bishop Fisher had previously served as rector of the National Shrine of the Little Flower Basilica in Royal Oak, one of many posts he held since his ordination as a priest in 1992.
Bishop Fisher attended archdiocesan Catholic primary and secondary schools, graduating from the University of Detroit Jesuit High School in 1977. He went on to study at the University of Detroit, earning a Bachelor of Science in Management Science and later worked for the Catholic Youth Organization at their summer camps.
Bishop Fisher was ordained a priest in 1992 and in 1995 was assigned Director of Priestly Vocations for the Archdiocese. He has served at many parishes as well as serving on the Catholic Schools Council and Board of Directors of the Catholic Youth Organization.

Auxiliary Bishop of Detroit

appointed Fisher as an auxiliary bishop for the Archdiocese of Detroit on November 23, 2016. On January 25, 2017, Fisher was consecrated as a bishop by Archbishop Allen Vigneron. Bishop Fisher chose as his episcopal motto Per Caritatem Servite Invicem, meaning "Out of love, place yourselves at one another’s service", from Galatians 5:13.
Bishop Fisher currently serves as episcopal vicar and regional moderator for the Northeast Region of the Archdiocese of Detroit.