Father Norman Fischer

 Father Norman Anthony Fischer, Jr., a priest of the Catholic Diocese of Lexington, Kentucky, passed away on July 15, 2024, in Newark, Delaware. He was born August 20, 1973, to Norman Anthony Sr. and Lecita Fischer in Prince George’s County, Maryland.

Fr. Norman graduated from Boyle County High School, and earned a Bachelor’s Degree from Centre College. After his graduation from Mundelein Seminary (University of Saint Mary of the Lake) in Mundelein, Illinois, he was ordained a priest on May 27, 2000, by Lexington Bishop J. Kendrick Williams.

A gifted preacher, singer, teacher, and artist, Fr. Norman excelled at pastoral ministry. His most recent pastoral service was as Sacramental Minister at Saint Peter Claver Church in Lexington, and he had served in the past at Saint Elizabeth Ann Seton Church in Lexington, St. Joseph in Winchester, and St. Patrick in Mount Sterling. He was well-respected among his peers, and, in 2023, had been elected President of the National Black Catholic Clergy Caucus.