Robert Boxie

Robert Paul Boxie III (born September 12, 1980) is an American Catholic prelate serving as an auxiliary bishop of the Archdiocese of Washington since 2026. He is the youngest Catholic bishop in the United States.

Early life and education Boxie was born on September 12, 1980, in Lake Charles, Louisiana. He has a sister, Robyn. After graduating from St. Louis Catholic High School in 1998,

Upon graduation, Boxie worked abroad for a year in France, teaching English as a language assistant at a high school. As an attorney, he served as a law clerk for the United States District Court for the District of Maryland in Greenbelt and then as an associate at Vinson & Elkins in Washington, D.C. After Boxie's ordination, he was made parochial vicar at St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Parish in Derwood, Maryland. The next year, Boxie was transferred to St. Joseph Parish in Largo, Maryland. At St. Joseph, he served under the pastor, Auxiliary Bishop Roy E. Campbell Jr. In 2020, Boxie was appointed as the Catholic chaplain for Howard University in Washington. He is also a member of the board of trustees for the Catholic University of America and a member of the National Black Catholic Clergy Caucus.

Episcopacy On May 1, 2026, Boxie was appointed as an auxiliary bishop of Washington and titular bishop of Cataquas by Pope Leo XIV.

Boxie was ordained a bishop on July 7, 2026, by Cardinal Robert McElroy at the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception, with Cardinal Wilton Gregory and Bishop Mark E. Brennan serving as co-consecrators. At 45, Boxie became the youngest Catholic bishop in the United States upon his consecration.