National Black Catholic Congress
The National Black Catholic Congress is an organization of African-American Roman Catholics, founded in 1889 by Daniel Rudd[1] as the Colored Catholic Congress,[2] and revived in the 1980s under its current name. Their symbol is the Acacia. Their mission is to improve and enrich the lives of African-American Catholics. The National Black Catholic Congress (NBCC) operates in close cooperation and coordination with the African-American Bishops of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops[3] and has received funding support from the Black and Indian mission collection since 1988.[4]
Five national congresses were held from 1889-1894. After a long hiatus, six additional national congresses have been held every five years since 1987.[5]
NBCC Programs
- The National Black Catholic Congress Convocation
- The National Black Catholic Congress Convocation is an event meant to provide guidance to black clergy on how to best preach and minister to the African-American community.
- Lay Leaders Training Workshops
- Regional Lay Leaders Training Workshops are meant to provide understanding on how to reach black lapsed Catholics on a regional scale.
- Catholic High School Consortium Program
- Leaders who work with NBCC, create plans to help member Catholic schools with a significant black population, determined to be 75%, to best serve themselves and the larger communities.
- The African American Catholic Tribune Newsletter
- The NBCC Newsletter is published four times a year and provides noteworthy information which impacts Catholic life in the African American community.
Black U.S. Catholic Bishops
- Most Rev. Moses Anderson S.S.E. (Retired)
- Most Rev. George Murry S.J.
- Most Rev. Gordon Bennett S.J.
- Most Rev. Leonard Olivier S.V.D. (RIP)
- Most Rev. Edward Braxton
- Most Rev. Joseph Perry
- Most Rev. Dominic Carmon, S.V.D. (Retired)
- Most Rev. John Ricard S.S.J.
- Most Rev. Wilton Gregory SLD
- Most Rev. J. Terry Steib S.V.D.
- Most Rev. Curtis Guillory S.V.D.
- Most Rev. Elliott Thomas (Retired)
- Most Rev. Joseph Howze (Retired)
- Most Rev. Martin Holley
- Most Rev. Guy Sansaricq
- Most Rev. Shelton Fabre
See also
References
- ↑ Rudd, Daniel. Three Catholic Afro-American Congresses. (New York: Arno Press, Inc., 1978)
- ↑ "Guest Commentary: Black Catholic newspaperman promoted justice through action" by Gary B. Agee, Memphis "Commercial Appeal", Feb 25, 2012
- ↑ "The National Black Catholic Congress:".
- ↑ "Monsignor Paul A. Lenz, 1976-2007.". Marquette University. Retrieved June 17, 2010.
- ↑ The Black Catholic Congresses
Further reading
- Phelps, Jamie T. Black and Catholic: The Challenge and Gift of Black Folk: Contributions of African American Experience and Thought to Catholic Theology (Marquette University Press, 1997) online
- Rudd, Daniel. Three Catholic Afro-American Congresses. (New York: Arno Press, Inc., 1978)