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A Brief History of African American Catholics
- "Slavery was a cruel social institution that corrupted the entire history of the United States.
It divided the nation. It divided religion. It touched every part of the Catholic Church. In 1839, Pope
Gregory XVI condemned slavery in the document Supremo Apostolatus Fastigio, but this made little impact.
Catholic slaveholders did not consider slavery immoral, since the Bible did not forbid it. Many priests
and religious sisters owned slaves. So did some bishops. Even some African American Catholics had slaves.
A black person might purchase a slave in order to be able to marry him or her and the spouse remained,
legally, a slave."
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The Black Catholic Leadership in the 21st Century: Solidarity in Action
by Father Cyprian Davis
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Minority Status of Priests |
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Diocesan |
Religious |
Total |
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Number of African American Priests |
220 |
117 |
337 |
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Percent of priests who are African American |
1% |
1% |
1% |
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Number of Hispanic/Latino Priests |
990 |
408 |
1,398 |
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Percent of priests who are Hispanic/Latino |
3% |
2% |
3% |
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Number of Asian Priests |
647 |
253 |
900 |
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Percent of priests who are Asian |
2% |
1% |
2% |
How
much does your diocese provide the following for
priests? Percent responding as follows:
How much does your diocese provide
the following for priests? |
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Percent responding as follows: |
"Not
at All" |
"Only
a
Little" |
"Some
what" |
"Very Much" |
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Training in skills such as computer |
29% |
35% |
30% |
6% |
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Usage or parish administration |
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Training for ministry to Hispanic/Latinos |
30 |
23 |
31 |
16 |
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Training for ministry to other ethnic groups |
65 |
21 |
11 |
3 |
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Training for ministry to Asians |
69 |
21 |
10 |
0 |
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Training for ministry to African Americans |
70 |
19 |
9 |
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[2], [3], [4],
[5], [6]
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