Colored Catholic Congress
 | |
| Formation | 1889 |
|---|---|
| Founder | Daniel Rudd |
| Dissolved | 1894 |
| Purpose | Advocacy |
Region served | United States |
| Membership | Black Catholic regional delegates |
Main organ | Conference |
The Colored Catholic Congress movement was a series of meetings organized by Daniel Rudd in the late 19th and early 20th centuries for African-American Catholics to discuss issues affecting their communities, churches, and other institutions.
Part of the Colored Conventions Movement, the congresses ran from 1889 to 1894, before folding for unknown reasons.[1][2]
Revival
[edit]The movement was revived in the late 20th century as the National Black Catholic Congress, under the leadership of several national Black Catholic organizations and the first NBCC president, Bishop John Ricard, SSJ.[3]
Notable participants
[edit]- Daniel Rudd
- Fr Augustus Tolton
- Fr Charles Uncles, SSJ
- Fredrick McGhee
- William Edgar Easton
- Fr John R. Slattery, SSJ
- James A. Spencer
References
[edit]- ^ Howlett, Rick (2020-10-31). "Archdiocese of Louisville To Honor Black Catholic Pioneer Daniel Rudd". 89.3 WFPL News Louisville. Retrieved 2021-10-14.
- ^ Spalding, David (1969). "The Negro Catholic Congresses, 1889-1894". The Catholic Historical Review. 55 (3): 337–357. ISSN 0008-8080.
- ^ "Bishop Campbell elected president of the National Black Catholic Congress". Catholic Standard. Retrieved 2021-10-14.