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The Office for Black Catholics facilitates on all levels within the Archdiocese participation of the Black Catholic Community in the life of the Church.Director
Reverend Stephen D. Thorne, M.A., M.Div.
222 North Seventeenth Street - Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19103-1299
Phone: 215-587-3634 - Fax: 215-587-3561
BLKCATH@adphila.orgMAAC (Ministry to African American Catholics)
Mrs. Marion Corbin, Administrator
Phone: (215) 587-3587St. Peter Claver Center for Evangelization
502 S. 12th Street, Phila. PA 19147
Phone: (215) 587-3634Programs
Vocations to the Priesthood
The office collaborates with the Vocation Office for Diocesan Priesthood to promote vocations among African American men. To learn more, visit the website of the Vocation OfficeKUJENGA
A Christ-centered, family-oriented leadership weekend for African American youth (grades 9-12)
Ms. Tonya Banks, CoordinatorOther Resources
The Saint Martin de Porres Foundation
Unique to the Archdiocese of Philadelphia, the Martin de Porres Foundation provides funding for many of the endeavors initiated in the interest of African American Catholics.
Links
National Black Catholic Congress
Secretariat for African American Catholics / U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops
Shrine to our Mother of Africa
"In a Word": A Monthly Publication For and About African-American Catholics
Knights of Peter Claver
Sisters of the Blessed Sacrament / Saint Katharine Drexel
Institute for Black Catholic Studies
''Healing Racism through Faith and Truth''
1998 - Anthony Cardinal Bevilacqua
(Click the Office for General Services for more info)