The Vocation Office for the Diocesan Priesthood in Conjunction with the Office for Black Catholics to Celebrate the Life of the First Recognized Black Catholic Priest in the Country
A cause for the canonization of Reverend Augustus Tolton is underway
The Vocation Office for the Diocesan Priesthood and the Office for Black Catholics will offer a presentation on the life of Reverend Augustus Tolton, the first African American Roman Catholic priest in the United States.
Father Tolton was born into slavery in Missouri in 1854. At a young age, he escaped to the North with his mother and siblings. He experienced and overcame much racial prejudice both in society and the Church. Unable to attend a seminary in the United States, he travelled to Rome to study for the Priesthood. In 1886, he was ordained a priest and returned to Illinois to minister to its Black Catholic community.
An original short film on Father Tolton’s vocation will be premiered, along with a vocation presentation by two seminarians.
Sunday, April 2, 2017
2:00 p.m.
Vianney Auditorium
Saint Charles Borromeo Seminary
100 E Wynnewood Road
Wynnewood, PA 19096 (Montgomery County)
The meeting aims to offer inspiration through the life of Father Tolton to those discerning a priestly vocation and to discuss his cause for canonization.
The Vocations Office for the Diocesan Priesthood, the African American Vocation Task Force, and the Office for Black Catholics are the event’s sponsors.
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Editor’s Note: For more information on this event and/or vocations to the priesthood, please contact the Vocation Office for Diocesan Priesthood at 610-667-5778 or visit heedthecall.org/category/discerning.
Archdiocese of Philadelphia
ArchPhilly
ArchPhilly
The meeting aims to offer inspiration through the life of Father Augustus Tolton to those discerning a priestly vocation and to discuss his cause for canonization.
Contact:Jhoselyn Martinez
Communications Specialist
215-587-3747 (office)