‘Even in his priesthood, some reviled him’: Effort to canonize 19th-century African-American priest moves forward
On Tuesday’s St. Louis on the Air, Bishop Joseph Perry joined host Don Marsh to discuss the effort to canonize Fr. Augustus Tolton, who is considered to have been the first African-American priest in the United States. Ordained in 1886, the...
St. Louis on the Air · St. Louis Public Radio
May 22, 201816m 37s
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<p>On Tuesday’s <em>St. Louis on the Air</em>, Bishop Joseph Perry joined host Don Marsh to discuss the effort to canonize Fr. Augustus Tolton, who is considered to have been the first African-American priest in the United States. Ordained in 1886, the former slave was born near Hannibal, Missouri, and ministered in both Quincy and Chicago.</p>