Black Priests in the Episcopal Church

Only 596 (3.06%) of the 17,500 persons listed in The 2001 Clerical Directory are black. The Clerical Directory does not indicate the race of persons. I used The Directory of Black Clergy. (1992, 1998, and 2002-2004 editions) to find the names of clergy who have identified themselves as black, as well as data provided by a wide variety of other networks.

Black priests are in charge at only 2.1% of ECUSA's 7,347 domestic congregations. Those congregations have a total of 46,400 communicants (2.5% of the communicants of the Episcopal Church in the domestic dioceses).

The laity:

This graph is based on data found in A Report on Episcopal Church in the United States Prepared by C. Kirk Hadaway for the Office of Congregational Development of the Domestic and Foreign Missionary Society of the Episcopal Church, April 2002.

Black clergy fare best in their share of the House of Bishops:
 

Tom McCann reported in the Chicago Tribune for September 2, 2002 that the Roman Catholic Church "has 13 black bishops and 350 black Catholic priests in the United States"! Compare that with the 600 black priests and 24 black bishops in the Episcopal Church. There are about 60 million Roman Catholics in the United States and only 2.4 million Episcopalians.

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Click here to see the graph of ordinations by gender over the same period.

The Given the likelihood of deaths of the ordinands from earlier more than from recent years, we may actually have had a decrease in ordinations of black clergy over this half century.

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48 domestic dioceses (48%) deploy no black person to be in charge of a congregation:

Albany, Arizona, Arkansas, Bethlehem, Central New York, East Tennessee, Eastern Oregon, Easton, Eau Claire, Fond du Lac, Idaho, Indianapolis, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucy, Lexington, Missouri, Montana, Navajoland, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, Northern California, Northern Michigan, Northwestern Pennsylvania, Oklahoma, Olympia, Quincy, Rhode Island, Rio Grande, Rochester, San Diego, San Joaquin, South Dakota, Soutwestern Virginia, Spokane, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Vermont, West Virginia, Western Kansas, Western Louisiana, Western Massachusetts, Western Michigan, Western New York, Western North Carolina, Wyoming
 

Deployment of Black Female Clergy

Thirteen dioceses deploy one black female priest in charge of congregations: California, Colorado, Los Angeles, Maryland Michigan, New York, North Carolina, Southeast Florida, Southern Virginia, Washington.

Black female priests are 18.2% of all the black priests, yet the 24 black female priests constitute 12.8% of all black priests in charge of ECUSA congregations in the 100 domestic dioceses. Males are 87.2% of all black priests in charge.

See Gender Distribution of Black Clergy

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Deployment of Black Clergy Compared
with Distribution Black People in the U.S.

Rank from best to worst	State	Blacks in State	Parishes w/ Blacks in Charge	ECUSA-State
1	ME	0.5%	1.5%	0.98%
2	HI	1.8%	2.5%	0.68%
3	MT	0.3%	None	-0.30%
4	ID	0.4%	None	-0.42%
5	VT	0.5%	None	-0.50%
6	ND	0.6%	None	-0.61%
7	SD	0.6%	None	-0.62%
8	OR	1.6%	1.0%	-0.65%
9	NH	0.7%	None	-0.73%
10	WY	0.8%	None	-0.75%
11	UT	0.8%	None	-0.79%
12	AK	3.5%	2.3%	-1.20%
13	NM	1.9%	None	-1.89%
14	CO	3.8%	1.9%	-1.95%
15	IA	2.1%	None	-2.11%
16	WA	3.2%	0.7%	-2.54%
17	MN	3.5%	0.9%	-2.61%
18	MA	5.4%	2.7%	-2.66%
19	AZ	3.1%	None	-3.10%
20	WV	3.2%	None	-3.16%
21	NE	4.0%	None	-4.01%
22	RI	4.5%	None	-4.47%
23	CA	6.7%	1.5%	-5.15%
24	WI	5.7%	None	-5.68%
25	KS	5.7%	None	-5.74%
26	CT	9.1%	2.7%	-6.38%
27	PA	10.0%	3.2%	-6.78%
27	NV	6.8%	None	-6.78%
29	IN	8.4%	1.2%	-7.23%
30	KY	7.3%	None	-7.32%
31	OK	7.6%	None	-7.56%
32	NY	15.9%	7.0%	-8.84%
33	NJ	13.6%	4.3%	-9.28%
34	OH	11.5%	1.6%	-9.89%
35	TX	11.5%	1.4%	-10.10%
36	MO	11.2%	0.9%	-10.32%
37	FL	14.6%	4.2%	-10.42%
38	MI	14.2%	3.8%	-10.46%
39	IL	15.1%	3.6%	-11.56%
40	TN	16.4%	1.6%	-14.78%
41	AR	15.7%	None	-15.67%
42	DE	19.2%	2.9%	-16.37%
43	VA	19.6%	2.7%	-16.92%
44	MD	23.4%	5.7%	-17.70%
45	NC	21.6%	2.3%	-19.31%
46	AL	26.0%	3.4%	-22.54%
47	GA	28.7%	3.8%	-24.93%
48	SC	29.5%	2.9%	-26.66%
49	LA	32.5%	1.0%	-31.50%
50	DC	41.6%	8.3%	-33.27%
51	MS	36.3%	2.4%	-33.99%

indicates one of the 11 states of the Confederacy. All 11 are in the 17 states with the worst record of deployment of Black priests in charge of Episcopal congregations. Delaware, the District of Columbia, Illinois, Maryland, Michigan and Missouri also hold that unenviable distinction.

Note, in the table I have used the population totals for The Diocese of Washington, instead of for the District alonge. The diocese is made up of the District of Columbia and four Maryland Counties. It was carved out of the Diocese of Maryland in the 1890s. Population figures and percentages are from the census for 2000.

Thus. in the Diocese of Washington, blacks are 41.6% of the population and on 8.3% of the clergy in charge, or a difference of -33.3%

The table uses the population totals for Maryland excluding the four Maryland counties computed as part of the Diocese of Washington.

I regret that I do not have U.S. population data for dioceses in states with more than one diocese, nor do I have data regarding black communicants. A church that cares about persons will make every effort to find them. I am disappointed that we have not yet even thought it important to count those whom we are excluding or deploying unequally.

See my simlar report on the distribution of blacks among the deputies to the General Convention in 2003.

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Click on the name to see data on the bishop in my House of Bishops files. Click on the title to see data on the bishop in my Directory of ECUSA's Black Clergy
 

Lloyd Allen Bishop of Honduras.	Clarence Coleridge Assisting Bishop of Pennsylvania and Retired Bishop of Connecticut.	Michael Curry Bishop of North Carolina.
Theodore A. Daniels Canon Missioner and Assisting Bishop of Texas.	J. Zache Duracin Bishop of Haiti.	Philip Elder Retired Collegial Bishop. No picture available
Jean Elisee Retired Bishop of Gambia.	Wendell Gibbs Bishop of Michigan.	Barbara Harris Retired Bishop Suffragan of Massachusetts and Assisting Bishop of Washington.
Gayle Elizabeth Harris Bishop Suffragan of Massachusetts.	Telesforo Isaac Retired Assisting Bishop of Southwest Florida.	Richard B. Martin Retired Bishop Suffragan of Long Island.
Benoni Ogwal-Abwang Formerly Bishop of Northern Uganda and Currently Rector of St. Simon of Cyrene in New Rochelle, Diocese of New York.	James Ottley Resigned Bishop of Panama and Assisting Bishop of Southeast Florida.	Victor Scantlebury Resigned Bishop Suffragan of Panama, Assisting Bishop of Chicago.
Chester L. Talton Bishop Suffragan of Los Angeles.	E. Don Taylor Resigned Bishop of Virgin Islands and Assistant Bishop of New York.	Herbert Thompson Bishop of Southern Ohio.
Franklin Turner Retired Bishop Suffragan of Pennsylvania.	Orris G. Walker Bishop of Long Island.	Arthur Williams Interim Director of Ethnic Ministries at the Episcopal Church Center and Retired Bishop Suffragan of Ohio.

See The Living Legend Poster of Black Bishops

The strong black presence in the House of Bishops will not hold if blacks are not nominated. Only 8 blacks (4.9%) were among the 162 runners up in 31 episcopal elections between January 1, 1995 and June 6, 1998.

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• Black Clergy Deployed as Rectors or Deans of congregations with 1,000+ members (3.2% of all priests deployed in congregations of this size.

 
1. The Rev. Dr. Peter Wilkin Duke Bramble Rector St Mk 97-. Brooklyn: Size: 10
2. The Rev. Ashton Brooks Dean All Saints Cathedral Charlotte Amalie, St Thomas: Size: 23
3. The Rev. Edward Gumbs Rector R S Andr 90-. St Thomas: Size: 11
4. The Rev. Dr. Harold Thomas Lewis Rector Calvary Pittsburgh: Size: 10
5. The Rev. J. Kenneth Major Rector R Incarn 74-. Miami: Size: 10
6. The Rev. Canon Richard L. Marquess-Barry Rector R Hstrcl S Agnes 77-. Miami: Size: 16
7. The Rev. Dr. Frederick Boyd Williams Rector R Intsn 76-. New York: Size: 11
8. The Rev. Bernard Young Rector R S Alb Mtyr 77-. St Albans: Size: 16

Note: The National Cathedral is not classified as a parish nor given 'membership' data in The Episcopal Church Annual but the dean there holds one of the most prestigious positions in the Episcopal Church, and he is an African American:

9. The Very Rev. Dr. Nathan Dwight Baxter Dn Washington Natl Cathd 92-. Washington:

See All congregations with 1,000+ members


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• Black Clergy Who Oversee Congregations of 300-999




Note: 3=300-399, 4=400-499, etc.


 
1. The Rev. Paul Abernathy Rector St Marks Washington: Size: 5
2. The Rev. Jesse Anderson Rector African St. Thomas's Philadelphia: Size: 9
3. The Rev. Lloyd Anthony Rector R S Jos, Hd S Jos Day Sch 87-. Queens Village: Size: 5
4. The Rev. Dr. G(lenville) Armstrong Rector R Calv-S Cyp 87-. Brooklyn: Size: 7
5. The Rev. Dr. G(lenville) Llewellyn Armstrong Rector R Calv-S Cyp 87-. Brooklyn: Size: 7
6. The Rev. Zenetta Armstrong Rector R H Sprt 92-. Mattapan: Size: 3
7. The Rev. B. Cass Bailey Rector St. Christophers Kailua: Size: 4
8. The Rev. Mervyn Belmontes Rector St. Gabriels Jamaica: Size: 4
9. The Rev. George Bonner Rector St. Alban's Brooklyn: Size: 4
10. The Rev. Dr. George Brandt Rector St Mich New York: Size: 6
11. The Rev. Percival Brown Rector R Gr 89-. Jamaica: Size: 8
12. The Rev. Virginia Brown-nolan Rector St. Luke's in DC Silver Spring: Size: 4
13. The Rev. Dr. Henry Albert Chan Rector R S Ptr 88-. Rosedale: Size: 3
14. The Rev. Gervais Clarke Rector R Epiph 87-. Orange: Size: 3
15. The Rev. Dr. Harold Cobb Rector Gr Ch 95-. Norfolk: Size: 6
16. The Rev. Gerald Collins Rector St. John's Springfield Garden: Size: 3
17. The Rev. Norbert Cooper Rector R Ascen 89-. Miami: Size: 3
18. The Rev. Ronald Culmer Rector St. Martins in the Fields in Winnetka Canoga Park: Size: 3
19. The Rev. Ronald Fox Rector St. Bernard De Clairvaux Miami: Size: 4
20. The Dr. Rev. Marsha Glover Rector St Peters in the Bronx White Plains: Size: 3
21. The Rev. Peter Golden Rector R S Paul-Flatbush 92-. Brooklyn: Size: 5
22. The Rev. Christopher Gray Rector R S Mk 91-. Venice: Size: 7
23. The Rev. Bernard Griffith Rector Chr Ch 95-. Miami: Size: 3
24. The Rev. John Harmon Rector Trinity Parish Washington Washington: Size: 6
25. The Rev. Robert Hunter Rector R Atone 75-. Washington: Size: 3
26. The Rev. Dr. Phillip Jackson Rector Christ Church Detroit: Size: 7
27. The Rev. Rene John Rector St. Thomas in Brooklyn (Bushwick) Ridgewood: Size: 3
28. The Rev. Eustan Jones Rector R S Jas-Less 94-. Jamaica: Size: 3
29. The Rev. Thomas Logan Rector Calary in DC Washington: Size: 3
30. The Rev. Kim Lucas Rector Christ Church North Hills Pittsburgh: Size: 6
31. The Rev. Leroy Lyons Rector R S Mk 71-. Plainfield: Size: 3
32. The Rev. Dr. Calvin Carney Mcintyre Rector Good Shepherd in the Bronx Bronx: Size: 3
33. The Rev. Paul Minor Co-Rector 97- All Saints Belmont: Size: 3
34. The Rev. J. Mastine Nisbett Rector St Davids Cambria Heights: Size: 6
35. The Rev. Dr. Adegboyega Gordon Okunsanya Interim 2000- St. Paul's Flint Flint: Size: 5
36. The Rev. Darwin Price Rector St. Luke's East Hampton: Size: 4
37. The Rev. Alonzo Pruitt Rector R S Phil 93-. Brooklyn: Size: 5
38. The Rev. P. Allister Rawlins Rector St. George in Hempstead LI 1999- Bronx: Size: 5
39. The Rev. Franklin Reid Rector R S Lk-Williamsbridge 89-. Bronx: Size: 9
40. The Rev. Allen Robinson Rector St. James Baltimore: Size: 6
41. The Rev. Janice Robinson Rector Grace 97- Silver Spring: Size: 9
42. The Rev. Dr. Victor Alvin Rogers Rector R S Lk 83-. New Haven: Size: 3
43. The Rev. James Rosser Rector St. Paul's Atlanta: Size: 4
44. The Rev. Himie-Budu Shannon Rector R S Monica Hartford 94-. Hartford: Size: 3
45. The Rev. H. Gregory Smith Rector St Lukes 96- Philadelphia: Size: 7
46. The Rev. Paul Spurlock. Rector St. Thomas's Denver Denver: Size: 4
47. The Rev. Sylvester Taylor Priest-in-Charge St. Barnabas Brooklyn: Size: 3
48. The Rev. Dr. Richard Lamar Tolliver Rector R S Edm 89-. Chicago: Size: 5
49. The Rev. Horace Ward Rector H Fam 95-. Miami: Size: 4
50. The Rev. Dr. Cecil David Williams Dean Trinity & St. Philips Cathedral Newark: Size: 5
51. The Rev. Howard Williams Priest-in-Charge S Aug Brooklyn: Size: 7
52. The Rev. Raymond Wilson Rector R Trsfg 93-. Freeport: Size: 3


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• Black Clergy Who Oversee Congregations of 200-299

 

 

1. The Rev. James Anderson Rector Epiphan Forestville: Size: 2
2. The Rev. Dr. Joslyn Lloyd Angus Rector S. Matthews Savannah: Size: 2
3. The Rev. Trevor Babb Rector R S Mk 94-. Bridgeport: Size: 2
4. The Rev. Dr. Michael Battle Rector St. Ambrose Raleigh: Size: 2
5. The Rev. Dee Bright Rector St. Philips San Antonio: Size: 2
6. The Rev. Cecily Broderick y Guerra Rector R S Jn Hempstead 92-. Hampsead: Size: 2
7. The Rev. Dr. Henderson LeVere Brome Rector St. Cyprians Roxbury Milton: Size: 2
8. The Rev. Esar Budhu Rector S Agnes E Orange: Size: 2
9. The Rev. Dr. Jerome Burns Rector R H Cross Pittsburgh: Size: 2
10. The Rev. Dr. Burgess Carr Rector St. Timothys in Decatur Atlanta: Size: 2
11. The Rev. Canon Lloyd Casson Rector St. Andrew and St Matthew Wilmington: Size: 2
12. The Rev. Ellis Clifton Priest-in-Charge St Mary Dorchester Milton: Size: 2
13. The Rev. Wayne Dodson Rector St. Ambrose New York: Size: 2
14. The Rev. Dalton Downs Rector R S Tim WDC 86-. College Pk: Size: 2
15. The Rev. Calvin Griffin Rector R S Lk 94-. Columbia: Size: 2
16. The Rev. Dr. William A Guthrie Rector R Chr E Orange NJ 92-. W Orange: Size: 2
17. The Rev. Dr. Raleigh D. Hairston Priest-in-Charge St. Marks Wilmington Wilmington: Size: 2
18. The Rev. Vincent Harris Rector R S Geo 91-. Washington: Size: 2
19. The Rev. Dr. Isaac Iheanyichukwu Ihiasota Rector Grace in Ft. Wayne Ft. Wayne : Size: 2
20. The Rev. Brian Jemmott Rector St. Andrews Cincinnati Cincinnati: Size: 2
21. The Rev. Ira Johnson Rector Emmanuel Memphis: Size: 2
22. The Rev. T. Herbert Johnson Rector All Saints Detroit: Size: 2
23. The Rev. Arthur Eric Joseph Rector R Crucif 87-. New York: Size: 2
24. The Rev. Michael Keili Rector St. George's Newport News: Size: 2
25. The Rev. Susan Keller Rector St. Francis in Virginia Beach Norfolk: Size: 2
26. The Rev. Zelda Kennedy Curate St. Patrick's Mission Mooresville: Size: 2
27. The Rev. Denniston Kerr Vicar Vic S Jas 92-. Tampa: Size: 2
28. The Rev. Dr. Dorothy Lee. Vicar Vicar 99- S. Laurence's Epis Mission Conifer: Size: 2
29. The Rev. Theodore Lewis Rector R Calv 92-. Charleston: Size: 2
30. The Rev. James Manning Rector R S Mary Vrgn 94-. Baltimore: Size: 2
31. The Rev. Hartshorn Murphy Rector St. Augustine by the Sea Santa Monica: Size: 2
32. The Rev. Alfonso Murray III Rector St. Andrew's in Cleveland Cleveland: Size: 2
33. The Rev. Isaac Persaud Rector R Incarn 91-. Jersey City: Size: 2
34. The Rev. Earl Pierce Rector R S Aug 79-. Atlantic City: Size: 2
35. The Rev. Dr. Ronald Edward Ramsey Rector St. Jn Arlington Cambridge: Size: 2
36. The Rev. Saundra Richardson. Interim Rector St. Matthew's and St. Joseph's in Detroit: Size: 2
37. The Rev. Jacquelyn Rowe Rector Good Shepherd Mobile: Size: 2
38. The Rev. Angela Shepherd Rector St. Phil Annapolis MD: Size: 2
39. The Rev. Emmanuel Sserwadda Rector Ascension Mt. Vernon: Size: 2
40. The Rev. Barclay Stoute Rector R S Steph & S Mart in Brooklyn 88-. Elmont: Size: 2
41. The Rev. Lloyd Taylor Rector R S Jn-Evang 83-. South Ozone Pk: Size: 2
42. The Rev. Victor Thomas Rector St. Paul's Harrisburg Harrisburg: Size: 2
43. The Rev. Joy Walton Rector S Cyps 98- Hampton: Size: 2
44. The Rev. Derrick Wedderburn Priest-in-Charge P S Aug 95-. Camden: Size: 2
45. The Rev. Robert Wright Vicar/Canon Pastor St. Savior New York: Size: 2
46. The Rev. James Wynn Vicar St. Geo & St. Bar 96- Philadelphia: Size: 2

• Black Clergy Who Oversee Congregations of 100-199

 

 

1. The Rev. Moses Aderibole Rector St. Andrews New Haven: Size: 1
2. The Rev. Dr. Samuel Adu-Andoh Rector St. Andrew and St. Monica Yeadon: Size: 1
3. The Rev. Dr. John O. Agbaje Rector St. James/Portsmouth Portsmouth: Size: 1
4. The Rev. Billy Alford Rector R S Alb Augusta: Size: 1
5. The Rev. Charles Amuzie Rector R S Athan Brunswick GA 95-. Saint Simons Island: Size: 1
6. The Rev. Haroldean Ashton Vicar Vic S Alb 90-. New Brunswick: Size: 1
7. The Rev. Barbara Baptiste-Williams Rector R Trsfg 97-. in Opa Locka Miami: Size: 1
8. The Rev. Leopold Baynes Rector Grace Corona: Size: 1
9. The Rev. Kenneth Beason Rector St. James Paso Robles: Size: 1
10. The Rev. Bertram Bennett Priest-in-Charge St. David's Bronx: Size: 1
11. The Rev. Eddie Blue Rector R H Trin 84-. Baltimore: Size: 1
12. The Rev. Theodora Brooks Vicar Vic S Marg Bronx NY 97-. New Rochelle: Size: 1
13. The Rev. David Carlisle Buxo Priest-in-Charge St. Luke's Utica: Size: 1
14. The Rev. Stewart Cage Vicar St. Michael's and All Angels in Baton Rouge Baton Rouge: Size: 1
15. The Rev. Earlie Clemons Rector St. Francis, College Station. Texas. Size: 1
16. The Rev. Kim Coleman Rector-Elect Trinity/Arlington Alexandria: Size: 1
17. The Rev. Hayden Crawford Vicar S Aug 96-. Saint Petersburg: Size: 1
18. The Rev. Daniel Darko Rector R S Monica 92-, in Washington Takoma Pk: Size: 1
19. The Rev. Nelson Foxx Rector R S Barth 88-. Cambridge: Size: 1
20. The Rev. Monroe Freeman Rector R S Tit Durham 91-. Durham: Size: 1
21. The Rev. Allen George Rector R S Jn 96-. Alma: Size: 1
22. The Rev. Alexander Gunthorpes Rector Emmanuel Brooklyn: Size: 1
23. The Rev. Dr. Errol Allen Harvey Rector R S Aug 83-. New York: Size: 1
24. The Rev. Anthony Holder Vicar St. Michaels O Fallon: Size: 1
25. The Rev. Carver Israel Rector Holy Apostle & Mediator Philadelphia: Size: 1
26. The Rev. Darryl James Rector R Mssh-S Barth 85-. Chicago: Size: 1
27. The Rev. Ida Johnson Vicar St. Michaels and All Anges Charlotte: Size: 1
28. The Rev. Allan Johnson-Taylor Interim St. Philips Memoria Church Yeadon: Size: 1
29. The Rev. Augustine Joseph Rector R S Jos 91-. Fayetteville: Size: 1
30. The Rev. Donovan Leys Rector R Epiph & S Simon Brooklyn: Size: 1
31. The Rev. Donald Lutas Rector R S Cyp 91-. Detroit: Size: 1
32. The Rev. Thomas Mayers Rector R S Mark 91-. Dorchester: Size: 1
33. The Rev. Juan Moreno rector St. Andrew's 98- Yonkers: Size: 1
34. The Rev. Stepen Mungoma Priest-in-Charge St. Timothy's in Compton Los Angeles: Size: 1
35. The Rev. Errol Narain Rector R Trin 89-. Chicago: Size: 1
36. The Rev. Melana Nelson-Amaker Vicar Vic Trin 96-. Charlottesville: Size: 1
37. The Rev. Simeon Newbold Rector St. Peter's Richmond: Size: 1
38. The Rev. Colbert Norville Vicar St. Timothys Daytona Beach: Size: 1
39. The Rev. Ikechukwu Ogujiofor Rector R S Simon Cyrene 96-. Ft Worth: Size: 1
40. The Rt. Rev. Dr. Benoni Y Ogwal-abwang Rector/Collegial Bishop St Simon Cyrene in New Rochelle New Rochelle: Size: 1
41. The Rev. Henry Partridege Rector St. Ann's in Windham Scarborough: Size: 1
42. The Very Rev. Altagracia Perez Rector R S Phil-Evang 94-. Los Angeles: Size: 1
43. The Rev. Juan Reed Vicar Vic S Mart 90-. Chicago: Size: 1
44. The Rev. Terrence Rosheuvei Rector R S Thos 81-. Red Bank: Size: 1
45. The Rev. Cecil Scantlebury Rector R SS Fran & Martha 69-. White Plains: Size: 1
46. The Rev. Martini Shaw Rector R S Thos 90-. Chicago: Size: 1
47. The Rev. Thomas Shepherd Rector St. Augs 99- Kansas City: Size: 1
48. The Rev. Mildred Solomon Rector House of Prayer Orange: Size: 1
49. The Rev. Ben Speare-Hardy Rector Margs Ch 2000- Dayton: Size: 1
50. The Rev. Masud Syedullah Priest-in-Charge Church of the Atonement in the Bronx NY: Size: 1
51. The Rev. Beverly Tasy Rector R S Clem 96-. Inkster: Size: 1
52. The Rev. Henderson Thompson Vicar Ch of the Redeemer Brooklyn: Size: 1
53. The Rev. Dr. Katherine LydiaWard. Rector of St. Augustine's in Oakland, CA: Size: 1
54. The Rev. Jonathan Weekes Rector Simon Cy 95- Ft Pierce: Size: 1
55. The Rev. Jo Ann Weeks Vicar Vic Gr 92-. Moreno Valley: Size: 1
56. The Rev. Edward Wilson Rector R S Mk 78-. Birmingham: Size: 1
57. The Rev. Dr. Sandra Antoinette Wilson Rector Gethsemane Minneapolis: Size: 1
58. The Rev. Dr. Kirtley Yearwood Rector St. Mary's Foggy Bottom Washington: Size: 1

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• Black Clergy Who Oversee Congregations of under 100
1. The Rev. Felix Akinkugbe Vicar St. Philip the Apostle in Arlington Arlington
2. The Rev. David Allert Vicar St. Cyprian in St. Augustine St. Augustine
3. The Rev. Alcena Boozer Vicar St. Philip the Deacon Portland
4. The Rev. Walter Bryan Vicar Chapl Pontiac Correctional Cntr Pontiac
5. The Rev. John Bryant Vicar Vic S Mary Vrgn 85-. Pleasantville
6. The Rev. Oswald Bwechwa Rector St. Nicholas in Racine Milwaukee
7. The Rev. Richard Craig Vicar St. Thomas & St. Martins Corpus Christi
8. The Rev. Max Davies-Jones Rector R S Simeon 77-. Bronx
9. The Rev. Dr. Audley St Claire Donaldson Vicar St. Philips Denmark
10. The Rev. Liston Garfield Rector R S Andr 93-. Tuskegee Institute
11. The Rev. Dr. John Gatungu Githiga Vicar Vic/Chapl S Geo West TX A&M U 96-. Canyon
12. The Rev. H. Michael Hill Vicar St. Cyprian's Pensacola: Size
13. The Rev. Vincent Hodge Vicar Vic S Paul W Point, Calv Hanover & Gr W Point
14. The Rev. Colenzo Hubbard Priest-in-Charge St. Paul's Memphis
15. The Rev. James Hunter Vicar Vic S Jude 88-. North Pole
16. The Rev. Julius Jackson Rector R S Mary 95-. Philadelphia
17. The Rev. Joseph Jerome Rector All Saints Long Island City Sunnyside
18. The Rev. Winston Joseph Priest-in-Charge St. Patricks West Palm Beach
19. The Rev. Joseph Kasio. Mission congregation; to apply for diocesan membership at the next convention, in Henderson, Nevada: Size: u
20. The Rev. Anthony Kowbeidu Priest-in-Charge St. Andrew's Mission Charleston
21. The Rev. Kyle McGee Priest-in-Charge St. John the Evangelis Yalesville
22. The Rev. John Kalima Vicar of St. George's in Dallas, TX
23. The Rev. Dr. Richard T. Middleton III. Vicar St. Marys in Vicksburg, Mississippi
24. The Rev. Glenworth Miles Priest-in-Charge St. Martha's in the Bronx Bronx
25. The Rev. Isaac Miller Rector R Advoc 89-. Philadelphia
26. The Rev. Kurt Miller Vicar Atonement in Hephzibah Augusta
27. The Rev. Dana Rose Vicar of Trinity in Irvington, NJ.
28. The Rev. Jean-Louis Sanon Priest-in-Charge Good Samaritan Haitian Congregation in the Bronx NYC
29. The Rev. Lula-Grace Smart Priest-in-Charge Calvary Germantown in Philadelphia Philadelphia
30. The Rev. Dr. Williamson Sylvanus Taylor Rector Church of St. Andrew Hollywood
31. The Rev. Laughton Thomas Vicar Chapl S Paul Coll, Vic S Paul Memi Chap 89-. Lawrenceville

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• Black Priests Who Are Assistants or Associates

1. The Rev. Adedokun Adewunmi Assistant Rector Trinity Alpena: Size: 3
2. The Rev. Oge Beauvoir Program Associate of Trinity Church Wallstreet Trinity Wall Street New York: Size: 6
3. The Rev. Dr. Barbara Bender Associate Pastor since 1999 Grace Catheral Oakland: Size: 13
4. The Rev. Melinda Bobo Assistant Rector of St. Martin's By the Lake/Minnetonka, MM: Size: 8
5. The Rev. Richard Britton Associate Priest for Community Ministries St. Luke's in Atlanta Atlanta: Size: 23
6. The Rev. Dr. Walter Brownridge Associate Recotr Christ Church Shaker Heights Shaker Heights: Size: 2
7. The Rev. Harlon L. Dalton. Associate Rector St. Paul and St. James (New Haven). New Haven: Size: 1
8. The Rev. Pierre Damus Assistant Jamaica: Size:
9. The Rev. Joseph Diegue Associate Cath S Trin, Port-au-Prince Port-au-Prince: Size: 28
10. The Rev. Monique Ellison Assistant St. Paul's Lansing: Size: 8
11. The Rev. Richard Grady Assistant Rector St. Mark's Palatka: Size: 1
12. The Rev. Andrea Hayden Associate St. Luke's in DC Washington: Size: 4
13. The Rev. Anna Henderson Assistant St. Edmund's Chicago: Size 5
14. The Rev. Dr. Renee Leslie Hill Senior Associate All Saints Pasadena Pasadena: Size: 32
15. The Rev. Angela Ifill Associate Rector St. Paul's Cleveland Heights: Size: 17
16. Irving, Jocelyn. Associate Rector at St. Luke's Montclair, NJ: Size: 4
17. The Rev. Bruce Jenneker Associate Rector Trinity Church/Boston Boston: Size: .5
18. The Rev. Keith Johnson Associate to the Rector St. Paul's Delray Beach: Size: 8
19. The Rev. Jean MacDonald Assistant rector St. Andrews Saint Jonesbury Lyndonville: Size: 1
20. The Rev. Frederick Mbugua Assistant St. Jn Arlington Arlington: Size: 2
21. The Rev. Patricia McCaughan Assisting Priest St. Mary's Laguna Beach Ranco Cucamonga: Size: 3
22. The Rev. Renee McKenzie-Hayward Associate Haddonfield: Size: 7
23. The Rev. Wilmot Merchant Assistant St. Stephens in North Myrtle Beach Myrtle Beach: Size: 3
24. The Rev. Patricia Mitchell Associate Rector St. Bartholomew's in Manhattan NYC: Size: 11
25. The Rev. Dr. Danana Elliot Mkhize Assisting St. Timothy's Compton New Orleans : Size: 1
26. The Rev. D. Maria Neighbors Staff St. James Cathedral Chicago: Size: 4
27. The Rev. Margaret Neill Director of Christian Education St. Paul's Wilmington: Size: 3
28. The Rev. Emeka Nwigwe Assistant Rector Church of the Intercession, Manhattan New York: Size: 11
29. The Rev. Abuto Sospeter Ogacho Assistant St. Philip the Apostle in Arlington Arlington: Size: .5
30. The Rev. Gloria Payne-Carter Assistant St. Gabriel's in Brooklyn: Size: 4
31. The Rev. Iris Peterson. Associate at St. James in Danbury, CT: Size: 6
32. The Rev. Dr. Ann Redding Director of Faith Formation & Renewal St. Mark's Cathedral Seattle: Size: 19
33. The Rev. Archie Rich Associate St. Philips & St. Stephens Detroit: Size: .5
34. The Rev. Paul Spann Associate Rector Christ Bloomfield Hills (Cranbrook) Detroit: Size: 24
35. The Rev. Jaime Thomas Assistant St. Paul's Ch; also San Pablo Salinas: Size: 4
36. The Rev. Jesse Vaughan Assoc. 91- Trinity Cathedral in Sacramento Carmichael: Size: 18
37. The Rev. Elliot Waters Assistant St. Paul's/Alexandria Alexandria: Size: 9
38. The Rev. Lorna Williams Assistant Rector St. Andrews Ann Arbor: Size: 16
39. The Rev. Milton Williams Associate Trinity Wallstreet NY: Size: 6

• Black Priests Who Are Deans

1. The Very Rev. Dr. Nathan Dwight Baxter Dean Dn Washington Natl Cathd 92-. Washington: Size: Huge
2. The Rev. Ashton Brooks Dean All Saints Cathedral Charlotte Amalie, St Thomas: Size: 23
3. The Rev. Jean-Elie Charles Dean Cath S Trin, Port-au-Prince Port-au-Prince: Size: 28
4. The Rev. Dr. Cecil David Williams Dean Trinity & St. Philips Cathedral Newark: Size: 5

• Black Priests Who Are Canons

1. The Rev. Canon Wilborne Austin Canon Pastor Chr. Ch. Cathedral Hartford: Size: 2
2. The Rev. Dr. Gregory Jacobs Canon for Mission and Ministry Trinity Cathedral Shaker Hghts: Size: 2
3. The Rev. Dr. Sylvanus Hermus Alonzo Regisford Canon Cathedral Church of St. George in the West Indies Ft Lauderdale: Size: n/a
4. The Rev. Canon Eugene Sutton Canon Pastor The National Cathedral of SS. Peter and Paul Washington: Size: .5
5. The Rev. Kwasi Thornell Canon Vicar 2000- Christ Ch Cathedral Cincinnatti: Size: 5
6. The Rev. Canon Annika Warren Canon Christ Church Cathedral Hartford: Size: 2
7. The Rev. Canon Carolynne Williams Canon Assistant for Pastoral Care St. Philips Cathedral Atlanta: Size: 55


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• Blacks Who Are Priests-in-Charge

1. The Rev. Bertram Bennett Priest-in-Charge St. David's Bronx: Size: 1
2. The Rev. Ethelridge Brooks Priest-in-Charge Sma Trinidad La Ceiba Atlantida: Size: .5
3. The Rev. David Carlisle Buxo Priest-in-Charge St. Luke's Utica: Size: 1
4. The Rev. Ellis Clifton Priest-in-Charge St Mary Dorchester Milton: Size: 2
5. The Rev. Dr. Harold Cobb Rector Gr Ch 95-. Norfolk: Size: 6
6. The Rev. Dr. Raleigh D. Hairston Priest-in-Charge St. Marks Wilmington Wilmington: Size: 2
7. The Rev. Colenzo Hubbard Priest-in-Charge St. Paul's Memphis: Size: .5
8. The Rev. Winston Joseph Priest-in-Charge St. Patricks West Palm Beach: Size: .5
9. The Rev. Dennis Josiah Priest-in-Charge St. Alb Panama 9A: Size: ?
10. The Rev. Anthony Kowbeidu Priest-in-Charge St. Andrew's Mission Charleston: Size: .5
11. The Rev. Kyle McGee Priest-in-Charge St. John the Evangelist Yalesville: Size: .5
12. The Rev. Glenworth Miles Priest-in-Charge St. Martha's in the Bronx Bronx: Size: .5
13. The Rev. Stepen Mungoma Priest-in-Charge St. Timothy's in Compton Los Angeles: Size: 1
14. The Rev. Joseph Remy Priest-in-Charge Epiphany Port-au-Prince: Size: 7
15. The Rev. Jean-Louis Sanon Priest-in-Charge Good Samaritan Haitian Congregation in the Bronx NYC: Size: .5
16. The Rev. Lula-Grace Smart Priest-in-Charge Calvary Germantown in Philadelphia Philadelphia: Size: .5
17. The Rev. David Stedman Priest-in-Charge St. Paul's Sea Cow Bay Saint Thomas: Size: 1
18. The Rev. Masud Syedullah Priest-in-Charge Church of the Atonement in the Bronx NY: Size: 1
19. The Rev. Sylvester Taylor Priest-in-Charge St. Barnabas Brooklyn: Size: 3
20. The Rev. Pierre-Henry Valdema Priest-in-Charge St. Francis-Assise Anse-A-Galets: Size: 1
21. The Rev. Derrick Wedderburn Priest-in-Charge P S Aug 95-. Camden: Size: 2
22. The Rev. Howard Williams Priest-in-Charge S Aug Brooklyn: Size: 7


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• Black Priests Who Are Vicars

1. The Rev. Felix Akinkugbe Vicar St. Philip the Apostle in Arlington Arlington: Size: .5
2. The Rev. David Allert Vicar St. Cyprian in St. Augustine St. Augustine: Size: .5
3. The Rev. Haroldean Ashton Vicar Vic S Alb 90-. New Brunswick: Size: 1
4. The Rev. Alcena Boozer Vicar St. Philip the Deacon Portland: Size: .5
5. The Rev. Theodora Brooks Vicar Vic S Marg Bronx NY 97-. New Rochelle: Size: 1
6. The Rev. Walter Bryan Vicar Chapl Pontiac Correctional Cntr Pontiac: Size: .5
7. The Rev. John Bryant Vicar Vic S Mary Vrgn 85-. Pleasantville: Size: .5
8. The Rev. Richard Craig Vicar St. Thomas & St. Martins Corpus Christi: Size: .5
9. The Rev. Hayden Crawford Vicar S Aug 96-. Saint Petersburg: Size: 1
10. The Rev. Dr. Audley St Claire Donaldson Vicar St. Philips Denmark: Size: .5
11. The Rev. Canon Dr. Paul Ekezie Vicar Trinity/Irvington Bronx: Size: .5
12. The Rev. Dr. John Gatungu Githiga Vicar Vic/Chapl S Geo West TX A&M U 96-. Canyon: Size: .5
13. The Rev. H. Michael Hill Vicar St. Cyprian's Pensacola: Size: .5
14. The Rev. Vincent Hodge Vicar Vic S Paul W Point, Calv Hanover & Gr W Point: Size: .5
15. The Rev. Anthony Holder Vicar St. Michaels O Fallon: Size: 1
16. The Rev. James Hunter Vicar Vic S Jude 88-. North Pole: Size: .5
17. The Rev. Ida Johnson Vicar St. Michaels and All Anges Charlotte: Size: 1
18. The Rev. John Kalima Vicar of St. George's in Dallas, TX: Size .5
19. The Rev. Denniston Kerr Vicar Vic S Jas 92-. Tampa: Size: 2
20. The Rev. Dr. Richard T. Middleton III. Vicar St. Marys in Vicksburg, Mississippi
21. The Rev. Kurt Miller Vicar Atonement in Hephzibah Augusta: Size: .5
22. The Rev. Melana Nelson-Amaker Vicar Vic Trin 96-. Charlottesville: Size: 1
23. The Rev. Colbert Norville Vicar St. Timothys Daytona Beach: Size: 1
24. The Rev. Juan Reed Vicar Vic S Mart 90-. Chicago: Size: 1
25. The Rev. Petero Sabune Vicar for Urban Mission St. James New York: Size: 13
26. The Rev. Vivian Smart Vicar Mision San Pablo also St. Marys Chester PA Chester: Size: .5
27. The Rev. Laughton Thomas Vicar Chapl S Paul Coll, Vic S Paul Memi Chap 89-. Lawrenceville: Size: .5
28. The Rev. Henderson Thompson Vicar Ch of the Redeemer Brooklyn: Size: 1
29. The Rev. Jo Ann Weeks Vicar Vic Gr 92-. Moreno Valley: Size: 1
30. The Rev. Robert Wright Vicar/Canon Pastor St. Savior New York: Size: 2
31. The Rev. James Wynn Vicar St. Geo & St. Bar 96- Philadelphia: Size: 2


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• Black Priests Who Are Non-Parochial:

 

The Rev. Marcel Algernon.	The Rev. Abraham Allen.	The Rev. Rosina Ampah, OSH.	The Rev. Jennifer Baskerville.
The Rev. Jean Bazin.	The Rev. Kenneth Beason.	The Rev. Winston Bell.	The Venerable Elaine Bellis.
The Rev. Patricia Bennett.	The Rev. Norma Blackwell.	The Rev. John K. Blair.	The Rev. Howard Blunt.
The Rev. Angela Boatright.	The Rev. William Boatright.	The Rev. Gloria Bowden.	The Rev. Harry Bowie.
The Rev. Lois Boxill.	The Rev. James Breeden.	The Rev. Alfred Bridgeman.	The Rev. Wheigar Bright.
The Rev. Velma Brock.	The Rev. Enrique Brown.	The Rev. Kelly Brown.	The Rev. Dr. Joy Elizabeth Browne.
The Rev. Dr. Clarence Elliot Butler.	The Rev. Francis Callendar.	The Rev. Antoine Campbell.	The Rev. Jonnie Cassell.
The Dr. Rev. Frantz Casseus.	The Rev. Lynne Coggi.	The Rev. Bernice Coleman.	The Rev. Lynn Collins.
The Rev. Mildred Cox.	The Rev. Kortright Davis.	The Rev. Edmond Desueza-Savinon.	The Rev. Thomas Dillard.
The Rev. Carole Douglas.	The Rev. Henry Doyle.	The Rev. Michael du Plessis.	The Rev. Matilda Dunn.
The Rev. Pierre Duvert.	The Rev. Frank Elcock.	The Rev. Dr. Walter Vernon Lloyd Eversley.	The Rev. Overton Gilkes.
The Rev. Dr. Samson Gitau.	The Rev. Charles Granger.	The Rev. Preston Hannibal.	The Rev. Joseph Harmon.
The Rev. Gayle Harris.	The Rev. Michael Harris.	The Rev. Dr. John Carleton Hayden.	The Rev. Dr. Lloyd Henry.
The Rev. James Higgins.	The Rev. Diane Hill.	The Rev. Daniel Hopkins.	The Rev. Dr. Bradie Hopper.
The Rev. Dr. Ndung'u Ikenye.	The Rev. Dr. Mwalimu Imara.	The Rev. John Jarrett.	The Rev. Dr. Emmanuel W. Johnson.
The Rev. Johan Johnson.
The Rev. John Johnson.	The Rev. Carolyn G. Jones.	The Rev. Bobette Kahn.	The Rev. Samuel Knight.
The Rev. Paula Lawrence Wehmiller.	The Rev. Kenrick Lewis.	The Rev. Dr. Lloyd Alexander Lewis Jr.	The Rev. Dr. Eugene Yerby Lowe Jr.
The Rev. William Maddox.	The Rev. Juan Marquez.	The Rev. Kevin Matthews.	The Rev. Anthony Miller.
The Rev. Karen Montagno.	The Rev. Dr. Alfred Alfonso Moss Jr.	The Rev. Canon Benjamin Musoke-Lubega.	The Rev. Allan Nanton-Marie.
The Rev. Floyd Naters-Gamarra.	The Rev. Aleathia Nicholson.	The Rev. Dr. Hugh Rowland Page Jr.	The Rev. Edwin Paraison-Hunter.
The Rev. Edward Payne.	The Rev. Gloria Payne-Carter.	The Rev. Reginald Payne-Wiens.	The Rev. Dr. Nan Olive Arrington Peete.
The Rev. Alvin Phillips.	The Rev. James Poole.	The Rev. Glenna Reed.	The Rev. Rodney Rice.
.	The Rev. Edward Rodman.	.	The Rev. James Saunders.
The Rev. Dr. Robert Emanuel Steele.	The Rev. LeBaron Taylor.	The Rev. C. John Thompson-Quartey.	The Rev. Michelle Thornton.
The Rev. Melvin Truiett.	The Rev. Christian Umeofia.	The Rev. Terrence Walker.	.
The Rev. Keithly Warner.	The Rev. David Waweru.	The Rev. James Williams.	The Rev. Mildred Williams.
The Rev. Richard Winn.	The Rev. Carl Wright.

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• Black Deacons

1. The Rev. Jean Albert Deacon Ascension Bainet et al. Port-au-Prince: Size: ?
2. The Rev. Dr. Aubrey Alfred Anduze Retired St. Croix: Size:
3. The Rev. DeLaney Armstead Retired Henderson: Size:
4. The Rev. Dr. Evangylee Jr Baldwin Retired Chicago: Size:
5. The Rev. Mack Bauknight Deacon St. Aug. St Petersburg: Size: 1
6. The Rev. Winston Bell Non-Parochial Winston-Salem: Size:
7. The Venerable Elaine Bellis Archdeacon Non-parochial Chicago: Size:
8. The Rev. Roland Bonnadie Deacon Trinity Cranford: Size: 3
9. The Rev. Theorphlis Borden Deacon Ascension & Holy Family Cincinnati: Size: 5
10. The Rev. Gloria Bowden Chaplain Absolam Jones Center Atlanta: Size: .5
11. The Rev. Lois Boxill Deacon Non-Parochial Philadelphia: Size:
12. The Rev. Elyse Bradt-Ray Deacon St. Peter's in Germantown Philadelphia: Size: 1
13. The Rev. Napolean Bryant Retired Cincinnati: Size:
14. The Rev. Geneva Burke Retired Pensacola: Size:
15. The Rev. Oswald Bwechwa Rector St. Nicholas in Racine Milwaukee: Size: .5
16. The Rev. Teddra Bynes Deacon St. Stevens and St. Cyprians Oxford: Size: 2
17. The Rev. Charles Cole Not known Silver Spring: Size:
18. The Rev. Mildred Cox Non-stip D Dio Minn 92-. Non-parochial Minneapolis: Size:
19. The Rev. Fitzgerald Critchlow. Deacon All Saints in Sacramento Sacramento: Size: 3
20. The Rev. Ruby Cruz Not known Miami: Size:
21. The Rev. Lisle Davis Retired Islip: Size:
22. The Rev. Eric Dawson Retired St. Thomas: Size:
23. The Rev. Josephine Demby Deacon St. George's Ardmore Philadelphia: Size: 1
24. The Rev. Edmond Desueza-Savinon Non-Parochial Santo Domingo: Size:
25. The Rev. Gwendolyn Dillon Retired Chicago: Size:
26. The Rev. Fitzroy Edwards Deacon St. Phillips Elmont: Size: 8
27. The Rev. Frank Elcock D Mssh Cntrl Islip, Min Pilgrim Pysch Hosp Non-parochial Central Islip: Size:
28. The Rev. Jennie Farmer Retired Saginaw: Size:
29. The Rev. Jean Ricot Gay Deacon-in-Charge Holy Redeemer Lake Worth: Size: 2
30. The Rev. Shederick Gilbert Retired Miami: Size:
31. The Rev. Fredrick Glass Assisting Deacon Cathedral Center of St. Paul Cypress: Size: 1
32. The Rev. James Goss Deacon Nativity San Rafael: Size: 2
33. The Rev. Reva Graves Deacon St. Luke's in Philadelphia Philadelphia: Size: 7
34. The Rev. Valinda Hardy Deacon Calvary and St. Luke's Tarboro: Size: 3
35. The Rev. Ann Hare Deacon St. Lukes in the Bronx Bronx: Size: 9
36. The Rev. Diane Hill Non-parochial Savanah: Size:
37. The Rev. Dr. Bradie Hopper Deacon Non-Parochial Phoenix: Size:
38. The Rev. Edgar Hopper Deacon St. Augustines New York: Size: 1
39. The Rev. L. Charles Hoskins Retired Savannah: Size:
40. The Rev. Veretta Houston Deacon Grace/St. Paul's Mercerville Mt. Holly: Size: 3
41. The Rev. Kim Hudson Not known Greensboro: Size:
42. The Rev. Mary Jacobs Not known Baltimore: Size:
43. The Rev. Robert Jacobs Non-stipendiary deacon St. John the Divine Dayton: Size: .5
44. The Rev. Keith Johnson Associate to the Rector St. Paul's Delray Beach: Size: 8
45. The Rev. Lynn Johnson Deacon St. Johns Maple Shade: Size: .5
46. The Rev. Bobette Kahn Deacon Non-Parochial East Hampton: Size:
47. The Rev. Zelda Kennedy Curate St. Patrick's Mission Mooresville: Size: 2
48. The Rev. Hyacinth Lee Non-stipendiary deacon Trin-S Paul 92-. New Rochelle: Size: 1
49. The Rev. Barbara Lewis Deacon D Gr in-the-Desert 97-. Las Vegas: Size: .5
50. The Rev. Ed Lillard Deacon St. Augustines in Asbury Park Neptune: Size: 1
51. The Rev. Dr. James Mariner. Deacon St. John's Marysville Yuba City: Size: 3
52. The Rev. Lilla Martin Rhodes Non-stipendiary deacon St. Thomas Brooklyn: Size: 3
53. The Rev. Walter McKenney Deacon Good Shepherd Hartford: Size: 1
54. The Rev. James Mobley Deacon Trinity in Hamilton Cincinnati: Size: 2
55. The Rev. Pamela Moore. Deacon Church of the Incarnation Santa Rosa: Size: 4
56. The Rev. Ledly Moss Deacon St. Margarets Miami Lakes Carol City: Size: 2
57. The Rev. Aleathia Nicholson Deacon Non-Parochial Nashville: Size:
58. The Rev. E. Jayne Oasin. Director of Antiracism training at the Episcopal Church Center.
59. The Rev. Rosalyn Panton Non-stipendiary deacon St. Albans Augusta: Size: 1
60. The Rev. Iris Peterson Associate at St. James in Danbury, CT: Size: 6
61. The Rev. Lewis Powell Retired Albuquerque: Size:
62. The Rev. Glenna Reed Chaplain to the school of St. Martin's in the Field, Atlanta Non-parochial Atlanta: Size:
63. The Rev. Jesse Roby Retired Detroit: Size:
64. The Rev. Edna (Bobby) Shelton Deacon St. Patricks in Madison Heights Detroit: Size: .5
65. The Rev. Lionel Starkes Non-Stipendiary Deacon St. Matthews in Los Vegas Henderson: Size: .5
66. The Rev. Dr. Robert Emanuel Steele Professor of Psychology, U MD Non-parochial College Park: Size:
67. The Rev. Leslie Sterling Not known Boston: Size:
68. The Rev. Brenda Taylor Deacon St Philips Columbus: Size: 3
69. The Rev. Joseph Thompson Retired Topeka: Size:
70. The Rev. Shedrick Thompson Not known Montclair: Size:
71. The Rev. Robert Turner Deacon D S Mk Plainfield 92-. Piscataway: Size: 3
72. The Rev. Joyce Washington Deacon St. Philips in NYC NY: Size: 8
73. The Rev. Gladys Whitney Deacon Gr and S Ptr Hamden CT. W Haven: Size: 1
74. The Rev. Horace Whyte Chair Outread; Dir. of Sunday Meal Program D SS Matt & Tim 97-. New York: Size: 2
75. The Rev. James Williams Missionary in South Africa Non-parochial Buffalo: Size:
76. The Rev. Mildred Williams PerpD Dio Alb 86-. Non-Parochial Morris: Size:


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• Black Clergy Who Are Retired

 

The Rev. Richard Abbot.	The Rev. Mary Adebonojo.	The Rev. Samuel Akuamoah.	The Rev. Dr. George Wilson Alexander II.
The Rev. Vernella Alford-Brown.	The Rev. E. Deedom Alston.	The Rev. Dr. Aubrey Alfred Anduze.	The Rev. DeLaney Armstead.
The Rev. Jarrette Atkins.	The Rev. Dr. Evangylee Jr Baldwin.	The Rev. Joseph Banks.	The Rev. Dr. Colin Vere Barrow.
The Rev. Ronald Baskin.	The Rev. Henry Bayne.	The Rev. Dr. Van Samuel Bird.	The Rev. Lewis Bohler.
The Rev. Winnie Bolle.	The Rev. Vaughan Booker.	The Rev. Dr. Edward Scipio Brightman Sr.	The Rev. Samuel Browne.
The Rev. D. Frederick Brunson.	The Rev. Napolean Bryant.	The Rt. Rev. Dr. John Melville Burgess.	The Rev. Dr. Cyril Casper Burke.
The Rev. Geneva Burke.	The Rev. Arthur Calloway.	The Rev. Robert Campbell-Dixon.	The Rev. Charles Carter.
The Rev. L. Dickens Celestin.	The Rev. Canon Robert Chapman.	The Rev. Julian Clarke.	The Rt. Rev. Dr. Clarence Nicholas Coleridge.
The Rev. Clifford Coles.	The Rev. Lisle Davis.	The Rev. Dr. Milbrew Davis.	The Rev. Eric Dawson.
The Rt. Rev. Dr. Walter Decoster Dennis.	The Rev. Roger Desir.	The Rev. Gwendolyn Dillon.	The Rev. John Dingle.
The Rev. Vernon Douglas.	The Rev. Dr. Crayton Thomas Dudley.	The Rev. Clinton Dugger.	The Rev. Canon Dr. Barbara Tompkins Duncan.
The Rev. Alexander Easley.	The Rev. Frankie Easter.	The Rev. Joseph Edwards.	The Rt. Rev. Philip Edward Elder.
The Rt. Rev. Jean Elisee.	The Rev. Arceleous Elliott.	The Rev. Jennie Farmer.	The Rev. Marjorie Farmer.
The Rev. Cyprian Fields.	The Rev. C. Allan Ford.	The Rev. James Francis.	The Rev. Yvan Francois.
The Rev. T.M. Gibson.	The Rev. Shederick Gilbert.	The Rev. Ludwick Gooding.	The Rev. Ephraim Goorahoo.
The Rev. Kenneth Grannum.	The Rev. Dr. Joseph Nathaniel Green Jr.	The Rev. David Griffith.	The Rev. James Hall.
The Rev. Hamilcar Hannibal.	The Rt. Rev. Dr. Barbara Clementine Harris.	The Rev. David Harris.	The Rev. David Henry.
The Rev. Kenneth Higginbotham.	The Rev. Wayne Hodge.	The Rev. Michael Holder.	The Rev. L. Charles Hoskins.
The Rev. Arthur Huggins.	The Rev. Dr. Edmund Christopher Onyedum Ilogu.	The Rt. Rev. Telesforo Isaac.	The Rev. Anath Jackson.
The Rev. Solomon Jacobs.	The Rev. David Johnson.	The Rev. Matthew Jones.	The Rev. Vernon Jones.
The Rev. Dr. Arthur James Kelly.	The Rev. Floyd Knox.	The Rev. Fritz Lafontant.	The Rev. Octave Lafontant.
The Rev. Clifford Lauder.	The Rev. Herman Liverpool.	The Rev. Dr. Thomas Wilson Stearly Logan Sr.	The Rev. Kenneth MacDonald.
The Rev. Ronald Manning.	The Rev. Dr. Michael McFarlene Marrett.	The Rt. Rev. Dr. Richard Beamon Martin.	The Rev. Dr. Richard Cornish Martin.
The Rev. Junius Mason.	The Rev. Byron McDougall.	The Rev. Jean-Elie Millien.	The Rev. Dr. Henry Bryant Mitchell.
The Rev. Raymond Mitchell.	The Rev. Sadie Mitchell.	The Rev. Harry Moore.	The Rev. Carlton Morales.
The Rev. J. Raoul Moreau.	The Rev. Stanley Morgan-Higgins.	The Rev. Carl Murray.	The Rev. Llewellyn Murray.
The Rev. William Murrell.	The Rev. Arthur Mussenden.	The Rev. Dr. Ezra Audain Naughton.	The Rev. Millard Neal.
The Rev. Dr. Earl Albert Neil.	The Rev. Harry Nevels.	The Rev. David Nickerson.	The Rev. Lorenzo Parker.
The Rev. Dr. Nelson Wardell Pinder.	The Rev. Auguste Pluviose.	The Rev. Charles Poindexter.	The Rev. Marlon Poitier.
The Rev. J. Shelton Pollen.	The Rev. Dr. Ellis Nathaniel Porter.	The Rev. Ricardo Potter-Norman.	The Rev. Dr. Robert Lester Potts.
The Rev. Lewis Powell.	The Rev. Robert Powell.	The Rev. Glenfield Prescod.	The Rev. Dr. John William Pyle.
The Rev. Carlisle Ramcharan.	The Rev. Michael Randolph.	The Rev. Fitzroy Richards.	The Rev. Wendell Roberts.
The Rev. Dr. Alvin Errington Robinson.	The Rev. Jesse Roby.	The Rev. Dr. Nathan Alexander Scott Jr.
The Rev. Dr. Reginald Delano Sevayega.	The Rev. Thomas Shaw.	The Rev. C. Warren Smith.	The Rev. Charles Smith.
The Rev. Edwin Smith.	The Rev. Lloyd Springer.	The Rev. Lloyd Stennette.	The Rev. Atwell Stewart.
The Rev. John Taylor.	The Rev. James Temple.	The Rev. Joseph Thompson.	The Rev. Bernardo Tomas.
The Rev. Warner Traynham.	The Rt. Rev. Dr. Franklin Delton Turner.	The Rev. Melvin Turner.	The Rev. J. Alfred Wade.
The Rev. Hugie Walker.	The Rev. Edward Warner.	The Rev. Emery Washington.	The Rev. Dr. Paul Matthews Washington.
The Rev. William Weaver.	The Rev. Alan Wentt.	The Rev. James West.	The Rev. Wilson Willard.
The Rev. Henry Williams.	The Rev. Lorentho Wooden.	The Rev. Dr. Nathaniel Wright Jr.	The Rev. Harold Young.
The Rev. Dr. Richard Gibbs Younge.

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Place of Birth of Black Clergy

92.6% of ECUSA black clergy live within the United States.

36.6% of the black clergy who live within the United States were born outside the United States, the vast majority of those in the Carribbean, followed by Africa:

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Here are the names of black ECUSA priests living in the USA but born outside the USA:

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The average age of black women clergy is 57.8
The average age of black men clergy is 61.8
The average age of all black clergy is 61.1
The average age of all ECUSA clergy is 60.2

The average age of black women clergy under age 66 is 52.2
The average age of black men clergy under age 66 is 53.9
The average age of all black clergy under age 66 is 53.6

The average age at ordination to priesthood for black priests was 35.1.
The average age at ordination to priesthood for black male priests was 33.6.
The average age at ordination to priesthood for black female priests was 44.0.
The average age at ordination to priesthood for all ECUSA priests was 39.33.
 

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1. The Rev. Mary Adebonojo Retired Nyack
2. The Rev. Vernella Alford-Brown Retired Bloomfield
3. The Rev. Rosina Ampah, OSH Non-parochial Augusta
4. The Rev. Zenetta Armstrong Rector R H Sprt 92-. Mattapan
5. The Rev. Haroldean Ashton Vicar Vic S Alb 90-. New Brunswick
6. The Rev. Barbara Baptiste-Williams Rector R Trsfg 97-. in Opa Locka Miami
7. The Rev. Jennifer Baskerville Development Officer at CDSP Non-parochial Berkeley
8. The Venerable Elaine Bellis Archdeacon Non-parochial Chicago
9. The Rev. Dr. Barbara Bender Associate Pastor since 1999 Grace Catheral Oakland
10. The Rev. Patricia Bennett Non-parochial Pasadena
11. The Rev. Norma Blackwell Chapl Fairfax Nursing Cntr 96-. Non-parochial Fairfax
12. The Rev. Angela Boatright St. Mary's Episcopal Center Non-parochial NY
13. The Rev. Melinda Bobo Assistant Rector of St. Martin's By the Lake/Minnetonka, MM:
14. The Rev. Winnie Bolle Retired Boca Raton
15. The Rev. Alcena Boozer Vicar St. Philip the Deacon Portland
16. The Rev. Gloria Bowden Chaplain Absolam Jones Center Atlanta
17. The Rev. Lois Boxill Deacon Non-Parochial Philadelphia
18. The Rev. Elyse Bradt-Ray Deacon St. Peter's in Germantown Philadelphia
19. The Rev. Velma Brock Chaplain Non-parochial Syracuse
20. The Rev. Cecily Broderick y Guerra Rector R S Jn Hempstead 92-. Hampsead
21. The Rev. Theodora Brooks Vicar Vic S Marg Bronx NY 97-. New Rochelle
22. The Rev. Kelly Brown Professor at Howard University Non-parochial Germantown
23. The Rev. Margrethe Brown Not known Leeds
24. The Rev. Dr. Joy Elizabeth Browne Non-parochial Louisville
25. The Rev. Virginia Brown-nolan Rector St. Luke's in DC Silver Spring
26. The Rev. Geneva Burke Retired Pensacola
27. The Rev. Teddra Bynes Deacon St. Stevens and St. Cyprians Oxford
28. The Rev. Jonnie Cassell Non-parochial Florissant
29. The Rev. Lynne Coggi supply priest for diocese Non-parochial San Antonio
30. The Rev. Bernice Coleman Non-parochial Hollis
31. The Rev. Karen Coleman. Deacon St. James Cambridge MA <
32. The Rev. Kim Coleman Not known Alexandria
33. The Rev. Lynn Collins Director of Black Ministries at the Episcopal Church Center Non-parochial New York
34. The Rev. Mildred Cox Non-stip D Dio Minn 92-. Non-parochial Minneapolis
35. The Rev. Ruby Cruz Not known Miami
36. The Rev. Josephine Demby Deacon St. George's Ardmore Philadelphia
37. The Rev. Gwendolyn Dillon Retired Chicago
38. The Rev. Carole Douglas Non-parochial Pikesville
39. The Rev. Canon Dr. Barbara Tompkins Duncan Retired Washington
40. The Rev. Matilda Dunn Chaplain at U Tenn Chattanooga Non-parochial Chattanooga
41. The Rev. Frankie Easter Retired South San Francisco
42. The Rev. Monique Ellison Assistant St. Paul's Lansing
43. The Rev. Jennie Farmer Retired Saginaw
44. The Rev. Marjorie Farmer Retired Elkins Park
45. The Dr. Rev. Marsha Glover Rector St Peters in the Bronx White Plains
46. The Rev. Reva Graves Deacon St. Luke's in Philadelphia Philadelphia
47. The Rev. Valinda Hardy Deacon Calvary and St. Luke's Tarboro
48. The Rev. Ann Hare Deacon St. Lukes in the Bronx Bronx
49. The Rev. Gayle Harris Bishop Suffragan-Elect of Massachusetts Non-Parochial Boston
50. The Rt. Rev. Dr. Barbara Clementine Harris Retired Bishop Suffragan Suffr Bp of Mass 89-. Boston
51. The Rev. Andrea Hayden Associate St. Luke's in DC Washington
52. The Rev. Argola Haynes Assisting Deacon St. Bedes in LA Pasadena
53. The Rev. Anna Henderson. Assistant St. Edmund's in Chicago.
54. The Rev. Dr. Renee Leslie Hill Senior Associate All Saints Pasadena Pasadena
55. The Rev. Diane Hill Non-parochial Savanah
56. The Rev. Veretta Houston Deacon Grace/St. Paul's Mercerville Mt. Holly
57. Irving, Jocelyn. Associate Rector at St. Luke's Montclair, NJ
58. The Venerable Jeffernell O. Howcott Deacon. St. John's/Royal Oak
59. The Rev. Kim Hudson Not known Greensboro
60. The Rev. Angela Ifill Associate Rector St. Paul's Cleveland Heights
61. The Rev. Mary Jacobs Not known Baltimore
62. The Rev. Lynn Johnson Deacon St. Johns Maple Shade
63. The Rev. Ida Johnson Vicar St. Michaels and All Anges Charlotte
64. The Rev. Carolyn G. Jones Non-parochial Munster
65. The Rev. Bobette Kahn Deacon Non-Parochial East Hampton
66. The Rev. Susan Keller Rector St. Francis in Virginia Beach Norfolk
67. The Rev. Zelda Kennedy Curate St. Patrick's Mission Mooresville
68. The Rev. Paula Lawrence Wehmiller Spriritual Director, Consultant, Retreat Leader Non-parochial Lewes
69. The Rev. Dr. Dorothy Lee. Vicar S. Laurence's Epis Mission Conifer 99-
70. The Rev. Hyacinth Lee Non-stipendiary deacon Trin-S Paul 92-. New Rochelle
71. The Rev. Barbara Lewis Deacon D Gr in-the-Desert 97-. Las Vegas
72. The Rev. Kim Lucas Rector Christ Church North Hills Pittsburgh
73. The Rev. Jean MacDonald Assistant rector St. Andrews Saint Jonesbury Lyndonville
74. The Rev. Joy Magala Assisting Deacon St. Mark's in Van Nuys Canoga Park
75. The Rev. Patricia Marshall Associate Rector St. Bartholomew's in Manhattan NYC
76. The Rev. Lilla Martin Rhodes Non-stipendiary deacon St. Thomas Brooklyn
77. The Rev. Patricia McCaughan Assisting Priest St. Mary's Laguna Beach Ranco Cucamonga
78. The Rev. Sadie Mitchell Retired Philadelphia
79. The Rev. Karen Montagno Dean of Students at EDS Non-parochial Cambridge
80. The Rev. Constance Moorehead Deacon St. Clements Seattle
81. The Rev. D. Maria Neighbors Staff St. James Cathedral Chicago
82. The Rev. Margaret Neill Director of Christian Education St. Paul's Wilmington
83. The Rev. Melana Nelson-Amaker Vicar Vic Trin 96-. Charlottesville
84. The Rev. Aleathia Nicholson Deacon Non-Parochial Nashville
85. The Rev. E. Jayne Oasin. Director of Antiracism training at the Episcopal Church Center.
86. The Rev. Rosalyn Panton Non-stipendiary deacon St. Albans Augusta
87. The Rev. Maud Paraison Not known Non-stip D Miami
88. The Rev. Gloria Payne-Carter Assistant St. Gabriel's in Brooklyn.
89. The Rev. Dr. Nan Olive Arrington Peete Diocesan Canon Minister Non-parochial Cincinnati
90. The Very Rev. Altagracia Perez Rector R S Phil-Evang 94-. Los Angeles
91. The Rev. Iris Peterson Not known
92. The Rev. Dr. Ann Redding Director of Faith Formation & Renewal St. Mark's Cathedral Seattle
93. The Rev. Saundra Richardson Interim Rector of St. Matthew's and St. Joseph's, Detroit
94. The Rev. Janice Robinson Rector Grace 97- Silver Spring
95. The Rev. Jacquelyn Rowe Rector Good Shepherd Mobile
96. The Rev. Edna (Bobby) Shelton Deacon St. Patricks in Madison Heights Detroit
97. The Rev. Angela Shepherd Rector St. Phil Annapolis 99-
98. The Rev. Lula-Grace Smart Priest-in-Charge Calvary Germantown in Philadelphia Philadelphia
99. The Rev. Mildred Solomon Rector House of Prayer Orange
100. The Rev. Beverly Tasy Rector R S Clem 96-. Inkster
101. The Rev. Brenda Taylor Deacon St Philips Columbus
102. The Rev. Michelle Thornton Non-parochial South Bend
103. The Rev. Hugie Walker Retired Centerville
104. The Rev. Joy Walton Rector S Cyps 98- Hampton
105. The Rev. Dr. Katherine Lydia Ward Rector of St. Augustine's in Oakland
106. The Rev. Canon Annika Warren Canon Christ Church Cathedral Hartford
107. The Rev. Joyce Washington Deacon St. Philips in NYC NY
108. The Rev. Jo Ann Weeks Vicar Vic Gr 92-. Moreno Valley
109. The Rev. Gladys Whitney Deacon Gr and S Ptr Hamden CT. W Haven
110. The Rev. Lorna Williams Assistant Rector St. Andrews Ann Arbor
111. The Rev. Canon Carolynne Williams Canon Assistant for Pastoral Care St. Philips Cathedral Atlanta
112. The Rev. Mildred Williams PerpD Dio Alb 86-. Non-Parochial Morris
113. The Rev. Dr. Sandra Antoinette Wilson Rector Gethsemane Minneapolis

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I add or revise the entries for individual priests in my Directory of ECUSA's black clergy as I receive the information. Most names in the report above link to that Directory. I do not revise the report itself on a regular basis. The current report was prepared in September 2002, the first complete revision since 1998. Hence, someone may show up in this report as a vicar, or as a rector of a parish of 200-300, but her or his entry in the directory may show a change in job or a change in the size of the parish.

To create this report, I first collected the names of black ECUSA clergy, using old directories of the Union of Black Episcopalians, directories provided by the Black Ministries of the Episcopal Church, word-of-mouth identifications, and any other sources that I could find.

I gathered deployment information from diocesan websites, The Episcopal Church Annual, correspondence with the individuals themselves, Google searches and any other source I could find.

I gathered biographical information from the 2000 Clerical Directory (NYC: Church Publishing Co., 2001).  I used both the electronic copy on CD and the hard copy. I broke the code on the earlier electronic version for 1998, to enable comparisons across fields and to enable the use of mathematical formulas. The crippled commercial version is nevertheless enormously useful, and I highly recommend it. For ordering information, call 800-223-6602 or write to Church Publishing Co., 445 Fifth Avenue, NYC, NY 10016. The version online withholds much of the data in the hard copy and in the CD rom version
 

Undocumented clergy

Many clergy never show up in the Clerical Directory at all because they work outside the coverage of the Church Pension Fund. My friend Linda Curtiss lcurtiss@cpg.org at the CPF refers to these as "clergy in Limbo," and is interested in documenting those who want to be documented.

 Additionally, some black clergy have not yet come to the notice of the Desk on Black Ministries at the Episcopal Church Center, overseen by The Rev. Lynn Collins, Laclmc@aol.com or to the attention of The Rev. Benjamin Musoke-Lubega bmusoke-lubega@episcopalchurch.org, ECUSA's Officer for Africa. Any ECUSA clergy person who wants to be added to their lists should contact them. I would appreciate notice if you wish to be added to my lists as well, lcrew@newark.rutgers.edu

Joy through you to absolutely everyone!

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Links
 
• Louie Crew's Directory of Black Clergy.
• The Black Experience within the Episcopal Church by Kathleen A. McAdams, MDiv Candidate Church Divinity Scho ol of the Pacific, September 1998
• Quean Lutibelle's 1998 Report on ECUSA Clergy http://newark.rutgers.edu/~lcrew/priests98.html
• Deputies of Color to General Convention in 2003. See statistics for the convention.
• Race matters in the House of Deputies at the three General Conventions:  2003, 2000, 1997
• Black deputies to the 2003 General Convention -- their names and deputations
• Union of Black Episcopalians
• Louie Crew's Reflections on how black candidate did not turn up in the nominations of a recent Episcopal election.
• Quean Lutibelle's Book of Numbers, A statistical study of growth and decline in ECUSA; a look at whom we have not yet welcomed.
• Women Priests in ECUSA
• Louie Crew's Anglican Pages, http://newark.rutgers.edu/~lcrew/rel.html.
• Louie Crew's home page.

 

 

I find the deployment data disturbing. This is a document in progress, and I welcome advice about how to make it as strong as possible. Write to me: lcrew@newark.rutgers.edu



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