FATHER JIM'S JOTS - Sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time - February 12, 2023

 Sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time

February 12, 2023

FATHER JIM'S JOTS

Greetings!

Did you know?

There are five African American Catholics who are being proposed for Sainthood.  They are Pierre Toussaint (New York), Henriette DeLille (New Orleans), Mary Elizabeth Lange (Baltimore), Augustin Tolton (Chicago) and Julia Greeley (Denver).

Other fun facts...

There have been 3 African Popes in the Catholic Church:

Pope Gelasius I, who was Pope from March 1, 492 to his death in 496.

Pope Miltiades, who was Pope of the Catholic Church from 311 to his death in 314.

Pope Victor I was the first Bishop of Rome born in the Roman Province of Africa.  The dates of his tenure are uncertain.  However, one source states he became Pope in 189 and died in 199.

There are 3 million African American Catholics in the United States.  Of Roman Catholic parishes in the United States, 798 are predominantly African American.  Most of those continue to be on the East Coast and in the South.

At present, there are 15 living African American bishops, of whom 8 remain active.

Currently, six U.S. dioceses are headed by African American bishops, including one archdiocese.

There are 250 African American priests, 437 deacons and 75 men of African descent in seminary formation for the priesthood in the United States.

There are 400 African American religious sisters and 50 religious brothers.

Blessings,

Fr. Jim Arsenault

Pastor

~ Information gathered from:  denvercatholic. org