Religious Organizations – Episcopalian
Cuttington University (1887- )
Cuttington University in Liberia is the oldest private, coeducational, four-year degree granting institution and the oldest college or university in...
Patrick Connery Ellis (1943-2020)
Patrick Ellis Connery was a legendary radio personality for WHUR-FM’s Sunday Gospel Spirit Show in the Washington, D.C. area for...
Michael Bruce Curry (1953- )
Michael Bruce Curry is the 27th Presiding Bishop and Primate of The Episcopal Church. Curry was born in Chicago, Illinois...
Artemisia Bowden (1879-1969)
Artemisia Bowden, an educator and civic leader, one of few black women college presidents during the first half of the 20th century, was born on...
John Sentamu (1949- )
“Image Ownership: York Minster” In 2005, John Tucker Mugabi Sentamu was installed as the Anglican Church’s Archbishop of York. Sentamu...
African Episcopal Church of St. Thomas Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (1792- )
Originally established as The African Church, The African Episcopal Church of St. Thomas was founded in 1792 by and for...
Henrietta S. Bowers Duterte (1817-1903)
Henrietta Smith Bowers Duterte (pronounced Dew-tier), the first female undertaker in the nation, was born free in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. She...
Samuel (“Sammy”) Leamon Younge, Jr. (1944-1966)
Samuel (“Sammy”) Leamon Younge Jr. was a 21-year-old civil rights activist who was shot to death on January 3, 1966...
St. Philip’s Protestant Episcopal Church, New York City, New York (1809- )
St. Philip’s Protestant Episcopal Church was the first African American Episcopal parish in New York City, New York. It was...
