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Created by the merger of Cathedral Day School and Sacred Heart Interparochial School, it was adopted and governed by St. Benedict the Moor in 1998. Although a private school, it was not specifically for Black students. It closed due to low…

Bettye Middlebrook, left, and Carol Cummings, right.

The Parish came amongst great enthusiasm from the African American population. The diocese added a convent, school, and rectory in 1947. The Sisters of the Allegheny Franciscan Order staffed the school from 1948 to 1972. The parish merged into St.…

Created by the merger of Most Pure Heart of Mary and St. Anthony Parish. SMA Father Ignatius Lissner founded both parishes ninety years before the merger. Father Chaney is on the Parish Council here and serves on the Liturgical and Spiritual Life…

Founded by the Society of African Missions fathers to serve African Americans in Savannah, it merged with Most Pure Heart of Mary into Resurrection of Our Lord in 2000.

This parish started as a service in the Cox family home mainly ministering to African American converts from Phenix City, Alabama. A newer, larger building built in 1961 accommodated a growing congregation.

Benedictine monks were invited to Savannah in 1874 to work with Black Catholics. The Benedictines established St. Benedict the Moor parish and several schools for black Catholic children. The Benedictines served the parish until their departure in…

Originally founded by Franciscan priests for ministry to African Americans. Members wished the mission to grow into a full parish, but it never obtained financial stability. The mission merged into St. Teresa Parish in 1958. Today the building is…

Outside of parish including its historical marker

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