Black Catholic Community, Diocese of St. Petersburg

11/09/2025

7th Annual Diocesan African Mass.

10/21/2025

Get your tickets for the St. Peter Claver Catholic School fundraising gala... "An Evening in Paris". Click the link for more information

We are excited to announce our Legacy Gala—a delightful evening in Paris! - Save the Date: Saturday, November 1, 2025, at 6:00 PM - The Academy of the Holy Names - In The Brady Center This elegant night will celebrate our proud history of faith, community, and academic excellence. Proceeds will su...

11/29/2024

11/19/2024

Mark your calendars for this great event right here in Tampa!

2025 Archbishop Lyke Conference

03/15/2024

Tomorrow is our fifth stop on the Fish Fry World Tour! Ron will be at St. Peter Claver from 3-5pm... so come on out and join us for some great fish! 🐟🍽😋

02/23/2024

Chicago history buffs will tell you that their city was founded in 1790 by a successful trapper and fur trader named Jean Baptiste Point du Sable. Less well known is du Sable’s background — he was black and Catholic. Traditionally, most African Americans have been members of Protestant denominat...

02/23/2024

02/15/2024

Clavers on the Move! Congratulations to our Brother, Ansel Augustine, D.Min.

Washington, D.C.—Ansel Joseph Augustine, D.Min., has been appointed Assistant Director of the Secretariat of Cultural Diversity in the Church at the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops. In this capacity, Dr. Augustine will staff the Bishops’ Subcommittee on African American Affairs, and assist the Secretariat’s efforts to promote intercultural competence in ministry and the pastoral care of many diverse Catholic communities. He will join the Bishop’s Conference starting April 2, 2024.

Up until now, Dr. Augustine has been the Director of the Office of Black Catholic Ministries for the Archdiocese of New Orleans, where previously he served also as the Associate Director/Coordinator of Black Youth & Young Adult Ministry for the CYO Youth & Young Adult Ministry Office. He also is the former Executive Director of Cultural Diversity and Outreach for the Archdiocese of Washington.

Read More: https://conta.cc/49wWSTq

02/07/2024

https://tntribune.com/despite-protests-at-his-ordination-he-was-americas-first-black-bishop-of-the-20th-century/

(Republished from https://aleteia.org/) By Larry Peterson Harold Robert Perry was born in Lake Charles, Louisiana, in 1916. He was the oldest of six children born to Frank Perry, a rice mill worker, and his wife, Josephine, a domestic cook. The Perry children grew up Catholic in the French-Creole re...

02/06/2024

We have received word of Deacon Lionel Roberts' passing on January 31, 2024. He was born on February 28, 1926 and was ordained Deacon in the Diocese of Brooklyn, New York, in 1977. He came to Blessed Trinity parish in 1984. He was the oldest deacon with faculties in the Diocese, ordained for 47 years.

As the first Director of Black Catholic Ministries in the Diocese of St. Petersburg Deacon Roberts championed countless community-building projects and services striving for upward mobility in the Black Community for

Deacon Lionel is well known throughout the Diocese, the city of St. Petersburg, and our faith community. The Roberts family have been parishioners at Blessed Trinity for over 40 years. He was a very humble man and was always willing to serve when called upon. Please keep the Roberts family in your thoughts and prayers at this most difficult time.

The Visitation will be on Sunday, February 11, 2024, from 5:00-7:00 p.m. at Blessed Trinity Catholic Church. The vigil will begin with Evening Prayer for the Deceased at 5:00 p.m.

The Memorial Mass will be held on Monday, February 12 ,2024, at 10:30 a.m. at Blessed Trinity Catholic Church in St. Petersburg. Bishop Parkes will be the principal celebrant, and Fr. Wayne Genereux, Pastor, will be the homilist.

In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations be made to Blessed Trinity for the "Renewal of the Interior of the Church/Restoring the Sacred."

10/11/2023

Our Annual Gala is almost here! We cordially invite you to attend and help support our school mission.

For many years St. Peter Claver's Annual Gala has helped our school in providing a nurturing, safe, and Christ centered environment for the many families we serve.

Thank you to our amazing donors, families, teachers and staff, we are able to continue with our mission and keep enriching the lives of all of our students for many years to come.

For more information visit: https://www.stpeterclavercatholicschool.org/giving/annual-gala.cfm

09/19/2023

Pope Francis Accepts Resignations of Auxiliary Bishop Joseph Perry and Auxiliary Bishop Andrew Wypych

WASHINGTON - Pope Francis has accepted the resignation, having reached age 75, of the Most Reverend Joseph N. Perry, from the Office of Auxiliary Bishop of Chicago. Pope Francis has also accepted the resignation, for health reasons, of the Most Reverend Andrew P. Wypych, from the Office of Auxiliary Bishop of Chicago.

The resignations were publicized in Washington on September 19, 2023, by Cardinal-designate Christophe Pierre, apostolic nuncio to the United States.