Charles Uncles
Founder of Josephites
Charles Randolph Uncles, SSJ was an African-American Catholic priest. In 1891, he became the first such priest ordained on US soil. Two years later, he co-founded the Society of St. Joseph of the Sacred Heart, formed to minister to the African... Wikipedia
Born: November 8, 1859, Baltimore, MD
Died: July 20, 1933 (age 73 years), New Windsor, NY
Organization founded: Josephites
Education: St. Joseph's Seminary
Charles Randolph Uncles, SSJ (November 8, 1859 — July 20, 1933) was an African-American Catholic priest. In 1891, he became the first such priest ordained on US ...
Charles Randolph Uncles was the son of a B & O Railroad worker and a dressmaker mother. Fr. Uncles was an extremely bright student in high school and college.
Feb 28, 2020 · The Archdiocese of Baltimore is home to many firsts. The Rev. Charles Randolph Uncles was the first African American priest in the country.
Fr. Uncles was an extremely bright student in high school and college. He broke the color barrier in. Baltimore's St Mary's Seminary, at a time when segregation ...
Two years after his famous ordination, Father Uncles became one of the founders of the St. Joseph Society of the Sacred Heart. More commonly known as the ...
Rev Charles Randolph Uncles was the fourth US born African American to be ordained a Roman Catholic priest but he was the first to be ordained on American soil.
Nov 19, 2021 · Father Charles Randolph Uncles was the first African American man ordained to the priesthood in the United States. Baltimore Cardinal James ...
Dec 19, 2018 · While living at Epiphany College, Father Uncles fell ill in July 1933, passing at the age of 73. HEAD BACK TO THE BLACKAMERICAWEB.COM HOMEPAGE.
Charles Uncles has the right to be called the "first black priest ordained in America." Uncles was ordained in New York City as a priest.