Augustine Tolton
American priest (1854-1897) · United States · Religious Figures · Died at 43
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Something wrong?John Augustus Tolton was an African American Catholic who served as the first Black Catholic priest in the United States, having been ordained in Rome in 1886. He was preceded by the Healy brothers, Catholic priests who passed as White.
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About this person
Country
United States
Category
Religious Figures
Type
Religious Figure
Status
deceased
Dates
Lived 1854 to 1897 · aged 43
Religious Figures from the United States 6
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