Largest and oldest-continually existent predominantly African-American lay Catholic organization
Knights of Peter Claver
Abbreviation
KPC
Formation
November 7, 1909; 114 years ago (1909-11-07)
Type
Catholic fraternal service organization
Headquarters
1825 Orleans Ave, New Orleans, Louisiana
Membership
Registered knights, ladies, junior knights, and junior daughters
Supreme Knight
Dr. Christopher Pichon
Supreme Lady
Micaela J. LeBlanc
Main organ
Councils (men) and courts (women)
Affiliations
Saint Peter Claver Foundation
Website
www.kofpc.org
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Bishops
James Healy
Joseph O. Bowers, SVD
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Joseph L. Howze
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Patrick Healy, SJ
John R. Slattery, SSJ
Charles F. Uncles, SSJ
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Clarence Rivers
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William Augustine Williams
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St Augustine (D.C.)
St Francis Xavier (Baltimore)
St Benedict the Moor (NYC)
Most Pure Heart of Mary (Mobile)
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Franciscan Handmaids of the Most Pure Heart of Mary
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Xavier University of Louisiana
Claver College
St. Augustine High School (New Orleans)
St. Augustine Seminary (Bay St. Louis)
St. Anthony's Mission House
Organizations
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The Knights of Peter Claver and Ladies Auxiliary is an international Catholic fraternal service order. Founded in 1909 by the Josephites and parishioners from Most Pure Heart of Mary Catholic Church in Mobile, Alabama, it is the largest and oldest Black Catholic lay-led organization still in existence.[1]
The Knights of Peter Claver supports more than 700 subordinate units throughout the United States and in South America, as of 2019.[2]
^"How the Knights of Peter Claver offers a unique Black Catholic perspective". North Texas Catholic. February 22, 2024. Retrieved May 27, 2024.
^Tedrow, Eliana (February 7, 2019). "Knights of Peter Claver oldest, largest African American Catholic lay organization". The Sooner Catholic. Retrieved May 27, 2024.
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