Thea Bowman

Mary Thea Bowman, FSPA (born Bertha Elizabeth Bowman; December 29, 1937 – March 30, 1990) was a Black Catholic religious sister, teacher, musician, liturgist and scholar who made major contributions to the ministry of the Catholic Church toward African Americans.

Servant of God Thea Bowman FSPA

Born	Bertha Elizabeth Bowman (1937-12-29)December 29, 1937 Yazoo City, Mississippi, United States
Died	March 30, 1990(1990-03-30) (aged 52) Canton, Mississippi, United States

People

Saints
Moses the Black Augustine Monica Benedict the Moor Martin de Porres Peter Claver Katharine Drexel
On the way to sainthood
Pierre and Juliette Toussaint Mary Elizabeth Lange, OSP Henriette Delille, SSF Augustus Tolton Samuel Henderson Julia Greeley Mary Theodore Williams, FHM Daniel Rudd Thea Bowman, FSPA Martin de Porres Ward, OFMConv
Cardinals
Wilton D. Gregory
Archbishops
Eugene A. Marino, SSJ James P. Lyke, OFM
Bishops
James Healy Joseph O. Bowers, SVD Harold R. Perry, SVD Joseph L. Howze
Priests
Patrick Healy, SJ John R. Slattery, SSJ Charles F. Uncles, SSJ Cyprian Davis, OSB Clarence Rivers
Seminarians
William Augustine Williams
Families
Healy family

Institutions

Churches
Basilicas Basilica of Saint Mary of the Immaculate Conception (Norfolk, Virginia) Our Lady of Sorrows Basilica Other St Augustine (New Orleans) St Augustine (D.C.) St Francis Xavier (Baltimore) St Benedict the Moor (NYC) Most Pure Heart of Mary (Mobile)
Religious communities
Oblate Sisters of Providence Sisters of the Holy Family Franciscan Handmaids of the Most Pure Heart of Mary The Josephites Society of African Missions
Fraternal orders
Knights of Peter Claver
Schools
Xavier University of Louisiana Claver College St. Augustine High School (New Orleans) St. Augustine Seminary (Bay St. Louis) St. Anthony's Mission House
Organizations
Colored Catholic Congress Federated Colored Catholics National Black Catholic Clergy Caucus National Black Sisters' Conference National Black Catholic Seminarians' Association National Black Catholic Lay Caucus The National Office for Black Catholics National Association of Black Catholic Administrators National Black Catholic Congress Black Catholic Theological Symposium Institute for Black Catholic Studies National Association of Black Catholic Deacons

She became an evangelist among her people, assisted in the production of an African-American Catholic hymnal, and was a popular speaker on faith and spirituality in her final years, in addition to recording music. She also helped found the National Black Sisters' Conference to provide support for African-American women in Catholic religious life. She died of cancer in 1990.

In 2018, the Diocese of Jackson opened her cause for sainthood and she was designated a Servant of God.

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