Comments on: The First Black Orthodox Priest in America http://orthodoxhistory.org/2009/07/15/the-first-black-orthodox-priest-in-america/ The Society for Orthodox Christian History in the Americas Wed, 08 May 2013 13:30:30 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 By: james1234 http://orthodoxhistory.org/2009/07/15/the-first-black-orthodox-priest-in-america/comment-page-1/#comment-1170 james1234 Sat, 28 Aug 2010 05:06:56 +0000 http://orthodoxhistory.org/?p=244#comment-1170 I would like to know more about Fr. Raphael Morgan. There are so many good things about the Greek Orthodox Church. I love the Church. How many African American and Black Bishops, Priest, Elders, Deacons are in the Church presently. I wonder what will be a future estimation of the Black Clergy in the Church?

]]> By: OrthodoxHistory.org » Blog Archive » Fr. Raphael Morgan against Marcus Garvey http://orthodoxhistory.org/2009/07/15/the-first-black-orthodox-priest-in-america/comment-page-1/#comment-698 OrthodoxHistory.org » Blog Archive » Fr. Raphael Morgan against Marcus Garvey Mon, 29 Mar 2010 14:02:55 +0000 http://orthodoxhistory.org/?p=244#comment-698 [...] Among those unhappy with Garvey was Fr. Raphael Morgan, the first black Orthodox priest in America. As we’ve discussed in the past, Morgan was born in Jamaica, and in 1916, he was living in Philadelphia, affiliated with the [...]

]]> By: OrthodoxHistory.org » Blog Archive » Robert Josias Morgan visits Russia, 1904 http://orthodoxhistory.org/2009/07/15/the-first-black-orthodox-priest-in-america/comment-page-1/#comment-213 OrthodoxHistory.org » Blog Archive » Robert Josias Morgan visits Russia, 1904 Tue, 15 Sep 2009 14:55:07 +0000 http://orthodoxhistory.org/?p=244#comment-213 [...] been a while since we talked about Robert Josias Morgan, the black Episcopal deacon who became an Orthodox priest in 1907, taking the name “Fr. [...]

]]> By: OrthodoxHistory.org » Blog Archive » The First Convert Bishop http://orthodoxhistory.org/2009/07/15/the-first-black-orthodox-priest-in-america/comment-page-1/#comment-96 OrthodoxHistory.org » Blog Archive » The First Convert Bishop Mon, 10 Aug 2009 23:13:12 +0000 http://orthodoxhistory.org/?p=244#comment-96 [...] “firsts” are largely unknown. Matthew Namee has done a lot of work in introducing the first black Orthodox priest in America, Fr. Raphael Morgan. With this post, we’re going to look briefly at the first convert bishop [...]

]]> By: Matthew Namee http://orthodoxhistory.org/2009/07/15/the-first-black-orthodox-priest-in-america/comment-page-1/#comment-72 Matthew Namee Mon, 27 Jul 2009 13:10:01 +0000 http://orthodoxhistory.org/?p=244#comment-72 Ryan,

That’s wonderful! Email me at mfnamee [at] gmail [dot] com and we can discuss this further. Thanks!

]]> By: RyanJoseph http://orthodoxhistory.org/2009/07/15/the-first-black-orthodox-priest-in-america/comment-page-1/#comment-71 RyanJoseph Mon, 27 Jul 2009 05:00:52 +0000 http://orthodoxhistory.org/?p=244#comment-71 Matthew- I live near Philly and I can go out to Eden Cemetery to look for Fr. Raphael’s grave. I’ve never done this sort of thing before, though, so some hints on how I should look would be appreciated. I imagine there are lots of graves there!

]]> By: OrthodoxHistory.org » Blog Archive » “Indirect Conversion of Thousands Theory” http://orthodoxhistory.org/2009/07/15/the-first-black-orthodox-priest-in-america/comment-page-1/#comment-52 OrthodoxHistory.org » Blog Archive » “Indirect Conversion of Thousands Theory” Wed, 22 Jul 2009 16:45:24 +0000 http://orthodoxhistory.org/?p=244#comment-52 [...] have an entry on Fr Raphael Morgan, the first black Orthodox priest in America, whom I discussed last week. In the Orthodox Wiki entry, you may find the [...]

]]> By: Matthew Namee http://orthodoxhistory.org/2009/07/15/the-first-black-orthodox-priest-in-america/comment-page-1/#comment-49 Matthew Namee Mon, 20 Jul 2009 14:08:43 +0000 http://orthodoxhistory.org/?p=244#comment-49 No, we don’t know where he was buried. As I said in the talk, the last information we have about Fr Raphael comes from 1916. What happened to him after that is a mystery.

If anyone lives near Philadelphia and is willing to pay a visit to Eden Cemetery (an old, prominent African American cemetery), please let me know. It is possible that Fr Raphael is buried there.

]]> By: lolajl http://orthodoxhistory.org/2009/07/15/the-first-black-orthodox-priest-in-america/comment-page-1/#comment-46 lolajl Mon, 20 Jul 2009 10:55:22 +0000 http://orthodoxhistory.org/?p=244#comment-46 I’m very interested in learning more about him. Does anyone know where he is buried?

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