arrived in 1987. African-American Catholic priests greatly increased in number and African-American bishops began being appointed, including archbishops. Wilton Gregory, the first African-American cardinal was named in 2020. [] See also African diaspora religions Atheism in the African diaspora Black sermonic tradition Black theology Louisiana Black church fires Our Lady of Ferguson Our Mother of Africa Chapel Traditional Black gospel General: Racial segregation of churches in the United States Religion in Black America References Further reading - PhD thesis - Profile page External links Black Past: Historic African American Churches Faith Among Black Americans A Religious Portrait of African-Americans African-American Christianity Church 1790 in Christianity Christian terminology History of religion in the United States