Sr. thea bowman biography

Roman Catholic religious sister (1937–1990)

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

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.

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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.

Life

Early life

Bowman was born in Yazoo City, Mississippi, in 1937.

Her paternal grandfather (Edward Bowman) had been born a slave, but her father (Theon Edward Bowman) was a p Thea Bowman - Wikipedia BEHOM