A Few IBCS Alumni
Bishop Fernand J. Cheri, O.F.M.
Auxiliary Bishop of New Orleans and Gospel Music Archivist
Bishop Brendan J. Cahill
Bishop of Victoria, Texas
Sister Marion Weinzapel, C.S.J.
Catechist and Womens Development Program / Anti-Domestic Violence Initiative in Gulu, Uganda
Mrs. Orida Edwards
Attorney and church historian in Lafayette, LA; teaches continuing education courses at the IBCS
Sister Dr. Addie L. Walker, S.S.N.D., Ph.D.
Director of the Sankofa Institute at Oblate School of Theology in San Antonio, TX; previously Provincial Superior of the School Sisters of Notre Dame
Father Albert McKnight, C.S.Sp.
Retired Spiritan Pastor, Economic Developer and Community Organizer
Father Dr. Freddy Washington, C.S.Sp., D.Min.
Pastor of St. Marks Catholic Church Harlem, New York; Pastoral Theologian; Revival Preacher and Adjunct Professor of Pastoral Theology at the IBCS.
Father Rick Potts, C.Ss.R., V.F.
Pastor of St. Alphonsus Liguori Rock Catholic Church St. Louis, MO; Dean, North St. Louis City Deanery; former Editor, Liguorian Magazine
Sister Dr. Oralisa Martin, D.Min.
Founder of the African American Catholic Catechetical Conference in Los Angeles, California; she is also founder of the ORACLE program (Washington, D.C.) and co-founder of MARANATHA: An Evangelization Training Program
Mr. Fessahaye Mebrahtu
Executive Director of the Pan African Community Organization in Milwaukee, WI
Brother Thomas C. Giumenta, C.S.C.
Learning Assistance Counselor at the University of Portland in Oregon
Sister Dr. Eva Marie Lumas, S.S.S., D.Min.
Associate Director for Continuing Education and Enrichment Programs
- (504) 520-5353
Rev. Mr. / Dr. Dunn Cumby
Deacon of the Archdiocese of Oklahoma City; Dentist / Owner Cumby Family Dentist Practice; Professor at the University of Oklahoma College of Dentistry; former President of the National Black Catholic Clergy Caucus
Dr. Kathleen Dorsey Bellow
Director, Institute for Black Catholic Studies
- 504-520-5138
- kdbellow@xula.edu
Father Richard Myhalyk, S.S.E.
Director of the Edmundite Missions, Selma, AL; former Superior General of the Society of St. Edmund
Sister Marilyn S. Cowser, O.S.F.
Associate Director of Spiritual and Human Formation at Sacred Heart School of Theology in Hales Corners, WI; she is also a Bike Evangelist
Father R. Tony Ricard
A priest of the Archdiocese of New Orleans, he is chaplain and theology teacher at St. Augustine High School; chaplain to the New Orleans Saints Football Team; noted youth speaker and teaches continuing education courses at the IBCS
Ms. Yvonne Tiandem-Adamou
Catholic Educator and Social Justice advocate in Charlotte, NC
Father Donald Chambers
Pastor of Holy Cross Catholic Church in Kingston, Jamaica
Mr. Ashley Morris
Assistant Director of the Office for Black Catholic Ministry Archdiocese of Atlanta and Assistant Campus Minister at the Lyke House Catholic Center