Thea Bowman

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Mary Thea Bowman (born Bertha Elizabeth Bowman; December 29, 1937 – March 30, 1990) was a Black Catholic religious sister, teacher, musician, liturgist and scholar who contributed to the ministry of the Catholic Church toward African Americans. She assisted in the production of an African-American Catholic hymnal and was a popular speaker on faith and spirituality. She helped found the National Black Sisters' Conference for African-American women in Catholic religious life. In 2018, the Diocese of Jackson opened her beatification process; she was thus titled a Servant of God.

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