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Emerson John Moore
Emerson John Moore (May 16, 1938 – September 14, 1995) was an American Catholic prelate who served as an auxiliary bishop of the Archdiocese of New York from 1982 to 1995. He was the first African-American monsignor and bishop in the archdiocese.
Emerson Moore was born in the Harlem section of New York City on May 16, 1938. He was the son of a subway motorman and a hospital nurse. He was raised in the Bronx, where he attended Cardinal Hayes High School. Born into a Baptist family, he converted to Catholicism at age 15 in 1953.
Moore studied for the priesthood at Cathedral College in Manhattan and at St. Joseph's Seminary in Yonkers, New York. He later earned a Master of Social Work degree from Columbia University in Manhattan and a Master of Public Administration degree from New York University.
On May 30, 1964, Moore was ordained a priest for the Archdiocese of New York by Cardinal Francis Spellman at St. Patrick's Cathedral in Manhattan. After his 1964 ordination, the archdiocese assigned Moore as an assistant pastor at St. Augustine Church in Ossining, New York and then at the Church of the Holy Family Parish in Manhattan.
In 1968, Moore joined with the National Black Catholic Clergy Caucus in describing the American Catholic Church as a "white racist institution." In 1969, he became director of the Lt. Joseph P. Kennedy Jr. Memorial Community Center and of the central office of Catholic Charities, both in Harlem. Moore also founded the Office for Black Ministry in the archdiocese.
In 1975, Moore was named pastor of St. Charles Borromeo Parish, also known as "Harlem's Cathedral." Cardinal John J. O'Connor described Moore as "the most popular preacher in town." In 1978, the Vatican elevated Moore to the rank of monsignor, becoming the first African American to receive that honor. In 1979, Moore welcomed Pope John Paul II to Harlem, where the pope addressed congregants at St. Charles Borromeo.
On July 3, 1982, Moore was appointed auxiliary bishop of New York and titular bishop of Curubis by John Paul II. He received his episcopal consecration on September 8, 1982, from Cardinal Terence Cooke, with Archbishop John Maguire and Bishop Harold Perry serving as co-consecrators. Moore was the sixth African-American to serve as a Catholic bishop in the United States and the first to serve in the archdiocese.
As an auxiliary bishop, Moore continued to serve as pastor of St. Charles Borromeo, a post which he held until 1989. He also served as archdiocesan vicar for African-American Catholics, a board member of Catholic Relief Services, chair of the Africa Development Council, and a member of the New York State Commission on Government Integrity.
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Emerson John Moore
Emerson John Moore (May 16, 1938 – September 14, 1995) was an American Catholic prelate who served as an auxiliary bishop of the Archdiocese of New York from 1982 to 1995. He was the first African-American monsignor and bishop in the archdiocese.
Emerson Moore was born in the Harlem section of New York City on May 16, 1938. He was the son of a subway motorman and a hospital nurse. He was raised in the Bronx, where he attended Cardinal Hayes High School. Born into a Baptist family, he converted to Catholicism at age 15 in 1953.
Moore studied for the priesthood at Cathedral College in Manhattan and at St. Joseph's Seminary in Yonkers, New York. He later earned a Master of Social Work degree from Columbia University in Manhattan and a Master of Public Administration degree from New York University.
On May 30, 1964, Moore was ordained a priest for the Archdiocese of New York by Cardinal Francis Spellman at St. Patrick's Cathedral in Manhattan. After his 1964 ordination, the archdiocese assigned Moore as an assistant pastor at St. Augustine Church in Ossining, New York and then at the Church of the Holy Family Parish in Manhattan.
In 1968, Moore joined with the National Black Catholic Clergy Caucus in describing the American Catholic Church as a "white racist institution." In 1969, he became director of the Lt. Joseph P. Kennedy Jr. Memorial Community Center and of the central office of Catholic Charities, both in Harlem. Moore also founded the Office for Black Ministry in the archdiocese.
In 1975, Moore was named pastor of St. Charles Borromeo Parish, also known as "Harlem's Cathedral." Cardinal John J. O'Connor described Moore as "the most popular preacher in town." In 1978, the Vatican elevated Moore to the rank of monsignor, becoming the first African American to receive that honor. In 1979, Moore welcomed Pope John Paul II to Harlem, where the pope addressed congregants at St. Charles Borromeo.
On July 3, 1982, Moore was appointed auxiliary bishop of New York and titular bishop of Curubis by John Paul II. He received his episcopal consecration on September 8, 1982, from Cardinal Terence Cooke, with Archbishop John Maguire and Bishop Harold Perry serving as co-consecrators. Moore was the sixth African-American to serve as a Catholic bishop in the United States and the first to serve in the archdiocese.
As an auxiliary bishop, Moore continued to serve as pastor of St. Charles Borromeo, a post which he held until 1989. He also served as archdiocesan vicar for African-American Catholics, a board member of Catholic Relief Services, chair of the Africa Development Council, and a member of the New York State Commission on Government Integrity.