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2025 Healy Award Dinner Nomination Submission

BISHOP JAMES A. HEALY AWARD NOMINATION FORM

Bishop James Augustine Healy Award

1835 - 1900 Rev. James Augustine Healy served as the first chancellor of the Diocese of Boston. In 1875, he became the first Black Catholic Bishop in the United States and the second Ordinary of the Diocese of Portland.

Bishop James Augustine Healy Award Criteria

The James Augustine Healy Award is given to a practicing Black Catholic who has:

  • Actively shared the good news of the Gospel by providing strong effective leadership and significant service to the Black Catholic community.
  • Fostered educational and mentorship opportunities in the Black Catholic community.
  • Been a witness of strong personal faith in Christ and compassion towards others.
  • An intense interest in encouraging a healthy Black Catholic identity and lives a life that exemplifies the meaning of the church universal.
  • Is concerned about and understands the social teachings of the Church.
1.Nominator's Name
2.Nominator's Phone Number
3.Nominator's E-mail Address
4.Nominator's Parish
5.Nominee's FULL Name
6.Nominee's Address
7.Nominee's Phone Number
8.Nominee's E-mail Address
9.Nominee's Parish
10.How long have you known the nominee?
11.How do you know the nominee?
12.Please explain in detail why you believe this person should receive the Bishop James A. Healy Award?
13.How has this person actively shared the good news of the Gospel and provided strong effective leadership and significant service to the Black Catholic community?
14.How has this person fostered educational and mentorship opportunities within the Black Catholic community?
15.How has this person been a witness of strong personal faith in Christ and compassion towards others?
16.Please explain why this person is a Black Catholic who encourages a healthy Black Catholic identity and lives a life that exemplifies the meaning of the church universal?
17.How has this person demonstrated concern and understanding of the social teachings of the Church?