Imani Temple African-American Catholic Congregation
Founded 1989 by George Augustus Stallings, Jr.
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Former Imani Temple in D.C.
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Abbreviation | IT |
Classification | Western Christian |
Orientation | Independent Catholic |
Polity | Episcopal |
Archbishop | George Augustus Stallings, Jr. |
Language | English |
Headquarters | Hillcrest Heights, Maryland |
Founder | George Augustus Stallings, Jr. |
Origin |
1990
Washington, D.C. , U.S. |
Official website | https://imaniaacc.wixsite.com/imaniaacc |
The African-American Catholic Congregation and its Imani Temples are an Independent Catholic church founded by Archbishop George Augustus Stallings, Jr. , an Afrocentrist and former Roman Catholic priest, in Washington, D.C . In 2014, the church decided to relocate to nearby Prince George's County, Maryland ; their current headquarters are located in Hillcrest Heights, Maryland . [1]
History
George Augustus Stallings, Jr., then a priest of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Washington , [2] founded the Imani Temple African-American Catholic Congregation as a single congregation in Washington, D.C. , on July 2, 1989. He named it "Imani" for the Swahili word imani , meaning "faith". [3]
In 1994, the Imani Temple African American Catholic Congregation, purchased the former Eastern Presbyterian Church, [4] designed by noted Washington architect Appleton P. Clark Jr. and opened in 1893. [5]
In 2006, the excommunicated Roman Catholic archbishop Emmanuel Milingo (who married a woman from South Korea in 2001 at the same ceremony as Stallings) [6] performed a conditional consecration for Stallings and three other married Independent Catholic bishops at the Imani Temple church in Washington. [7]
In 2014, the denomination decided to relocate to Prince George's County, Maryland , and hence sold the Imani Temple in Washington to property developers. [8] It was renovated and adapted for sale as six luxury condominiums. [5]
Practice
Imani Temple teaching, in contrast to Roman Catholic teaching, allows women to be ordained. Unlike the Latin Catholic Church , it does not as a rule require celibacy of its priests. In 1991, their first female priest was ordained. [9]
See also
References
- ↑ Tallman, William (2022-04-09). "Air purification company lends a hand to Imani Temple" . DC News Now | Washington, DC . Retrieved 2023-01-06 .
- ↑ Jerome Cramer and Richard Ostling (May 14, 1990). "Catholicism's Black Maverick" . Time magazine. Archived from the original on March 8, 2008.
- ↑ Hyer, Marjorie (July 10, 1989). " 'AIN'T NO STOPPING US NOW,' STALLINGS EXULTS" . Washington Post . Retrieved 2023-01-07 .
- ↑ Milton, Charnese A. "Plans to turn Imani Temple into residential units being considered", Capital Community News , December 6, 2014
- 1 2 Hopkins, Kathryn and Li, Miao. "Developers Say ‘Take Me to Church’", Mansion Global , April 5, 2016
- ↑ "A Member of The Wedding" . Washington Post . 28 May 2001 . Retrieved 9 May 2021 .
- ↑ "Archbishop Repudiates Expulsion" , Washington Post , September 28, 2006, p. A12
- ↑ Harris, Hamil R.; DeBonis, Mike (2012-10-12). "Q&A with Imani Temple founder George A. Stallings Jr" . Washington Post . ISSN 0190-8286 . Retrieved 2023-01-06 .
- ↑ "Black Catholic church welcomes female priest Woman makes history by saying mass", Baltimore Sun , September 23, 1991