Date of Birth: April 6, 1830
Place of Birth: Macon, Georgia
Date of Death: August 5, 1900
Place of Death: Portland, Maine
Ethnicity:
*Irish (father)
*African-American, English (mother)
James Augustine Healy was an American Roman Catholic priest.
He is regarded as the first Roman Catholic priest of African-American descent.
James was the son of Mary Eliza (Clark/Smith) and Michael Morris Healy.
His father, who was white and a plantation owner, was born in County Roscommon, Ireland. His mother was a slave, of mixed-race ancestry.
His brother was Patrick Francis Healy, who was President of Georgetown University.