[Congressional Record Volume 146, Number 12 (Thursday, February 10, 2000)]
[Senate]
[Page S644]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




    THE RETIREMENT OF THE MOST REVEREND MOSES B. ANDERSON, S.S.E.; 
                AUXILIARY BISHOP ARCHDIOCESE OF DETROIT

 Mr. ABRAHAM. Mr. President, I rise to make a few remarks 
concerning the retirement of the Most Reverend Moses B. Anderson, 
S.S.E. Auxiliary Bishop of Detroit. Bishop Anderson was the first 
African-American Catholic Bishop in the State of Michigan.
  Bishop Anderson will be honored at a Gratitude Dinner at the Sacred 
Heart Major Seminary in the City of Detroit on February 17, 2000, at 
which time he will also be presented with the Mother Theresa Duchemin 
Maxis Award.
  Bishop Anderson has served the Catholic Church since his ordination 
as a priest in 1958. He was appointed Auxiliary Bishop of Detroit in 
1982, was consecrated in 1983 at the Blessed Sacrament Church, and was 
appointed Pastor of Precious Blood Parish in Detroit in 1992. While in 
service to the Catholic Church in Greater Detroit, Bishop Anderson has 
specialized in several areas, most notably those dealing with black 
theology, art, and evangelization.
  Bishop Anderson's membership list includes: the National Catholic 
Conference of Bishops--United States Catholic Conference, the Society 
for the Study of Black Religion, the New Detroit Board of Trustees, 
Boysville of America, and the Ecumenical Forum. He has also given 
lectures or written papers on the following topics: Black Theology, 
Evangelization-Indigenization, the History of the Black Church in 
Louisiana, Racism--The Impoverishment of the Body and the Spirit, Black 
Awareness--The Harlem Renaissance and the Negritude Poets, and Black 
Spirituality.
  Bishop Anderson's lengthy list of accomplishments also includes 
educational achievements, including the following degrees: Doctor of 
Humane Letters, St. Michael College; Honorary Degree in L.L.D. from 
Kansas Newman College; Honorary Doctor of Humanities Degree from 
Madonna College; and Honorary Doctor of Laws Degree from the University 
of Detroit Mercy.
  I applaud the Most Reverend Moses B. Anderson for his contribution to 
the Catholic Church and the Greater Detroit area and wish to take this 
opportunity to personally thank him for his many years of selfless 
service to the City of Detroit and the State of Michigan.

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