John Eckert (Stephen of Dublin)
Canadian-born Capuchin priest who worked among Black Catholics in Milwaukee
Who they were
Father Stephen Eckert, a Capuchin born at Dublin in Ontario, spent his last years in Milwaukee working among Black Catholics and founding St Benedict the Moor mission and school.
The miracles
No miracle has been approved. The cause is at its first stage.
Why that counted as sanctity
The archdiocese of Milwaukee opened the informative process in 1952 and closed it on 25 June 1959; he is titled Servant of God.
The cause
The cause continues. No postulation address is published here yet. Favours received through this person’s intercession, and offers of help, are best sent to the religious order or congregation they belonged to, or to the diocese where the cause was opened; either will pass them to the postulation.
Connected on this site
- Benedict the Moor Saint“Father Stephen Eckert, a Capuchin born at Dublin in Ontario, spent his last years in Milwaukee working among Black Catholics and founding St Benedict the Moor mission and school.” — this site's research
Checked against the sources listed on 24 September 2026. Corrections welcome.