Knights of Peter Claver, Inc

The Knights of Peter Claver, Inc. is the nations only historically African-American Catholic fraternal organization. Founded in 1909 in Mobile, Alabama, the organizations membership includes Catholic family members, clerics, and prelates from around the world. The Order is named in honor of St. Peter Claver, a Jesuit priest from Spain who ministered to African slaves in Cartagena, Colombia in the 1600s. The Knights of Peter Claver is a faith-based fraternal order with units in over 400 Catholic parishes in the United States and South America. The Order engages in several national service projects and is a major supporter of the United Negro College Fund. The group recently partnered with the White House Office of Faith-Based and Neighborhood Partnerships to be of aid to the nations underserved and economically disadvantaged communities. The Knights of Peter Claver is headquartered in New Orleans and is a member of the worldwide International Alliance of Catholic Knights