In Remembrance - The Reverend Mr. Joseph H. Newman (African-American was the first permanent deacon ordained in the Cleveland diocese)

The Reverend Mr. Joseph H Newman died, 26 March 2009, at South Pointe Hospice Center, after having received the prayerful support and consolation of the Sacraments.

Joseph H. Newman was born on 5 November 1916 in Brooklyn, New York.