George Clements

George Harold Clements (January 26, 1932 – November 25, 2019) was an African-American Catholic priest who in 1981 became the first Catholic priest in the Chicago area to adopt a child. He was also instrumental in the Black Catholic Movement, which sought to establish African-American culture in the liturgical and organizational life of the Catholic Church.

In June 1969, Clements became the second Black Catholic priest in Chicago, and was well known for his involvement in civil rights activities from that point onward. He was accused of sexual abuse in 2019, and was partially cleared that same year, shortly before his death. In April 2022, it was revealed that the Archdiocese of Chicago paid $100,000 for a claim settled posthumously against Clements concerning alleged abuse in the 1970s.