Bellarmine students use classroom skills to locate and mark graves of Black Catholics
Posted on April 30, 2026, by Loretto Community
Posted by The Record, April 22, 2026
Bellarmine University students studying geographic information systems last fall mapped and marked the graves of Black Catholics buried in the Archdiocese of Louisville’s St. Louis Cemetery.
It was the latest step in an ongoing project led by Deacon Ned Berghausen — who serves at St. Agnes Church — to identify and honor Black Catholics buried in unmarked graves in the cemetery located at 1167 Barret Ave.
“It’s a work of mercy to honor the dead, particularly for a community that has been neglected and not honored,” said Deacon Berghausen in a recent interview.
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Deacon Berghausen said many individuals have assisted behind the scenes to help with the work being done in St. Louis Cemetery — the Sisters of Loretto and the Snowy Owl Foundation, a local non-profit — donated funds for the markers. Members of the Sister Thea Bowman Society for Racial Solidarity and the (Un)Known Project have also contributed to the work of identifying Black Catholics buried in the cemetery, Deacon Berghausen said.
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