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1020 N. Front St, Philadelphia Founded in 1869, merged into St. Michael Parish in 2011. Closed in 2019 [231] Our Lady Help of Christians: E Allegheny & Gaul St, Philadelphia Founded in 1885. Closed in 2016 after merger with Nativity B.V.M Parish [232] [233] Our Lady of Loreto 6214 Grays Ave, Philadelphia Founded in 1932 for Italian immigrants.
The archdiocese has had a foster care agency for more than 100 years. It sued Philadelphia after the city stopped referring foster care cases to the agency after it refused to use same-sex couples to foster children. [20] The case went to the Supreme Court with the name Fulton v. City of Philadelphia, Pa. [21]
A few dioceses bear the names of two cities, variously reflecting a shift in the major center of population, e.g., the Archdiocese of Galveston-Houston; future plan to divide a diocese, e.g., the former Diocese of Reno-Las Vegas; union of two former dioceses, e.g., the Diocese of Kansas City-St. Joseph; political expedience, e.g., the ...
St. Veronica is an active Catholic Church and Parish of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Philadelphia in the Franklinville neighborhood. [1] The church, school and rectory are located on the northeast corner of 6th and W. Tioga Streets. The Parish of Saint Veronica was organized in 1872 for the predominantly Irish emigrants living in North ...
Leadership within the Archdiocese of Philadelphia envisioned a continued comprehensive education for secondary students. The first free Catholic high school in the United States was the "Roman Catholic High School of Philadelphia", founded for the education of boys in 1890. (It is often referred to as "Roman Catholic", occasionally as "Catholic ...
Saint Anne Church (Philadelphia) St. Augustine Church (Philadelphia) St. Donato Roman Catholic Church (Philadelphia) St. John Cantius Roman Catholic Church, Philadelphia; St. John the Baptist Roman Catholic Church, Manayunk; St. John the Evangelist Catholic Church (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) St Nicholas of Tolentine, Philadelphia
St. Donato Roman Catholic Church (Philadelphia) St. Hubert Catholic High School for Girls; Saint Katharine Drexel Mission Center and Shrine; St. Laurentius Parish, Philadelphia; Sexual abuse scandal in the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Philadelphia; St. Basil the Great, Kimberton
St. Adalbert in Philadelphia: 2645 East Allegheny Avenue Known as the "Polish Cathedral" of Philadelphia Saint Augustine Church: 243 North Lawrence Street Saint Charles Borromeo Roman Catholid Church 902 South 20th Street Saint Cyprian Catholic Church: 525 South Cobbs Creek Parkway Saint Donato Church: 403 North 65th Street