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Saint Catharine of Siena Parish was founded October 8, 1919, when Archbishop Dennis Cardinal Dougherty, Archdiocese of Philadelphia appointed the Reverend John C. Phelan as pastor of a new church in the west end of Allentown. [1] By 1952, the parish campus had grown greatly, with additions of a school and convent and there was a need for a new ...
The church's alternate name, Basilica Cateriniana, is attributed to St. Catherine of Siena, who lived nearby. [ 4 ] It is a large edifice built, like many contemporary edifices of the mendicant orders , in brick, with a lofty bell tower on the left (this was reduced in height after an earthquake in 1798). [ 5 ]
In July 1991, Monsignor Richard J. Shea was installed as the fourth Pastor of Saint Catherine of Siena Parish. Appointed to serve the Parish by then-Bishop Edward M. Egan, Msgr. Shea had served since 1976 as Principal of the nearby St. Joseph High School. Msgr. Shea's 23-year pastorate saw enormous expansion and improvement.
St. Catherine of Siena Roman Catholic Rectory. The St. Catherine of Siena Parish complex consists of four buildings: the parish school (1913), convent (1926), rectory (1926), and the church itself (1929). [2] All buildings are basically Romanesque in style, with some Byzantine elements. [2] The church is the most visually catching structure.
The church built a two-story convent and penthouse at 416 East 69th Street, built 1957 to designs by Starrett & Van Vleck of 267 Fifth Avenue for $100,000 ($1,080,000 in current dollar terms). [1] On May 8, 2015, the Archdiocese of New York announced the merger of parishes between St Vincent Ferrer and St. Catherine of Siena Church.
According to a history of The Church of Saint Catherine of Siena, which is posted on the organization's website, "The beginning of Catholicism in the North Pocono area predates the existence of St. Catherine's parish" with a significant relocation of Catholics to the area during the mid-1800s for mining and railroad jobs.
The church is dedicated to the Italian saint Catherine of Siena. The Dominicans constructed the first church in 1596. It is under the jurisdiction of the Diocese of Balanga. [1] The parish has a Catholic population of 11,581, under Titular of St. Catherine of Siena, with Feast day on April 30.
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