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In 1836, the first Catholic parish in the Lehigh Valley, St. Bernard's, was erected in Easton in 1836. [5] In the Hazleton area, the first Catholic church was constructed in Beaver Meadows in 1847. [6] The first Catholic church in Allentown was Immaculate Conception, dedicated in 1857. [3]
In 1976 the school had about 546 students, while in 1999 it was down to 273. In 1999 the archdiocese considered eventually merging the school with St. Thomas Aquinas School. [89] St. Cyprian School – In 2011 the archdiocese announced the closure of St. Cyprian Catholic School, as its student numbers had declined. [111]
After his 1989 ordination, the diocese assigned Barres as an associate pastor at Holy Family Parish in Newark, Delaware. [2] In 1991, Barres joined the Priestly Society of the Holy Cross, run by Opus Dei. He was transferred in 1992 to St. Elizabeth Parish in Wilmington to serve as associate pastor there. [2]
St. Thomas More Church, school would be razed The church building, which closed a year ago , and the school would both be torn down. The archdiocese is keeping the rectory.
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 ...
It is located within the Roman Catholic Diocese of Allentown. As of the 2023-24 school year, the school had an enrollment of 481 students, according to National Center for Education Statistics data. [3]
The football program for Allentown Central Catholic's September 19, 1986 game against Dieruff High School at J. Birney Crum Stadium in Allentown. The school was founded as Masson Memorial School in 1926 by Rev. Leo Gregory Fink, then rector of Sacred Heart Parish. The school was named in honor of Msgr. Peter Masson, Fink's predecessor at Sacred ...
Part of St. Thomas the Apostle Parish. St. Thomas à Becket 139 Gill Hall Rd., Jefferson Hills: Part of Triumph of the Holy Cross Parish. St. Thomas More 126 Fort Couch Rd., Bethel Park: Part of Resurrection Parish. St. Valentine 2710 Ohio St., Bethel Park: Part of Our Lady of Hope Parish. St. Vincent de Paul 200 Tabor St., Esplen, Pittsburgh