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It is part of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of San Francisco. It opened in fall 1949 as Riordan High School, named after Archbishop Patrick William Riordan, the second Archbishop of San Francisco; "Archbishop" was officially added to its name in 1990. Riordan was the oldest exclusively male high school in San Francisco until it became ...
Patrick William Riordan (August 27, 1841 – December 27, 1914) was a Canadian-born American prelate of the Catholic Church who served as Archbishop of San Francisco from 1884 until his death in 1914.
Archbishop Patrick William Riordan of San Francisco incorporated St. Patrick's Seminary with the State of California in 1891 with the goal of providing a seminary for students from the Pacific Coast states. The archdiocese received a donation of 86 acres in rural Menlo Park for the project.
In 1884, Riordan's first full year in San Francisco, the archdiocese contained 175 priests, 128 churches, and 25 chapels and stations to serve a Catholic population of 200,000. [14] Riordan laid the cornerstone in 1887 and dedicated the new Cathedral of St. Mary of the Assumption in 1891.
Saint Peter School - Mission District, San Francisco - It opened in 1878. Previously its students were Irish or Italian American, but by 2014 95% of the student body was Latino and about two thirds were categorized as economically disadvantaged.
This category contains articles about high schools in San Francisco, ... Academy of Arts & Sciences (San Francisco, California) Archbishop Riordan High School; B.
Derek Kevin Loville (born July 4, 1968) is an American former professional football player who was a running back for nine years in the National Football League (NFL) for the Seattle Seahawks, San Francisco 49ers and Denver Broncos from 1990 to 1999. He played for Archbishop Riordan High School.
Archbishop Riordan High School in San Francisco, California, USA Pages in category "Archbishop Riordan High School alumni" The following 21 pages are in this category, out of 21 total.