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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]
Joseph Mark McShea (February 22, 1907 – November 28, 1991) was an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as the first bishop of the Diocese of Allentown in Pennsylvania from 1961 to 1983.
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.
On October 15, Cardinal Dougherty of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Philadelphia dedicated the new building at 112 S. 7th Street, now Assumption BVM School, which still bears the engraving "P.C.H. School" above the door. From 1928 to 1955, Pottsville Catholic was a diocesan Catholic high school with the Sisters of Saint Joseph as faculty.
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 ...
In April 2014, Mar Jacob Angadiath announced that the Philadelphia Parish would be elevated to a Forane Church, one of the 9 due to the eparchy's geographical vastness and for better co-ordination. There are 9 Syro Malabar Churches and Missions under the St. Thomas, Philadelphia Forane.
In 1991, the Institute changed its name to The College of Saint Thomas More. [1] By 1994, the student population had risen to more than sixty, and the college had grown to a campus of four buildings. In that year, the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (SACS) granted the College of Saint Thomas More accreditation for the associate degree.