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Holy Cross Regional Catholic School (Collegeville) Established in 2012 by the merger of Sacred Heart and St. Eleanor. [2] Holy Rosary Regional Catholic School (Plymouth Meeting) Established in 2012 by the merger of Epiphany of Our Lord, Our Lady of Victory, and St. Titus. [2] Mary Mother of the Redeemer School (North Wales)
The current parish named St. Cyprian was founded in 2013 as a consolidation of six parishes in West Philadelphia: Our Lady of the Rosary (founded 1886) Our Lady of Victory (1899) Transfiguration of Our Lord (1909) Saint Carthage (1915) Saint Cyprian (2000), and; Our Lady of the Blessed Sacrament (2005)
In 1569, the papal bull Consueverunt Romani Pontifices established the devotion to the rosary in the Catholic Church. The Christian victory at the Battle of Lepanto in 1571 was attributed to the praying of the rosary by masses of Europeans based on the request of Pope Pius V and eventually resulted in a feast day for Our Lady of the Rosary ...
Cardinal O'Hara High School is a coeducational Catholic high school of the Archdiocese of Philadelphia. The school is named after John Francis O'Hara who was Roman Catholic Archbishop of Philadelphia from 1951 to 1960. It is located in Marple Township, Pennsylvania, and was officially opened for the first time in 1963.
Between 1945 and 1965, 62 new Catholic elementary schools were established. In 2012, about 25% of the students in Philadelphia Catholic elementary schools were not Catholic. [17] In 2010 South Philadelphia Catholic elementary schools had 2,572 students, a decline by 27% from the 2006 figure. [16]
The Catholic school system in the United States; its principles, origin, and establishment (1908), down to 1840 online. Burns, J. A. The growth and development of the Catholic school system in the United States (1912), from 1840 to 1911. online; Cassidy, Francis P. "Catholic Education in the Third Plenary Council of Baltimore. I."
The 2008 economic downturn prompted the schools to merge. [9] There were 545 students in the merged school in 2008, but the continued economic malaise resulted in declining enrollments. By 2016 enrollment was at about 400 and recovering. [10] St. Adalbert School was a Roman Catholic private parochial school and was constructed next to the ...
Founded in 1916, current church dedicated in 1926 [5] Blessed Virgin Mary 1101 Main St, Darby: Founded in 1913, current church dedicated in 1930 [6] St. Andrew the Apostle 3500 School Ln, Drexel Hill: Founded in 1916, current church dedicated in 1928 [7] St. Bernadette of Lourdes 1035 Turner Ave, Drexel Hill Founded in 1947 [8] St. Charles Borromeo