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St. Michael's Cathedral is the mother church of the Diocese of Springfield in Massachusetts, United States, established in 1847. In 1974, the church and rectory were included as contributing properties in the Quadrangle–Mattoon Street Historic District , listed on the National Register of Historic Places .
Mercy Hospital in Springfield was developed from mission of the Sisters of Providence of St. Vincent de Paul. In 1875, Pius IX elevated the Diocese of Boston to the Archdiocese of Boston. [6] He transferred the Diocese of Springfield from the Archdiocese of New York to the new archdiocese. [5] O’Reilly died on May 28, 1892.
Catholic Charities USA is the national office of 167 local Catholic Charities agencies nationwide. Founded in 1910 as the National Conference of Catholic Charities (NCCC), the organization changed its name in 1986 to Catholic Charities USA (CCUSA). [3] Donna Markham was the first female president to lead CCUSA. She held the position from 2015 ...
Bishop Edward Rice, of the Diocese of Springfield-Cape Girardeau, says a prayer while blessing the Rancho Motel, that Catholic Charities of Southern Missouri has turned into a winter shelter for ...
Pages in category "Roman Catholic parishes of Diocese of Springfield in Massachusetts" The following 20 pages are in this category, out of 20 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
The Passionist Order is a Roman Catholic fraternity founded in 1720 in what is now Italy. By the early 19th century, it had spread to English-speaking countries, and by 1852 it had reached the United States. The Catholic population of Massachusetts, small in the early 19th century, grew substantially due to immigration from Ireland and Quebec.
Sep. 17—Boys from Joplin and Carthage and a boy and a girl from Neosho are among 11 alleged victims of past sexual abuse by Catholic Church officials cited in a lawsuit filed last week against ...
The first Roman Catholic parish in western Massachusetts was established in 1860, at St. Michael's in Springfield. The Diocese of Springfield in Massachusetts was organized in 1870 to better serve the growing Catholic population in the Pioneer Valley. The French Catholics of St. Michael's (predominantly French Canadian immigrants) pushed for ...