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By the 1780s, half of Philadelphia's Catholic population was German, and they asked permission of John Carroll, the Apostolic Prefect of the United States, to build their own church. [1] Holy Trinity Church was founded in 1784 by German-speaking Catholics, [2] and in 1788, Carroll authorized it as a national parish for Germans. [1]
Church of the Holy Trinity is an Episcopal church on Rittenhouse Square in Philadelphia. The first service in the church building, designed by Scottish architect John Notman, was held on March 27, 1859. The corner tower was added in 1867 and was designed by George W. Hewitt of the firm of Fraser, Furness & Hewitt.
2050 E. Walnut Ln, Philadelphia Founded in 1928, current church dedicated in 1955 [115] St. Raymond of Penafort 1350 E. Vernon Rd, Philadelphia Founded in 1941, current church dedicated in 1948 [116] St. Vincent de Paul 109 E. Price St, Philadelphia Founded in 1851, current church dedicated in 1859 [117] St. Hilary of Poitiers 820 Susquehanna ...
Church of the Holy Trinity: 1904 Walnut Street Philadelphia Episcopal Cathedral: 3723 Chestnut Street Saint Clement's Church: 2013 Appletree Street St. James Kingsessing (Old Swedes') 6838 Woodland Avenue official website: Church of St. James the Less: 3227 West Clearfield Street Church of St. Luke & the Epiphany: 330 South 13th Street
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It is still an active parish of the Archdiocese of Philadelphia, with Masses held on Saturdays at 4:30 p.m. and Sunday at 10 a.m. The current pastor is Paul A. DiGirolamo, J.C.D. The church is twinned with Holy Trinity Church at 6th and Spruce Streets, which serves as a worship site of St. Mary and which has Masses on holy days at 12 noon. [1]
One church received a donation to cover the cost, another had saved the money and the third raised more than enough money in two weeks. Local churches have experienced an amicable separation
The church is the seventh oldest surviving church in the state of Pennsylvania, not counting earlier Quaker meetinghouses. [2] In 1931 the church was consecrated as the Holy Trinity Romanian Orthodox Church and was sold by the Episcopalian parish to the Romanian community in 1972. Sometime before 1931, a wooden steeple was built above the entrance.