Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Philadelphia

Archdiocese of Philadelphia Archidioecesis Philadelphiensis
Location
Country	United States
Territory	Philadelphia City and County, counties of Bucks, Chester, Delaware, and Montgomery, Pennsylvania
Ecclesiastical province	Metropolitan Province of Philadelphia
Metropolitan	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Population - Catholics	1,486,058
Information
Denomination	Roman Catholic
Rite	Roman Rite
Established	April 8, 1808
Cathedral	Cathedral-Basilica of Sts. Peter and Paul
Patron saint	St. Peter and St. Paul
Current leadership
Archbishop	Charles Joseph Chaput, O.F.M. Cap. Archbishop of Philadelphia[1]
Auxiliary Bishop	John J. McIntyre Michael J. Fitzgerald Timothy C. Senior Daniel E. Thomas
Emeritus Bishops	Anthony Cardinal Bevilacqua Justin Cardinal Rigali
Map
Diocesan map of the Ecclesiastical Province of Philadelphia.
Website
archdiocese-phl.org

The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Philadelphia is an ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Roman Catholic Church in southeastern Pennsylvania, in the United States. It covers the City and County of Philadelphia as well as Bucks, Chester, Delaware, and Montgomery counties. The diocese was erected by Pope Pius VII on April 8, 1808, from territories of the Archdiocese of Baltimore. Originally the diocese included all of Pennsylvania, Delaware, and seven counties and parts of three counties in New Jersey. The diocese was raised to the dignity of a metropolitan archdiocese on February 12, 1875. The seat of the archbishop is the Cathedral-Basilica of Ss. Peter & Paul.

It is also the Metropolitan See of the Ecclesiastical Province of Philadelphia, which includes the suffragan episcopal sees of Allentown, Altoona-Johnstown, Erie, Greensburg, Harrisburg, Pittsburgh, and Scranton. The territory of the Province is coextensive with the state of Pennsylvania.

History of the archdiocese

The history of the Catholic Church in the area dates back to William Penn and when Mass was said publicly as early as 1707.^[2] On April 8, 1808, the suffragan dioceses of Boston, New York, Philadelphia, and Bardstown (moved to Louisville in 1841) were erected by Pope Pius VII from the territory of the Diocese of Baltimore, which was simultaneously raised to the rank of metropolitan archdiocese.^[3] Michael Egan was appointed as the first bishop^[4] and was consecrated as a bishop on October 28, 1810, by Archbishop John Carroll.^[5]

In 1868, the dioceses of Harrisburg, Scranton, and Wilmington (Del.) were erected from the territory of the diocese.^[2] Philadelphia was raised to a metropolitan archiepiscopal see on February 12, 1875,^[2] with Harrisburg and Scranton as suffragan dioceses. On January 28, 1961, the five northern counties of Berks, Carbon, Lehigh, Northampton, and Schuylkill were split off from the archdiocese, to create the Diocese of Allentown.

By 1969, the archodiocese had grown to 1,351,704 parishioneers, 1,096 diocesan priests, 676 priests of religious congregations and 6,622 women of various religious orders.^[2]

On February 10, 2011, a grand jury accused the Archdiocese of Philadelphia of failing to stop the sexual abuse of children. A church official, William Lynn, was charged with endangering the welfare of children while two other priests, Edward Avery and Charles Englehardt were charged with rape and indecent assault of a minor.^[6]

The Cathedral Basilica of SS. Peter and Paul

Bishops

Ordinaries

Bishops

1. † Michael Francis Egan, OFM (1808–1814)
2. † Henry Conwell (1819–1842)
3. † Francis Patrick Kenrick (1842–1851)
4. † Saint John Nepomucene Neumann, CSSR (1852–1860)

Archbishops

1. † James Frederick Wood (1860–1883)
2. † Patrick John Ryan (1884–1911)
3. † Edmond Francis Prendergast (1911–1918)
4. † Dennis Joseph Dougherty (1918–1951)
5. † John Francis O'Hara, CSC (1951–1960)
6. † John Joseph Krol (1961–1988)
7. Anthony Joseph Bevilacqua (1988–2003)
8. Justin Francis Rigali (2003–2011)
9. Charles Joseph Chaput, O.F.M. Cap. (2011–)

† = deceased

Auxiliary bishops

Current

• Daniel E. Thomas (2006- )
• Timothy C. Senior (2009- )
• John J. McIntyre (2010- )
• Michael J. Fitzgerald (2010-)

Former

• Michael Francis Burbidge (2002–2006), Current Bishop of Raleigh
• Joseph R. Cistone (2004–2009), Current Bishop of Saginaw
• Edward Peter Cullen (1994–1997), Retired, Bishop of Allentown
• Louis A. DeSimone (1981–1997), Retired Auxiliary Bishop of Philadelphia
• Edward Hughes (1976–1986), Retired Bishop of Metuchen
• Martin Nicholas Lohmuller (1970–1994), Retired Auxiliary Bishop of Philadelphia
• Robert P. Maginnis (1996–2010), Retired Auxiliary Bishop of Philadelphia
• Joseph Francis Martino (1996–2003), Retired Bishop of Scranton
• Joseph P. McFadden (2004–2010), Current Bishop of Harrisburg
• Francis B. Schulte (1981–1985), Retired Archbishop of New Orleans
• † Cletus Joseph Benjamin (1960–1961)
• † Michael Joseph Crane (1921–1928)
• † Francis James Furey (1960–1963)
• † John Joseph Graham (1963–1988)
• † Hugh L. Lamb (1935–1951)
• † Joseph Carroll McCormick (1947–1960)
• † John Joseph McCort (1912–1920)
• † Gerald Vincent McDevitt (1962–1980)
• † Joseph Mark McShea (1952–1961)
• † Gerald Patrick O'Hara (1929–1935)
• † Thomas Jerome Welsh (1970–1974)

† = deceased

Other bishops who once were priests in the Archdiocese of Philadelphia

Note: Years in parentheses indicate the time of service as a priest of the Archdiocese of Philadelphia, prior to appointment to the episcopacy.

Living

• Edward Joseph Adams (1970–1996)^[7]
• Herbert Bevard (1972–2008)
• Michael Joseph Bransfield (1971–2004)
• Francis Xavier DiLorenzo (1968–1988)
• John Patrick Foley (1962–1984)
• Joseph Anthony Galante (1964–1992)
• James Patrick Green (1976–2006)^[7]
• Joseph A. Pepe (1970–2001)
• David B. Thompson (1950–1989)

Deceased

Francis Brennan (1920–1940) Edwin Byrne (1915–1925) George Aloysius Carrell, SJ (1827–1853) Hubert James Cartwright (1927–1956) Joseph Moran Corrigan (1903–1940) Joseph Thomas Daley (1941–1963) Edmond John Fitzmaurice (1904–1925) John Edmund Fitzmaurice (1862–1897) Francis Xavier Gartland (1832–1850) Daniel James Gercke (1901–1923) Ignatius Frederick Horstmann (1865–1891)

John Joseph Hughes (1826–1837) Francis Edward Hyland (1927–1949) Philip R. McDevitt (1885–1916) Thomas Joseph McDonough (1938–1947) Thomas McGovern (1861–1887) Eugene J. McGuinness (1915–1937) John Joseph O'Connor (1945–1979) William O'Hara (1842–1868) Jeremiah F. Shanahan (1859–1868) John W. Shanahan (1869–1899)

The parish structure

The archdiocese is sub-divided into six vicariates, each administered by a regional vicar.^[8] Present vicariates and their administrators:

Philadelphia North

Regional Vicar:^[8] Rev. Paul Kennedy

St. Adalbert (Polish), Philadelphia St. Albert the Great, Philadelphia All Saints, Philadelphia St. Ambrose, Philadelphia St. Anselm, Philadelphia Ascension of Our Lord, Philadelphia St. Athanasius, Philadelphia St. Bartholomew, Philadelphia St. Benedict, Philadelphia St. Bernard, Philadelphia St. Bridget of Sweden, Philadelphia St. Cecilia, Philadelphia Christ the King, Philadelphia St. Christopher, Philadelphia St. Dominic, Philadelphia St. Francis of Assisi, Philadelphia St. George (Lithuanian), Philadelphia St. Helena, Philadelphia Holy Angels, Philadelphia Holy Cross, Philadelphia Holy Family, Philadelphia Holy Innocents, Philadelphia St. Hugh of Cluny, Philadelphia Immaculate Conception, Philadelphia Immaculate Heart of Mary, Philadelphia Incarnation of Our Lord, Philadelphia St. Jerome, Philadelphia [1] St. Joachim, Philadelphia St. Joan of Arc, Philadelphia

St. John Cantius (Polish), Philadelphia St. John the Baptist, Philadelphia St. John Neumann, Philadelphia St. Josaphat (Polish), Philadelphia St. Katherine of Siena, Philadelphia St. Leo, Philadelphia St. Lucy (Italian), Philadelphia St. Madeleine Sophie, Philadelphia St. Martha, Philadelphia St. Martin of Tours, Philadelphia St. Mary of the Assumption (German), Philadelphia Mater Dolorosa (Italian), Philadelphia Maternity B.V.M, Philadelphia St. Matthew, Philadelphia Mother of Divine Grace (Italian), Philadelphia Nativity B.V.M., Philadelphia Our Lady Help of Christians (German), Philadelphia Our Lady of Calvary, Philadelphia Our Lady of Consolation, Philadelphia Our Lady of Hope, (now on Holy Child's property) Philadelphia Our Lady of Ransom, Philadelphia Our Mother of Consolation, Philadelphia St. Raymond of Peñafort, Philadelphia Resurrection of Our Lord Church, Philadelphia St. Therese of the Child Jesus, Philadelphia St. Timothy, Philadelphia St. Veronica, Philadelphia St. Vincent de Paul, Philadelphia St. William's Parish Philadelphia

Philadelphia South

Regional Vicar:^[8] Rev. Msgr. Kevin C. Lawrence

Cathedral-Basilica of SS. Peter & Paul, Philadelphia St. Agatha-St. James Major, Philadelphia St. Agnes-St. John Nepomucene (Slovak), Philadelphia St. Andrew (Lithuanian), Philadelphia St. Anne, Philadelphia Annunciation B.V.M., Philadelphia St. Augustine, Philadelphia St. Barbara, Philadelphia St. Barnabas, Philadelphia St. Callistus, Philadelphia St. Casimir (Lithuanian), Philadelphia St. Charles Borromeo, Philadelphia St. Cyprian, Philadelphia Divine Mercy, Philadelphia St. Donato (Italian), Philadelphia St. Edmond, Philadelphia Epiphany of Our Lord, Philadelphia St. Francis de Sales, Philadelphia St. Francis Xavier (The Philadelphia Oratory), Philadelphia St. Gabriel, Philadelphia Holy Name of Jesus, Philadelphia Holy Spirit, Philadelphia Holy Trinity (German), Philadelphia St. Ignatius of Loyola, Philadelphia Immaculate Conception, Philadelphia

St. John the Evangelist, Philadelphia St. Laurentius (Polish), Philadelphia St. Malachy, Philadelphia St. Martin de Porres, Philadelphia St. Michael, Philadelphia [2] St. Monica, Philadelphia Most Blessed Sacrament, Philadelphia St. Nicholas of Tolentine (Italian), Philadelphia Old St. Joseph's Church, Philadelphia Old Saint Mary's, Philadelphia Our Lady of Lourdes, Philadelphia Our Lady of Mount Carmel, Philadelphia] [3] Our Lady of the Blessed Sacrament, Philadelphia Our Mother of Sorrows, Philadelphia St. Patrick, Philadelphia St. Paul, Philadelphia St. Peter the Apostle (German), Philadelphia St. Philip Neri, Philadelphia St. Richard, Philadelphia St. Rita of Cascia, Philadelphia St. Rose of Lima, Philadelphia Sacred Heart of Jesus, Philadelphia Stella Maris, Philadelphia St. Thomas Aquinas, Philadelphia Visitation B.V.M., Philadelphia

Bucks County

Regional Vicar:^[8] Rev. Msgr. Joseph P. Duncan

St. Agnes, Sellersville St. Andrew, Newtown St. Ann (Italian), Bristol Assumption B.V.M., Feasterville St. Bede the Venerable, Holland St. Charles Borromeo, Cornwells Heights (Bensalem) St. Cyril of Jerusalem, Jamison St. Elizabeth Ann Seton, Eddington (Bensalem) St. Ephrem, Cornwells Heights (Bensalem) St. Frances Cabrini, Fairless Hills Holy Trinity, Morrisville St. Ignatius of Antioch, Yardley Immaculate Conception B.V.M., Levittown St. Isidore, Quakertown St. John Bosco, Hatboro St. John the Baptist, Ottsville - Revere St. John the Evangelist, Lower Makefield

St. Joseph, Warrington St. Joseph the Worker, Fallsington St. Jude, Chalfont St. Lawrence, Riegelsville St. Mark, Bristol St. Martin of Tours, New Hope St. Michael the Archangel, Levittown Nativity of Our Lord, Warminster Our Lady of Fatima, Eddington (Bensalem) Our Lady of Good Counsel, Southampton Our Lady of Grace, Penndel Our Lady of Guadalupe, Buckingham Our Lady of Mount Carmel, Doylestown Our Lady of the Sacred Heart, Hilltown Queen of the Universe, Levittown St. Robert Bellarmine, Warrington St. Thomas Aquinas, Croydon St. Vincent de Paul, Richboro

Chester County

Regional Vicar:^[8] Rev. Msgr. Joseph T. Marino

St. Agnes, West Chester St. Ann, Phoenixville Assumption B.V.M., West Grove St. Basil the Great, Kimberton St. Cecilia, Coatesville St. Cornelius, Chadds Ford St. Elizabeth, Upper Uwchlan St. Gabriel of the Sorrowful Mother, Avondale Holy Trinity (Polish), Phoenixville St. Isaac Jogues, Wayne St. Joseph, Downingtown St. Joseph, Spring City St. Joseph (Slovak), Coatesville St. Malachy, Cochranville St. Mary of the Assumption, Phoenixville St. Maximilian Kolbe, West Chester

St. Monica, Berwyn St. Norbert, Paoli Our Lady of Consolation, Parkesburg Our Lady of the Assumption (Italian), Strafford Our Lady of the Rosary, Coatesville St. Patrick, Kennett Square St. Patrick, Malvern St. Peter, West Brandywine SS. Peter and Paul, East Goshen SS. Philip and James, Exton Sacred Heart, Oxford Sacred Heart (Slovak), Phoenixville SS. Simon and Jude, West Chester St. Stanislaus Kostka (Polish), Coatesville St. Thomas More, South Coventry

Delaware County

Regional Vicar:^[8] Rev. Msgr. George A. Majoros

St. Alice, Upper Darby St. Anastasia, Newtown Square St. Andrew, Drexel Hill Annunciation B.V.M., Brookline St. Bernadette, Drexel Hill (school) Blessed Virgin Mary, Darby St. Charles Borromeo, Drexel Hill St. Cyril of Alexandria, East Lansdowne St. Denis, Havertown St. Dorothy, Drexel Hill St. Eugene, Primos St. Francis de Sales, Lenni St. Francis of Assisi, Springfield St. Gabriel, Norwood St. George, Glenolden Holy Cross, Springfield Holy Saviour, Linwood Holy Spirit, Sharon Hill Immaculate Conception (Italian), Marcus Hook St. John Chrysostom, Wallingford St. John Fisher, Boothwyn St. John Neumann, Bryn Mawr St. Joseph, Aston

St. Joseph, Collingdale St. Katharine Drexel, Chester St. Katharine of Siena, Wayne St. Kevin, Springfield St. Laurence, Highland Park St. Louis, Yeadon St. Madeline, Ridley Park St. Margaret Mary Alacoque, Essington St. Mary Magdalen, Media Nativity B.V.M., Media Notre Dame de Lourdes, Swarthmore Our Lady of Charity, Brookhaven Our Lady of Fatima, Secane Our Lady of Peace, Milmont Park Our Lady of Perpetual Help, Morton St. Philomena, Lansdowne St. Pius X, Broomall St. Rose of Lima, Eddystone Sacred Heart (Polish), Clifton Heights Sacred Heart, Manoa St. Thomas of Villanova, Villanova St. Thomas the Apostle, Chester Heights

Montgomery County

Regional Vicar:^[8] Rev. Msgr. Michael T. McCulken

St. Albert the Great, Huntingdon Valley St. Aloysius, Pottstown St. Alphonsus, Maple Glen St. Anthony of Padua, Ambler St. Augustine, Bridgeport Blessed Teresa of Calcutta, Limerick St. Catherine of Siena, Horsham St. Colman, Ardmore Corpus Christi, Upper Gwynedd SS. Cosmas and Damian (Italian), Conshohocken St. David, Willow Grove St. Eleanor, Collegeville Epiphany of Our Lord, Plymouth Meeting St. Francis of Assisi, Norristown St. Gabriel of the Sorrowful Mother, Stowe St. Genevieve, Flourtown St. Gertrude, West Conshohocken St. Helena, Blue Bell St. Hilary of Poitiers, Rydal Holy Martyrs, Oreland Holy Saviour (Italian), Norristown Immaculate Conception B.V.M, Jenkintown St. James, Elkins Park St. John Baptist Vianney, Gladwyne St. John of the Cross, Roslyn St. Joseph, Ambler St. Joseph, Cheltenham

St. Justin Martyr, Narberth St. Luke the Evangelist, Glenside St. Margaret, Narberth St. Maria Goretti, Hatfield St. Mary, Conshohocken St. Mary, Schwenksville Mary, Mother of the Redeemer, North Wales St. Matthew, Conshohocken St. Matthias, Bala Cynwyd Mother of Divine Providence, King of Prussia Our Lady Help of Christians, Abington Our Lady of Mount Carmel (Italian), Bridgeport Our Mother of Good Counsel, Bryn Mawr St. Patrick, Norristown St. Paul, Norristown St. Philip Neri, Pennsburg St. Philip Neri, Lafayette Hill Presentation B.V.M., Cheltenham Presentation B.V.M., Wynnewood Queen of Peace, Ardsley St. Rose of Lima, North Wales Sacred Heart, Royersford Sacred Heart (Polish), Swedesburg St. Stanislaus, Lansdale St. Teresa of Avila, Norristown St. Titus, East Norriton Visitation B.V.M., Trooper

Educational institutions

See also: Catholic schools in the United States

Elementary schools

See also: Category:Roman Catholic elementary schools in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

The first Catholic school established in the Archdiocese of Philadelphia was at St. Mary Parish in Philadelphia during the late eighteenth century. During the nineteenth century, Bishop Kenrick encouraged the establishment of Catholic schools. Subsequently, St. John Neumann (1851–1860) made the establishment of parish elementary schools a priority and by 1860 there were seventeen parish elementary schools in Philadelphia. Between 1900 to 1930, Catholic elementary schools increased to 124 schools in Philadelphia and 78 schools in the four suburban counties. Between 1945 to 1965, 62 new Catholic elementary schools were established.

Special Needs schools

With the foundation of Archbishop Ryan School for Children with Deafness in 1912, the Archdiocese of Philadelphia embarked on a proud history of serving families of children with special needs. In 1951, John Cardinal O'Hara responded to the requests of hundreds of parents who sought education, and particularly education in the faith, for their children with mental retardation. As a result, St. Katherine Day School and Our Lady of Confidence School were opened in 1953 and 1954 respectively, and again in response to parent petition, St. Lucy Day School for Children with Visual Impairment was founded in 1955. Queen of the Universe Day Center was added in 1980 to serve students with mental retardation in Bucks County. These five schools of special education have been generously supported by the Catholic Charities Appeal.

High schools within the archdiocese

See also: Category:Roman Catholic secondary schools in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Diocesan high schools

Leadership within the Archdiocese of Philadelphia envisioned a continued comprehensive education for secondary students.

The first free Catholic high school in the United States was the "Roman Catholic High School of Philadelphia", founded for the education of boys in 1890. (It is often referred to as "Roman Catholic", occasionally as "Catholic High", and most commonly as "Roman".) The "Catholic Girls High School" was founded in 1912. Mary McMichan, one of the school's founders, requested in her last will that the school be renamed in honor of her brother. The school became "John W. Hallahan Catholic Girls High School" after her death. Both schools are still in existence.

Between 1916 and 1927 West Catholic Boys and Girls and Northeast Catholic were opened. Despite the economic hardships of the 1930s and 1940s, seven more diocesan high schools were founded. During a 22-year growth period from 1945 to 1967, fifteen high schools were opened.

Philadelphia North high schools

• Father Judge High School, Administered by the Oblates of St. Francis de Sales
• St. Hubert Catholic High School for Girls
• Little Flower Catholic High School for Girls
• Archbishop Ryan High School

Philadelphia South high schools

• John W. Hallahan High School
• Saints John Neumann and Maria Goretti Catholic High School
• Roman Catholic High School for Boys
• West Philadelphia Catholic High School

Bucks County high schools

• Conwell-Egan Catholic High School
• Archbishop Wood Catholic High School

Chester County high schools

• Bishop Shanahan High School

Delaware County high schools

• Monsignor Bonner High School
• Archbishop Carroll High School
• Cardinal O'Hara High School
• Archbishop Prendergast High School

Montgomery County high schools

• Lansdale Catholic High School (will close in 2012)
• Lansdale Catholic Regional High School (scheduled to open in 2012, replaces Lansdale Catholic High School)
• Bishop McDevitt High School
• Pope John Paul II High School (Replaced Kennedy-Kenrick & St. Pius X) [4]

Private high schools

Though not funded or operated by the archdiocese, the following independent schools operate with the blessing and spiritual support of the archdiocese:

• Academy of Notre Dame de Namur, Villanova
• Country Day School of the Sacred Heart, Bryn Mawr
• Devon Preparatory School, Devon
• Gwynedd Mercy Academy High School, Gwynedd Valley
• Holy Ghost Preparatory School, Bensalem
• La Salle College High School, Wyndmoor
• Malvern Preparatory School, Malvern
• Mercy Vocational High School, Philadelphia
• Merion Mercy Academy, Merion
• Mount Saint Joseph Academy, Flourtown
• Nazareth Academy High School, Philadelphia
• Saint Basil Academy, Jenkintown
• Saint Joseph's Preparatory School, Philadelphia
• Villa Joseph Marie High School, Holland
• Villa Maria Academy, Malvern

Colleges and universities within the archdiocese

Note: Each Roman Catholic college and university within the archdiocese is affiliated with a religious order, rather than the Archdiocese of Philadelphia.

• Cabrini College, Missionary Sisters of the Sacred Heart of Jesus, Radnor Township
• Chestnut Hill College, Sisters of Saint Joseph, Philadelphia
• Gwynedd-Mercy College, Sisters of Mercy, Lower Gwynedd Township
• Holy Family University, Sisters of the Holy Family of Nazareth, Philadelphia
• Immaculata University, Sisters of the Immaculate Heart of Mary, East Whiteland Township
• La Salle University, Christian Brothers, Philadelphia
• Neumann University, Sisters of St. Francis of Philadelphia, Aston Township
• Rosemont College, Society of the Holy Child Jesus, Lower Merion Township
• Saint Joseph's University, Jesuits, Philadelphia
• Villanova University, Augustinians, Radnor Township

Seminary

• St. Charles Borromeo Seminary

Saints of Philadelphia

• St. Frances Xavier Cabrini, for whom the suburban college is named and who visited on numerous occasions. She started an orphanage and an Italian national parish that still is functioning today, St. Donato's in West Philadelphia.
• St. Katharine Drexel
• St. John Nepomucene Neumann – A Redemptorist; became the fourth Bishop of Philadelphia (1852–60) and the first U.S. bishop to be canonized; as bishop of Philadelphia, he founded the first Catholic diocesan school system in the U.S.

Stages of canonization in the Catholic Church
Servant of God   →   Venerable   →   Blessed   →   Saint

Shrines of Philadelphia

See also: List of shrines#United States

• Miraculous Medal Shrine^[9]
• National Shrine of Our Lady of Czestochowa
• National Shrine of Saint John Neumann
• Saint Katharine Drexel Mission Center and Shrine
• National Shrine of Saint Rita of Cascia^[10]

See also

	Philadelphia portal
	Pennsylvania portal
	Catholicism portal

• The Catholic Standard & Times (newspaper)
• Connelly Foundation
• Philadelphia Nativist Riots
• Polish Cathedral style
• List of the Catholic bishops of the United States#Province of Philadelphia
• List of the Catholic cathedrals of the United States
• List of the Catholic dioceses of the United States
• Category:Roman Catholic dioceses in the United States (including ecclesiastical provinces)
• Plenary Councils of Baltimore
• Roman Catholicism in the United States
• Catholic Church and politics in the United States
• History of Roman Catholicism in the United States
• Saint Teresa of Avila School

Sources

• Archdiocese of Philadelphia official website. Retrieved 2010-04-30.
• Archdiocese of Philadelphia at Catholic-Hierarchy. Retrieved on 2010-04-30..

References

1. ^ "Rinuncia del'Archivescovo Metropolita di Philadelphia (U.S.A.) e nomina del successore" (in Italian) (Press release). Holy See Press Office. July 19, 2011. http://press.catholica.va/news_services/bulletin/news/27829.php?index=27829. Retrieved July 20, 2011. 
2. ^ ^{a b c d} A Brief History of the Archdiocese of Philadelphia. Retrieved 2010-03-11.
3. ^ See: Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Baltimore#History.
4. ^ Bishop Michael Francis Egan, O.F.M. at Catholic-Hierarchy. Retrieved on March 11, 2010.
5. ^ Archbishop John Carroll at Catholic-Hierarchy. Retrieved on March 11, 2010.
6. ^ Hurdle, Jon (February 10, 2011). "Philadelphia Priests Accused by Grand Jury of Sexual Abuse and Cover-Up". New York Times. http://www.nytimes.com/2011/02/11/us/11priest.html. Retrieved March 30, 2011. 
7. ^ ^{a b} See: List of the Catholic bishops of the United States#American bishops serving outside the United States.
8. ^ ^{a b c d e f g} See: Catholic Church hierarchy#Ordinaries and local ordinaries (at episcopal vicar).
9. ^ See Miraculous Medal and Miraculous Medal Shrine and Art Museum webpage. Central Association of the Miraculous Medal website. Retrieved 2011-01-28.
10. ^ See St. Rita of Cascia and National Shrine of Saint Rita of Cascia official website. Retrieved 2011-01-28.

External links

• Office of Catholic Education
• Archiocese of Philadelphia at Catholic-Hierarchy.

• "Archdiocese of Philadelphia". Catholic Encyclopedia. New York: Robert Appleton Company. 1913. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/11793b.htm. 

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