Beloved Cardinal Archbishop: John Francis O’Hara
...in his honor.[6] Once the train made it to Philadelphia the day before the installation, O’Hara was greeted by Governor John Fine and Mayor Joseph Clark.[7] The installation was held on Wednesday January 9th at the Cathedral Basilica of Saints Peter and Paul, with over 100 archbishops, bishops, and abbots
Philadelphia’s Third Archbishop
...of Philadelphia comes around the same time as the 100th anniversary of the installation of Philadelphia’s third Archbishop, Edmond F. Prendergast (1911-1918). Catholic Standard and Times, June 3, 1911 Prendergast studied, was ordained, and served in the in the Philadelphia Archdiocese for almost a half-century by the time Pope Pius