Beloved Cardinal Archbishop: John Francis O’Hara
...asilica of Saints Peter and Paul, with over 100 archbishops, bishops, and abbots attending the event.[8] At his installation, O’Hara spoke of the great work and reputation that the Archdiocese had acquired under past bishops and archbishops. He finished his homily by declaring “I have no program to announce, no
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