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...er was written in English or Latin, the primary language of correspondence used by clergy during this time period. Born in Dublin in December of 1797, Kenrick first came to America after completing his clerical studies in Rome in 1821 and served as a professor of theology and history in

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The Bishop’s Bank

...and pay interest on, the deposits of working Catholics who did not want to use the private savings institutions. Popularly known as the "Bishop's Bank", it was managed by Mark Antony Frenaye, a Philadelphia Catholic businessman who served for many years as the financier and treasurer of the Diocese of

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...records for each of the Archdiocese's parishes and best of all its FREE to use! https://www.catholicheritagearchive.com/     New Digital Resources Available! CHRC joined with FindMyPast to make historical parish baptismal and marriage records available to the public. Pre-1919 records are on-line and can be searched and downloaded. Also available

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The Right Reverend Monsignor Louis Meyer papers, 1910-2007 (MC 91)

...era, correspondence, notes, journals, diaries, scrapbooks, photographs, and subject files containing clippings and other printed materials. 7.5 linear feet; 18 boxes Researchers may find it helpful to use the more recent finding aid (HTML) in conjunction with the legacy finding aid (PDF), which includes item-level information. View finding aid (HTML)

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