Philadelphia’s First Catholic Cathedral
...ad authority to appoint priests to a church would continue into Bishop Conwell’s tenure. The Hogan schism under Conwell was such a problem that the issue would go all the way to the Pope to be resolved in 1822. Nevertheless, when Bishop Kenrick (then coadjutor bishop) appointed himself as pastor
World War One Army Chaplains
...015), https://armyhistory.org/u-s-army-chaplain-corps/. [2] Williams, Michael, American Catholics in the War: National Catholic War Council, 1917-1921, (New York: MacMillan Company, 1921), 236; O’Malley, Mark, “Providing Shepherds for Soldiers: A History of Catholic Military Chaplaincy in the U.S.” Archbishop Peter L. Gerety Lecture Series at Seton Hall University (April 20, 2010), 12,
FAQ
...from the 19th century, including an almost complete run of official Philadelphia Diocesan newspapers up to the current Archdiocesan paper, The Catholic Standard and Times. We do not hold indexes for historical or genealogical purposes. Researchers will need to provide an exact or near exact date for staff to locate
Friendly and Adopted Sons
..., Bylaws, etc. of the Hibernian Society for the Relief of Emigrants from Ireland, Philadelphia, 1859, AC119. [10] Hood, A Brief Account, P001.0487 [11] 116th Annual Banquet of the Hibernian Society Banquet Programs: 1887, AC 119; 126th Annual Banquet of the Hibernian Society Banquet Programs: 1887, AC 119; the Society