Philadelphia’s Third Archbishop

...her activities. In addition to his duties at St. Malachy's, he was named vicar general of the Archdiocese of Philadelphia in 1895; and in 1897, was appointed Auxiliary Bishop of Philadelphia and Titular Bishop of Scilium. The transition in leadership from Ryan to Prendergast seemed to have been fairly seamless,

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Cardinal Dougherty and His Golden Jubilee

...ems/show/8245; Plan for Parade Celebration of Sacerdotal Golden Jubilee of Cardinal Dougherty, Parade Folder, 1990.284 [13] Philadelphia Inquirer, 06/01/1940; Cardinal Dougherty Address, 06/02/1940, MC78_82.237, https://omeka.chrc-phila.org/items/show/8246. [14] Headquarters Jubilee Parade Committee, Parade Order, 05/22/1940, Bob 13 f 2, 1990.284, https://omeka.chrc-phila.org/items/show/8244. [15] “1620,000 Join in Tribute at Cardinal’s Golden Jub...

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The Church and Labor

...tates. Archbishop Patrick Ryan was active in labor relations, working on a number of occasions as a mediator between management and labor unions to bring about peace resolutions. In a 1953 Labor Day speech, John Cardinal O’Hara rejoiced in the work that had been done to restore the dignity of

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The Centennial Fountain

...s installed. However, the rest of the fountain was ready, so Governor John Carroll of Maryland was able to turn the water on, which flowed into the 16 drinking basins.[12] Herman Kirn with statue of John Carroll CHRC Centennial Exhibition from Observatory, George's Hill (note the single statue on the

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