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...f Philadelphia, the CHRC also collects the records of Catholic institutions, organizations, associations and individuals. The types of records we are interested in include financial, administrative and legal records, minute books, letters, journals and diaries, scrapbooks, photographs, artifacts, books, pamphlets and other materials that pertain to the history, development and
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...Historical Society (ACHS) includes the papers of prominent Catholic clergy, laity, and institutions. View the Collection Slide 4 Blog Posts Stay connected as we highlight and explore a different piece of our collection in each post. View Posts Welcome to the Catholic Historical Research Center of the Archdiocese of Philadelphia.
A Brief History of the Growing Pains of the Church in Philadelphia
...133. [6] Christine Friend, “Philadelphia’s First Bishop,” CHRC (February 22, 2010), http://www.chrc-phila.org/philadelphias-first-bishop/. [7] Martin I. J. Griffin, “Life of Bishop Conwell,” Records of the American Catholic History Society of Philadelphia, vol. 25, no. 2 (June, 1914), 160. [8] Martin I. J. Griffin, “Life of Bishop Conwell,” 161. [9] Thomas Rzeznik,
41st International Eucharistic Congress
.... The event in Philadelphia would last for a week and be attended by over 1,500,000 people including 44 Cardinals and 417 bishops from around the world. [1] Production of Foolsgold. Halvey A443.011 Planning for the 41st IEC began back in 1974. The main discussion at that point was on