Monsignor Hugh J. Nolan

...used for the Monsignor’s writings. The bulk of those research materials concern Cardinal Dennis Dougherty. You can access the finding aid at https://archives.chrc-phila.org/repositories/2/resources/53 Collection and blog processed by Richard Girkin Archives Archives Select Month July 2024 May 2024 April 2024 March 2024 January 2024 November 2023 October 2023 May 2023

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Archbishop John Carroll

...would be made the city’s first bishop. Carroll would call together a provincial Council of all the new bishops in 1810 to lay out rules to administer their dioceses by.[15] During his time as bishop and archbishop, Carroll would also establish Georgetown University and encouraged the printing of the first

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Holy Redeemer Chinese Catholic Church

...he church was established as a branch of St. John the Evangelist and has since grown to include a school and a convent. By 1966, the Catholic community had expanded, with 649 baptisms being performed as well as 86 marriages.[6] “Cardinal Dougherty with Cardinal Thomas Tien Ken-sin at Holy Redeemer

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