CORDUM
...ch and Development of the Urban Ministry, or CORDUM, of the Archdiocese of Philadelphia. He selected Bishop Martin N. Lohmuller, the Vicar General, as Chairman of the new committee. This Committee was established to study and make recommendations concerning the serious and urgent problems confronting the Church of Philadelphia relative
Parish Mapping Project
...rish boundaries used to look like over various times in the Archdiocese of Philadelphia's past. The main goal of our mapping project is to aid genealogists and other researchers in determining which parish someone most likely belonged. For our project we decided to multiple maps reflecting various points in the
Visiting CHRC
...hat we have the appropriate materials. Hours of operation: CHRC is normally open to researchers Monday to Friday from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. We request that all visitors schedule an appointment prior to arriving at the archives. Location and Directions: We are located at 6719 Calvert Street, Philadelphia, PA
Mary Brackett Willcox papers, 1807-1864 (MC 10)
...of St. Thomas the Apostle Parish, the oldest parish in the Archdiocese of Philadelphia. During the 1840s and 1850s, students and the Vincentian administrators of St. Charles Borromeo Seminary spent their summers at the Willcox estate. The letters in the collection are from Vincentians, seminarians, and other priests serving the