Parish Mapping Project
...through the primary sources to see how those boundaries have changed over time. The main source for this project was the Catholic Directory of the Archdiocese published every year. Other important primary sources included, bishop correspondence, the Consultor minute books and a hand written parish boundary book. Excerpt from the
Neumann Canonization
...Neumann passed away on January 5, 1860, from a heart attack. In his short time as Bishop of Philadelphia, Neumann built 89 churches, set up the modern Catholic school system, introduced the Forty Hours Devotion, and founded the Third Order of Saint Francis. It was not long after his death
Liturgical Music and Peter LaManna
...y 16, 1990. The collection covers the career of Dr. Peter LaManna from his time at the Reading Choral Society in the mid-1960s to his leadership of the Archdiocese’s Liturgical Music office and beyond. It is subdivided into many different categories, from correspondence to booklets from the Masses his choirs
Our Lady of Czestochowa Dedication
...ound would be broken on August, 23, 1964. The shrine would be completed in time for the Polish Millennium in 1966, which celebrated the thousands years since the Christianization of Poland in 966. The new Our Lady of Czestochowa church could hold 2,000 people and had rooms for Polish heritage