Cardinal John P. Foley

...were Sacred Heart in Havertown and St. John the Evangelist Parish in Philadelphia, and also studies at the Pontifical University of St. Thomas in Rome where he earned his licentiate and doctorate in philosophy. He taught for a year at Cardinal Dougherty High School, and from 1967 to 1984 he

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Archdiocese of Philadelphia-Boundaries

...Archdiocese of Philadelphia-Boundaries The Catholic Historical Research Center mainly holds records pertaining to the current boundaries of the Archdiocese of Philadelphia. For records of the suffragan dioceses please contact the individual diocese. This article from the April 17, 1961 issue of The Catholic Standard and Times, illustrates the changing boundaries

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Philadelphia’s Third Archbishop

...nal Justin Rigali as Archbishop of Philadelphia. The announcement and subsequent installation of Chaput as the ninth Archbishop of Philadelphia comes around the same time as the 100th anniversary of the installation of Philadelphia’s third Archbishop, Edmond F. Prendergast (1911-1918). Catholic Standard and Times, June 3, 1911 Prendergast studied, was

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Influenza Pandemic and the Sisters

...olic Historical Research Center of the Archdiocese of Philadelphia. [6] “Unparalleled in history of city,” undated. SB-10, April 7, 1917- Feb. 12, 1920, Catholic Historical Research Center of the Archdiocese of Philadelphia. [7] Francis Edward Tourscher, Work of the Sisters during the epidemic of influenza, October, 1918, (Philadelphia: American Catholic

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