Philadelphia’s First Bishop
...lic sentiment, and concerned about the public duties required of a bishop, American colonial priests declined all offers to establish an episcopate, or to allow a bishop to visit the colonies. The first American diocese was established in Baltimore in 1789, under the leadership of Bishop John Carroll. The boundaries
An “Un-American Invention”?: Catholics and the Issue of Prohibition
...e 3, 2005, 746. [2] John A Ryan, Prohibition: Yes or No, (New York: The Paulist Press), 1. [3] Thomas Ryan, “Supporters and Opponents of Prohibition,” The Annals of Iowa, vol. 46, no. 7, Winter 1983, 517. [4] Paul Blakely, “Prohibition, the Cardinal and Billy Sunday,” Catholic Standard and Times,
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Friendly and Adopted Sons
...et and function with the city as a social and charitable organization. [1] List of members of the Hibernian Society for the Relief of Emigrants from Ireland, together with the list of members of the Friendly Sons of St. Patrick, 1771-1884, (Philadelphia: The Hibernian Society, 1884), P001.2003 [2] Redmond P.