Building of the Cathedral Basilica of Saints Peter and Paul
...t] have Metropolitan Churches.”[7] The lack of money led to a stop in construction in 1849 and the following year Le Brun was relieved of the role as architect and was replaced by John Notman and John Mahoney .[8] Over the next decade, work would continue in fits and starts
The Bishop’s Bank
...y; it is better to lose a few dollars, than to send abroad a discontented trumpet!" Bishop's Bank Rules, 1848 Regarding investments Frenaye was adamant. The rules state, "Bear in mind that investments must always be made in stock of ready sale: City, or State of Pennsylvania. No other; City
The Right Reverend Monsignor Louis Meyer papers, 1910-2007 (MC 91)
...parish priest for the next 19 years. He served as an Army chaplain during World War II, and was stationed in the China-Burma-India Theater until 1946. Upon his discharge from the service, Meyer resumed his parish duties in Philadelphia. He was elevated to Monsignor in 1965, retired in 1972, and