Roman Catholic and Archdiocese High Schools
...d girls for the entire city, both quickly became overcrowded. Due to this, West Catholic for boys was opened in 1916 as an attempt to lessen the burden on Roman. However, by 1925, Roman still had 12 different annexes throughout the city as the main building could not hold all
Monsignor Francis X. Meehan
...e first half of 1989 before being named Pastor of Saints Simon and Jude in West Chester. During his time as pastor, a new parish center was built in 1991, followed by a new church in 2005. Additionally, Monsignor Meehan expanded lay ministries and groups, establishing a Men’s Bible Study
The Immaculata Mighty Macs
...ormal, Illinois, the team won game after game and finally defeated their rival West Chester State (the school that had handed them their single defeat that season) in the championship game with a score of 52-48. Coach Cathy Rush, 1974 The following year, the Mighty Macs repeated their success but
Newman Centers
...ics.[4] By 1926, there were 1,600 Catholics attending University of Pennsylvania, which was greater than the total number of students attending the five local Catholic Colleges.[5] It should be noted that at this time two different Catholic organizations operated at the University of Pennsylvania. First was the Catholic Student’s Organization