Archbishop Ryan
...was in Rome for the First Vatican Council.[5] Contemporaries of Ryan were always quick to note his great wit and skills as an orator.[6] When Ryan was appointed as Archbishop of Philadelphia in 1884, there were 300,000 Catholics in the archdiocese. Over his 27 years in charge, Ryan would build
Philadelphia’s First Bishop
...h in Philadelphia, Saint Joseph’s Church, in a secluded alley near 4th and Walnut Streets. By the eve of the American Revolution, Philadelphia was the largest city in North America. While under the jurisdiction of the Bishop of London, attempts were made to create a diocese with a resident bishop,
American Federation of Catholic Societies
...as held in Cincinnati. At the conclusion, it was decided that the AFCS’s goal was to unite the all these societies so that they might do “better work than ever before for God, for country, and for truth.”[4] As an organization, the Federation was to be set up with the
Packard, Butler and Partridge Lithograph Collection
...chool, rectory and convent or the former church. St. Mary's Church, Norwalk, Ohio The exterior views also have standard touches such as well dressed passers-by. Almost all include a horse and carriage of some sort and some of the prints from larger cities include streetcars. St. Agatha's Church, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania