Archbishop Ryan
...of the Most Reverend Patrick John Ryan, D.D., LL.D. Archbishop of Philadelphia, (Philadelphia: St. Dominic’s Rectory, 1897), 215. [4] Cowley, Silver Jubilee, 215. [5] Kirlin, Golden Jubilee, 12. [6] Kirlin, Golden Jubilee, 32 & 34. [7] Ryan, His Life and Times, 172 [8] “Dedication of The Roman Catholic High School,”
Parish and School Closing
...ile parishes and schools were still opening rapidly in the Archdiocese of Philadelphia through the 1970s, changes were on the horizon. Population shifts in the archdiocese meant that areas that once were predominantly Catholic, now had dwindling numbers. Furthermore, the decrease in religious life meant more lay teachers at the
Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception
...e Conception; CHRC While mainly a story of the Church in Washington D.C., Philadelphia would have a number of important connections to the building of the shrine, including Reverend Bernard McKenna, who acted as Shahan’s secretary from 1915-1929 and then as the first director of the shrine from 1929-1933.[6] McKenna
Philadelphia’s First Catholic Cathedral
...gislator passed an act incorporating the new trustees of St. Mary’s. When Philadelphia was made a diocese in 1808 there were only four Catholic Churches in the city: Old St. Joseph’s, Old St. Mary’s, Holy Trinity, and St. Augustine. Of the four, Old St. Mary’s was selected to be the