Parish Mapping Project
...ts in the history of the archdiocese. The first map we created was for the year 1971. This year was chosen since it was the year when the archdiocese had the most parishes in its history. It is important to note that our project only looks at the current five
St. Peter Claver
...ved one Sunday Mass per week to be for the Black Catholics and at the same time organized them into the St. Peter Claver Union.[3] While Holy Trinity did not have enough priests to maintain the Mass for more than a year, the St. Peter Claver Union continued and its
World War One Army Chaplains
...oseph L. Wolfe. [5] “Funeral Held for Father Wolfe,” Catholic Standard and Times, July 8, 1949. [6] “Calls Phila Boys Heroes of Marne,” Catholic Standard and Times. September 28, 1918. [7] “’Knew We Could Lick the Germans,’ Father Wolfe Writes from Trenches” Catholic Standard and Times, November 16, 1918. [8]
Building of the Cathedral Basilica of Saints Peter and Paul
...the funds from donations from the Catholics of the diocese, which at this time numbered 60,000 in the Philadelphia area.[4] Despite the possible challenges, things started off well. Napoleon Le Brun, who also built St. Augustine’s and St. Patrick’s, was hired as the architect.[5] The building quickly got under way