Monsignor Hugh J. Nolan
...s pastor in 1989, Reverend Nolan was named Pastor Emeritus. Pope John Paul II named his Honorary Prelate to His Holiness in 1991, bestowing on him the title of Monsignor. Monsignor Nolan passed away on February 1, 1995. The collection housed at the Catholic Historical Research Center contains a majority
CORDUM
On September 29, 1971, His Eminence, John Cardinal Krol officially established the Committee on Research and Development of the Urban Ministry, or CORDUM, of the Archdiocese of Philadelphia. He selected Bishop Martin N. Lohmuller, the Vicar General, as Chairman of the new committee. This Committee was established to study and
Liturgical Music and Peter LaManna
...International Eucharistic Congress and, during the visit of Pope John Paul II in October 1979, serving as Director of Music and choirmaster for the occasion. He was also named Chair of the Fine Arts Department at Saint Charles Borromeo Seminary in 1970. During his tenure, LaManna faced the challenges of
Beloved Cardinal Archbishop: John Francis O’Hara
...O’Hara spoke of the great work and reputation that the Archdiocese had acquired under past bishops and archbishops. He finished his homily by declaring “I have no program to announce, no theme to preach but the love of God,” and that “working together, with the assistance of God’s grace, we