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Cathedral-Basilica of SS. Peter & Paul
Location
TerritoryPhiladelphia City and County, counties of Bucks, Chester, Delaware, and Montgomery, Pennsylvania
Ecclesiastical provinceMetropolitan Province of Philadelphia
MetropolitanJustin Francis Rigali Archbishop of Philadelphia
Statistics
Population
- Total
1,486,058 Catholics
Information
RiteRoman Rite
EstablishedFebruary 12, 1875
CathedralCathedral-Basilica of Sts. Peter and Paul
Patron saintSt. Peter and St. Paul
Current leadership
PopeBenedict XVI
Website
Archdiocese of Philadelphia
File:Archdioces of Philadelphia Crest.png
Crest of the Archdiocese of Philadelphia

The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Philadelphia covers the City and County of Philadelphia as well as Bucks, Chester, Delaware, and Montgomery counties in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.

It is the Metropolitan See of the Ecclesiastical Province of Philadelphia, which includes the suffragan episcopal sees of Allentown, Altoona-Johnstown, Erie, Greensburg, Harrisburg, Pittsburgh, and Scranton.

The seat of the archbishop is the Cathedral-Basilica of Ss. Peter & Paul. In addition to being patrons of the cathedral, St. Peter and St. Paul are also the patrons of the archdiocese.

As of 2004, the archdiocese numbered 1,486,058 Catholics, which was 38.4% of the total estimated population.

History

Pope Pius VII erected the Diocese of Philadelphia on April 8, 1808 from territories of the Archdiocese of Baltimore. Originally the diocese included all of Pennsylvania, Delaware, and 7 counties of New Jersey.

The diocese lost territory with the creation of the Diocese of Pittsburgh on July 29, 1853 and the dioceses of Harrisburg, Scranton and Wilmington on March 3, 1868.

The diocese was raised to the dignity of an archdiocese on February 12, 1875. On January 21, 1961 the archdiocese lost territory with the erection of the Diocese of Allentown.

Politics

In August of 2009 the Archdiocese of Philadelphia contributed $50,000 of the archdiocese's money to take away the rights of same-sex couples to civil marriage in the State of Maine. In early 2009, the State of Maine, through its legislature and with the approval of its catholic governor extended the civil rights of same sex couples to marry in the state. According to the State of "Maine Commission on Governmental Ethics & Election Practices", the Roman Catholic Diocese of Portland Maine spent over $553,000 to rescind those rights. The Archdiocese of Philadelphia's $50,000 was part of that $553,000+. [1]

Bishops, archbishops, auxiliary bishops, and others

Diocesan bishops

The following bishops and archbishops have served as the diocesan bishop of the See of Philadelphia (with their years of birth, death, and tenure as diocesan bishop):

Auxiliary bishops

Active

As of August 1, 2009, there are four auxiliary bishops:

Retired (auxiliary bishop emeritus)

Bishops who once were priests of the Archdiocese of Philadelphia

The following men began their service as priests in Philadelphia before being appointed bishops elsewhere:

Living

The parish structure

The diocese is sub-divided into 6 Vicariates, each administered by a Regional Vicar. Present Vicariates and their Administrators:

Philadelphia North - Rev. Joseph L. Logrip

  • St. Adalbert (Polish), Philadelphia
  • St. Albert the Great, Philadelphia
  • All Saints, Philadelphia
  • All Saints Chapel (1877-1977), Philadelphia
  • St. Ambrose, Philadelphia
  • St. Anselm, Philadelphia
  • Ascension of Our Lord, Philadelphia
  • St. Athanasius, Philadelphia
  • St. Bartholomew, Philadelphia
  • St. Benedict, Philadelphia
  • St. Bernard, Philadelphia
  • St. Bridget of Sweden, Philadelphia
  • St. Cecilia, Philadelphia
  • Christ the King, Philadelphia
  • St. Christopher, Philadelphia
  • St. Dominic, Philadelphia
  • St. Francis of Assisi, Philadelphia
  • St. George (Lithuanian), Philadelphia
  • St. Helena, Philadelphia
  • St. Henry (German) (1916-1993), Philadelphia
  • Holy Angels, Philadelphia
  • Holy Child (1909-1993), Philadelphia
  • Holy Cross, Philadelphia
  • Holy Family, Philadelphia
  • Holy Innocents, Philadelphia
  • St. Hugh of Cluny, Philadelphia
  • Immaculate Conception, Philadelphia
  • Immaculate Heart of Mary, Philadelphia
  • Incarnation of Our Lord, Philadelphia
  • St. Jerome, Philadelphia, St. Jerome Parish Home Page
  • St. Joachim, Philadelphia
  • St. Joan of Arc, Philadelphia
  • St. John Cantius (Polish), Philadelphia
  • St. John the Baptist, Philadelphia
  • St. John Nuemann, Philadelphia
  • St. Josaphat (Polish), Philadelphia
  • St. Katherine of Siena, Philadelphia
  • St. Ladislaus (Polish) (1906-2003), Philadelphia
  • St. Leo, Philadelphia
  • St. Lucy (Italian), Philadelphia
  • St. Madeleine Sophie, Philadelphia
  • St. Martha, Philadelphia
  • St. Martin of Tours, Philadelphia
  • St. Mary of the Assumption (German), Philadelphia
  • Mater Dolorosa (Italian), Philadelphia
  • Maternity B.V.M, Philadelphia
  • St. Matthew, Philadelphia
  • Mother of Divine Grace (Italian), Philadelphia
  • Nativity B.V.M., Philadelphia
  • Our Lady Help of Christians (German), Philadelphia
  • Our Lady of Calvary, Philadelphia
  • Our Lady of Consolation, Philadelphia
  • Our Lady of Hope, (now on Holy Child's property) Philadelphia
  • Our Lady of Pompeii (Italian) (1914-1993), Philadelphia
  • Our Lady of Ransom, Philadelphia
  • Our Lady of the Holy Souls (1909-1993), Philadelphia
  • Our Mother of Consolation, Philadelphia
  • St. Raymond of Peñafort, Philadelphia
  • Resurrection of Our Lord Church, Philadelphia
  • St. Stephen (1843-1993), Philadelphia
  • St. Therese of the Child Jesus, Philadelphia
  • St. Timothy, Philadelphia
  • St. Veronica, Philadelphia
  • St. Vincent de Paul, Philadelphia
  • St. William's Parish Philadelphia

Philadelphia North high schools

Philadelphia South - Rev. Kevin Lawrence

  • Cathedral-Basilica of SS. Peter & Paul, Philadelphia
  • St. Agatha-St. James Major, Philadelphia
  • St. Agnes-St. John Nepomucene (Slovak), Philadelphia
  • St. Aloysius (German) (1894-2003), Philadelphia
  • St. Andrew (Lithuanian), Philadelphia
  • St. Anne, Philadelphia
  • Annunciation B.V.M., Philadelphia
  • St. Anthony of Padua (1886-1999), Philadelphia
  • Assumption B.V.M. (1845-1995), Philadelphia
  • St. Augustine, Philadelphia
  • St. Barbara, Philadelphia
  • St. Barnabas, Philadelphia
  • St. Bonaventure (1889-1993), Philadelphia
  • St. Callistus, Philadelphia
  • St. Casimir (Lithuanian), Philadelphia
  • St. Charles Borromeo, Philadelphia
  • St. Clement (1865-2004), Philadelphia
  • St. Columba (1895-1993), Philadelphia
  • St. Cyprian, Philadelphia
  • Divine Mercy, Philadelphia
  • St. Donato (Italian), Philadelphia
  • St. Edmond, Philadelphia
  • St. Edward the Confessor (1865-1993), Philadelphia
  • Epiphany of Our Lord, Philadelphia
  • St. Francis de Sales, Philadelphia
  • St. Francis Xavier (The Philadelphia Oratory), Philadelphia
  • St. Gabriel, Philadelphia
  • Gesu, Church of the (1868-1993), Philadelphia
  • Good Shepherd (1925-2004), Philadelphia
  • St. Hedwig (Polish) (1907-2000), Philadelphia
  • Holy Name of Jesus, Philadelphia
  • Holy Spirit, Philadelphia
  • Holy Trinity (German), Philadelphia
  • St. Ignatius of Loyola, Philadelphia
  • Immaculate Conception, Philadelphia
  • St. Irenæus (1966-2004), Philadelphia
  • St. John the Evangelist, Philadelphia
  • King of Peace (Italian) (1926-2004), Philadelphia
  • St. Laurentius (Polish), Philadelphia
  • St. Malachy, Philadelphia
  • St. Martin de Porres, Philadelphia
  • St. Mary Magdalen De Pazzi (Italian) (1852-2000), Philadelphia
  • St. Mary of Czestochowa (Polish) (1927-2000), Philadelphia
  • St. Michael, Philadelphia St. Michael Church
  • St. Monica, Philadelphia
  • Most Blessed Sacrament, Philadelphia
  • St. Nicholas of Tolentine (Italian), Philadelphia
  • Old St. Joseph's Church, Philadelphia
  • Old Saint Mary's, Philadelphia
  • Our Lady of Loreto (Italian) (1932-2000), Philadelphia
  • Our Lady of Lourdes, Philadelphia
  • Lady of Mount Carmel, Philadelphia
  • Our Lady of the Blessed Sacrament, Philadelphia
  • Our Mother of Sorrows, Philadelphia
  • St. Patrick, Philadelphia
  • St. Paul, Philadelphia
  • St. Peter the Apostle (German), Philadelphia
  • St. Philip Neri, Philadelphia
  • St. Richard, Philadelphia
  • St. Rita of Cascia, Philadelphia
  • St. Rose of Lima, Philadelphia
  • Sacred Heart of Jesus, Philadelphia
  • St. Carthage (1915-2000), Philadelphia
  • St. Stanislaus (Polish) (1891-2006), Philadelphia
  • Stella Maris, Philadelphia
  • St. Teresa of Avila (1853-1972)
  • St. Thomas Aquinas, Philadelphia
  • Transfiguration of Our Lord (1905-2000), Philadelphia
  • Visitation B.V.M., Philadelphia

Philadelphia South high schools

Bucks County - Rev. Msgr. Joseph P. Duncan

  • St. Agnes, Sellersville
  • St. Andrew, Newtown
  • St. Ann (Italian), Bristol
  • Assumption B.V.M., Feasterville
  • St. Bede the Venerable, Holland
  • St. Charles Borromeo, Cornwells Heights (Bensalem)
  • St. Cyril of Jerusalem, Jamison
  • St. Elizabeth Ann Seton, Eddington (Bensalem)
  • St. Ephrem, Cornwells Heights (Bensalem)
  • St. Frances Cabrini, Fairless Hills
  • Holy Trinity, Morrisville
  • St. Ignatius of Antioch, Yardley
  • Immaculate Conception B.V.M., Levittown
  • St. Isidore, Quakertown
  • St. John Bosco, Hatboro
  • St. John the Baptist, Ottsville - Revere
  • St. John the Evangelist, Lower Makefield
  • St. Joseph, Warrington
  • St. Joseph the Worker, Fallsington
  • St. Jude, Chalfont
  • St. Lawrence, Riegelsville
  • St. Mark, Bristol
  • St. Martin of Tours, New Hope
  • St. Michael the Archangel, Levittown
  • Nativity of Our Lord, Warminster
  • Our Lady of Fatima, Eddington (Bensalem)
  • Our Lady of Good Counsel, Southampton
  • Our Lady of Grace, Penndel
  • Our Lady of Guadalupe, Buckingham
  • Our Lady of Mount Carmel, Doylestown
  • Our Lady of the Sacred Heart, Hilltown
  • St. Patrick Mission (1944-1979), Dublin
  • Queen of the Universe, Levittown
  • St. Robert Bellarmine, Warrington
  • St. Thomas Aquinas, Croydon
  • St. Vincent de Paul, Richboro

Bucks County high schools

Chester County - Rev. Msgr. Joseph T. Marino

  • St. Agnes, West Chester
  • St. Ann, Phoenixville
  • Assumption B.V.M., West Grove
  • St. Basil the Great, Kimberton
  • St. Cecilia, Coatesville
  • St. Cornelius, Chadds Ford
  • St. Elizabeth, Upper Uwchlan
  • St. Gabriel of the Sorrowful Mother, Avondale
  • Holy Trinity (Polish), Phoenixville
  • St. Isaac Jogues, Wayne
  • St. Joseph, Downingtown
  • St. Joseph, Spring City
  • St. Joseph (Slovak), Coatesville
  • St. Malachy, Cochranville
  • St. Mary of the Assumption, Phoenixville
  • St. Maximilian Kolbe, West Chester
  • St. Monica, Berwyn
  • St. Norbert, Paoli
  • Our Lady of Consolation, Parkesburg
  • Our Lady of the Assumption (Italian), Strafford
  • Our Lady of the Rosary, Coatesville
  • St. Patrick, Kennett Square
  • St. Patrick, Malvern
  • St. Peter, West Brandywine
  • SS. Peter and Paul, East Goshen
  • SS. Philip and James, Exton
  • Sacred Heart, Oxford
  • Sacred Heart (Slovak), Phoenixville
  • SS. Simon and Jude, West Chester
  • St. Stanislaus Kostka (Polish), Coatesville
  • St. Thomas More, South Coventry

Chester County high schools

Delaware County - Rev. George A. Majoros

  • St. Alice, Upper Darby
  • St. Anastasia, Newtown Square
  • St. Andrew, Drexel Hill
  • Annunciation B.V.M., Brookline
  • St. Bernadette, Drexel Hill
  • Blessed Virgin Mary, Darby
  • St. Charles Borromeo, Drexel Hill
  • St. Cyril of Alexandria, East Lansdowne
  • St. Denis, Havertown
  • St. Dorothy, Drexel Hill
  • St. Eugene, Primos
  • St. Francis de Sales, Lenni
  • St. Francis of Assisi, Springfield
  • St. Gabriel, Norwood
  • St. George, Glenolden
  • St. Hedwig (1902-1993, Polish), Chester
  • Holy Cross, Springfield
  • Holy Saviour, Linwood
  • Holy Spirit, Sharon Hill
  • Immaculate Conception (Italian), Marcus Hook
  • Immaculate Heart of Mary(1873-1993), Chester
  • St. John Chrysostom, Wallingford
  • St. John Fisher, Boothwyn
  • St. John Neumann, Bryn Mawr
  • St. Joseph, Aston
  • St. Joseph, Collingdale
  • St. Katharine Drexel, Chester
  • St. Katharine of Siena, Wayne
  • St. Kevin, Springfield
  • St. Laurence, Highland Park
  • St. Louis, Yeadon
  • St. Madeline, Ridley Park
  • St. Margaret Mary Alacoque, Essington
  • St. Mary Magdalen, Media
  • St. Michael (1842-1993), Chester
  • Nativity B.V.M., Media
  • Notre Dame de Lourdes, Swarthmore
  • Our Lady of Charity, Brookhaven
  • Our Lady of Fatima, Secane
  • Our Lady of Peace, Milmont Park
  • Our Lady of Perpetual Help, Morton
  • St. Philomena, Lansdowne
  • St. Pius X, Broomall
  • Resurrection of Our Lord (1911-1993), Chester
  • St. Robert (1922-1993), Chester
  • St. Rose of Lima, Eddystone
  • Sacred Heart (Polish), Clifton Heights
  • Sacred Heart, Manoa
  • St Anthony of Padua (1908-1993), Chester
  • St. Thomas of Villanova, Villanova
  • St. Thomas the Apostle, Chester Heights

Delaware County high schools

Montgomery County - Rev. Msgr. Arthur E. Rodgers

  • St. Albert the Great, Huntingdon Valley
  • St. Aloysius, Pottstown
  • St. Alphonsus, Maple Glen
  • St. Anthony of Padua, Ambler
  • St. Augustine, Bridgeport
  • Blessed Teresa of Calcutta, Limerick
  • St. Catherine of Siena, Horsham
  • St. Clare (1963-2006), Linfield
  • St. Colman, Ardmore
  • Corpus Christi, Upper Gwynedd
  • SS. Cosmas and Damian (Italian), Conshohocken
  • St. David, Willow Grove
  • St. Eleanor, Collegeville
  • Epiphany of Our Lord, Plymouth Meeting
  • St. Francis of Assisi, Norristown
  • St. Gabriel of the Sorrowful Mother, Stowe
  • St. Genevieve, Flourtown
  • St. Gertrude, West Conshohocken
  • St. Helena, Blue Bell
  • St. Hilary of Poitiers, Rydal
  • Holy Martyrs, Oreland
  • Holy Saviour (Italian), Norristown
  • Holy Trinity (Slovak) (1899-2004), Pottstown
  • Immaculate Conception B.V.M, Jenkintown
  • St. James, Elkins Park
  • St. John Baptist Vianney, Gladwyne
  • St. John of the Cross, Roslyn
  • St. Joseph, Ambler
  • St. Joseph, Cheltenham
  • St. Justin Martyr, Narberth
  • St. Luke the Evangelist, Glenside
  • St. Margaret, Narberth
  • St. Maria Goretti, Hatfield
  • St. Mary, Conshohocken
  • St. Mary, Schwenksville
  • Mary, Mother of the Redeemer, North Wales
  • St. Matthew, Conshohocken
  • St. Matthias, Bala Cynwyd
  • Mother of Divine Providence, King of Prussia
  • Our Lady Help of Christians, Abington
  • Our Lady of Mount Carmel (Italian), Bridgeport
  • Our Mother of Good Counsel, Bryn Mawr
  • Our Mother of Sorrows (1926-2001), Bridgeport
  • St. Patrick, Norristown
  • St. Paul, Norristown
  • St. Peter (Polish)(1924-2006), Pottstown
  • St. Philip Neri, Pennsburg
  • St. Philip Neri, Lafayette Hill
  • Presentation B.V.M., Cheltenham
  • Presentation B.V.M., Wynnewood
  • Queen of Peace, Ardsley
  • St. Rose of Lima, North Wales
  • Sacred Heart, Royersford
  • Sacred Heart (Polish), Swedesburg
  • Seven Dolors (1916-2003), Glenside
  • St. Stanislaus, Lansdale
  • St. Teresa of Avila, Norristown
  • St. Titus, East Norristown
  • Visitation B.V.M., Trooper

Montgomery County high schools

Education (elementary and secondary)

In general

Through the tireless work of St. John Neumann, the first unified system of Catholic education under a diocesan board began in Philadelphia in 1852.

Elementary schools

Diocesan high schools

Philadelphia is home to the first free Catholic high school in the United States. The "Roman Catholic High School for Boys" was founded for the education of boys in 1890. (It is often referred to as "Roman Catholic", occasionally as "Catholic High", and most commonly as "Roman".) The "Catholic Girls High School" was founded in 1911. Mary McMichan, one of the school's founders, requested in her last will that the school be renamed in honor of her brother. The school became "John W. Hallahan Catholic Girls High School" after her death. Both schools are still in existence.

Every diocesan bishop in office before 1961 has had a secondary (high) school named in his honor.

Philadelphia North high schools

See Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Philadelphia#Philadelphia North high schools

Philadelphia South high schools

See Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Philadelphia#Philadelphia South high schools

Bucks County high schools

See Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Philadelphia#Bucks County high schools

Chester County high schools

See Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Philadelphia#Chester County high schools

Delaware County high schools

See Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Philadelphia#Delaware County high schools

Montgomery County high schools

See Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Philadelphia#Montgomery County high schools

Private high schools

Though not funded or operated by the Diocese, the following independent schools operate with the blessing and spiritual support of the Diocese:

Colleges and universities within the Archdiocese

Note: Roman Catholic colleges and universities within the diocese may be affiliated with religious orders, rather than the Archdiocese of Philadelphia.

Seminary

Main article: St. Charles Borromeo Seminary

Saints of Philadelphia

  • Philadelphia is the only diocese in the United States that had two residents — Bishop John Neumann and Mother Katharine Drexel — elevated to sainthood.
  • St. Frances Xavier Cabrini, for whom the suburban college is named and who visited on numerous occasions. She started an orphanage and an Italian national parish that still is functioning today, St. Donato's in West Philadelphia.
  • St. Katharine Drexel
  • St. John Nepomucene Neumann – A Redemptorist; became the fourth Bishop of Philadelphia (1852-60) and the first U.S. bishop to be canonized; as bishop of Philadelphia, he founded the first Catholic diocesan school system in the U.S.

Shrines of Philadelphia

See also: Shrine#United States

Province of Philadelphia

Diocesan map of the Ecclesiastical Province of Philadelphia.
Further information: List of the Catholic bishops of the United States § Province of Philadelphia

Trivia

  • In 1934 Dennis Cardinal Dougherty banned all Catholics in the archdiocese from entering a movie theater "under pain of mortal sin" due to what was then perceived as increasing licentiousness in American films. The ban was never officially lifted. (As found in, "A faith in flux," Philadelphia Inquirer, Sun, Jun. 04, 2006.)

See also

References

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  • Archdiocese of Philadelphia Website
  • Office of Catholic Education
  • Roman Catholic High School
  • John W. Hallahan Catholic Girls High School
  • Saints John Neumann and Maria Goretti High School
  • Listing on Catholic-Hierarchy.Org
  • Coat of Arms of Justin, Cardinal Rigali
  • Public Domain Herbermann, Charles, ed. (1913). "Archdiocese of Philadelphia". Catholic Encyclopedia. New York: Robert Appleton Company.
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