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Cosmic diocese of Philadelphia

Metropolitan Archdiocese of Philadelphia Archidiœcesis Metropolitae Philadelphiensis
Cathedral Basilica of Sts. Peter & Paul
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Location
Country	Us
Territory	Philadelphia City and County, counties of Bucks, Chester, Delaware, and Montgomery, Pennsylvania
Ecclesiastical province	Metropolitan Province of Philadelphia
Statistics
Surface area	2,183 sq mi (5,650 km2)
Population - Full - Catholics (including non-members)	(as of 2019) 4,119,268 1,437,400 (34.nine%)
Parishes	217
Information
Denomination	Catholic
Sui iuris church	Latin Church
Rite	Roman Rite
Established	April 8, 1808
Cathedral	Cathedral-Basilica of Sts. Peter and Paul
Patron saint	Our Lady of the Immaculate Conception[1] (Chief), Peter and Paul (Titular)
Secular priests	619
Current leadership
Pope	Francis
Metropolitan Archbishop	Nelson J. Perez
Auxiliary Bishops	John J. McIntyre Michael J. Fitzgerald Timothy C. Senior Edward Michael Deliman
Bishops emeritus	Justin Rigali Charles Joseph Chaput, OFM Cap Robert P. Maginnis
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Website
archphila.org

The Roman Catholic Metropolitan Archdiocese of Philadelphia is a Latin Church ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Catholic Church building in southeastern Pennsylvania, in the U.s.. It covers the Metropolis and County of Philadelphia every bit well as Bucks, Chester, Delaware, and Montgomery counties. The diocese was erected by Pope Pius VII on April 8, 1808, from territories of the Archdiocese of Baltimore. Originally the diocese included all of Pennsylvania, Delaware, and seven counties and parts of 3 counties in New Jersey. The diocese was raised to the nobility of a metropolitan archdiocese on February 12, 1875. The seat of the archbishop is the Cathedral-Basilica of Ss. Peter & Paul. The Most Reverend Nelson J. Perez was appointed as Archbishop of Philadelphia on January 2020.^[2]

It is also the Metropolitan Run into of the Ecclesiastical Province of Philadelphia, which includes the suffragan episcopal sees of Allentown, Altoona-Johnstown, Erie, Greensburg, Harrisburg, Pittsburgh, and Scranton. The territory of the province is coextensive with the state of Pennsylvania.

History of the archdiocese [edit]

The history of the Catholic Church in the area dates back to William Penn and when Mass was said publicly as early every bit 1707.^[3] On Apr eight, 1808, the suffragan dioceses of Boston, New York, Philadelphia, and Bardstown (moved to Louisville in 1841) were erected by Pope Pius Seven from the territory of the Diocese of Baltimore, which was simultaneously raised to the rank of metropolitan archdiocese.^[4] Michael Egan was appointed every bit the first bishop^[five] and was consecrated as a bishop on October 28, 1810, by Archbishop John Carroll.^[6]

Archdiocesan Pastoral Center

In 1868, the dioceses of Harrisburg, Scranton, and Wilmington were erected from the territory of the diocese (the Wilmington diocese also received parts of Maryland and Virginia).^[three] Philadelphia was raised to a metropolitan archiepiscopal see on February 12, 1875,^[3] with Harrisburg and Scranton amongst its suffragan dioceses. On January 28, 1961, the five northern counties of Berks, Carbon, Lehigh, Northampton, and Schuylkill were divide off from the archdiocese, to create the Diocese of Allentown.

Past 1969, the archdiocese had grown to 1,351,704 parishioners, 1,096 diocesan priests, 676 priests of religious institutes and 6,622 religious women.^[iii]

In February 2012, the diocese announced the largest reorganization of their simple and high school instruction system, with numerous recommended schoolhouse closings and/or mergers.

In a Th, August 23, 2012 online news story article near the Archdiocese's schools by Lou Baldwin of Catholic News Service (CNS), it was announced that the Faith in the Futurity Foundation would presume management of the seventeen archdiocesan high schools and the four special education schools.^[seven]

Sexual abuse scandals [edit]

The sexual abuse scandal in the Cosmic Archdiocese of Philadelphia, in Pennsylvania, U.S., is a pregnant episode in the series of Catholic sex abuse cases in the The states, Republic of ireland and elsewhere. The Philadelphia abuses were substantially revealed through a g jury investigation in 2005. In early on 2011, a new grand jury reported all-encompassing new charges of abusive priests agile in the archdiocese. In 2012, a guilty plea by priest Edward Avery and the related trial and conviction of Monsignor William Lynn and mistrial on charges against Rev. James J. Brennan followed from the grand jury's investigations. In 2013, Rev. Charles Engelhardt and teacher Bernard Shero were tried, convicted and sentenced to prison house. Lynn was the first official to be convicted in the United States of roofing upwardly abuses past other priests in his charge and other senior church officials have been extensively criticized for their direction of the upshot in the archdiocese.

On March 12, 2020, a new trial date was official set for Lynn, who was released and ordered to be retried in 2016 after serving 33 months of his sentence, with jury selection to offset March 16.^[8] However, the ongoing coronavirus pandemic forced Lynn's retrial to be delayed until January 2021.^{[ix] [10]} Following his release from prison in 2016, Lynn was ordered to remain on supervised parole until his retrial.^[eleven] In 2019, it was reported that the 2011 grand jury report also resulted in Lynn being suspended from ministry.^[12]

On May v, 2020, Archdiocese of Philadelphia announced that it now expected to pay $126 million in reparations.^[13] The archdiocese also said its Contained Reconciliation and Reparations Program, which was established in 2018, has received a total of 615 claims, and had settled 208 of them for $43.eight 1000000 as of April 22, 2020.^[13] That averages out to about $211,000 per claim, which is in line with what other dioceses have been paying under similar programs.^[13] The same solar day, however, the total number of coin which the Archdiocese of Philadelphia expects to pay in sex abuse settlements was soon revised to $130 million by Archbishop of Philadelphia Nelson J. Perez.^[14] On August xiv, 2020, it was revealed that the Archdiocese of Philadelphia and its suffragan dioceses of Pittsburgh, Allentown and Scranton were indelible the bulk of 150 new lawsuits filed against all eight Pennsylvania Catholic dioceses.^[15]

Adviser of Monaco Imperial Family charged [edit]

On December three, 2020, William McCandless, a member of the Wilmington-based religious lodge Oblates de St. Francis De Sales who was formerly assigned to DeSales University in Lehigh County, was charged in Philadelphia for possession of kid pornography.^[16] He also served as an adviser to Monaco's royal family,^[sixteen] Grace Kelly, the late mother of Monaco's leader Prince Albert, was also a native of Philadelphia.^[17] Much of McCandless' child pornography was imported from overseas as well.^[18] McCandless has been ordered to remain under house arrest until the outcome of his trial.^[nineteen]

Firing of Margie Winters for same-sex spousal relationship [edit]

In 2015, it was reported that the school's manager of religious education, Margie Winters, had been fired from the Waldron Mercy Academy after a parent had reported her directly to the Archdiocese of Philadelphia for marrying her long-term lesbian partner in a civil ceremony in 2007. Winters had been upfront with school administrators at the time of her hiring and was brash to keep a low profile which she says she did. Many parents expressed anger and concern over the school's determination. Master Nell Stetser justified the determination past arguing that "many of united states of america have life choices that contradict current Church teachings, only to continue as a Catholic school, Waldron Mercy must comply with those teachings." Simply she chosen for "an open and honest word almost this and other divisive bug at the intersection of our club and our Church." The Archbishop of Philadelphia, Charles Chaput, called the dismissal "common sense."^{[xx] [21]}

Bishops [edit]

Charles Joseph Chaput, O.F.M. Cap, Archbishop Emeritus of Philadelphia.

Bishops of Philadelphia [edit]

1. Michael Francis Egan, O.F.One thousand. (1808–1814)
   (Ambrose Maréchal, P.S.S. appointed in 1816; did not have effect.)
2. Henry Conwell (1819–1841)
3. Francis Patrick Kenrick (1842–1851; coadjutor bishop 1830–1842), appointed Archbishop of Baltimore
4. Saint John Nepomucene Neumann, C.Ss.R. (1852–1860)
5. James Frederick Woods (1860–1875; coadjutor bishop 1857–1860), elevated to archbishop

Archbishops of Philadelphia [edit]

1. James Frederick Forest (1875–1883)
2. Patrick John Ryan (1884–1911)
3. Edmond Francis Prendergast (1911–1918)
4. Cardinal Dennis Joseph Dougherty (1918–1951)
5. Key John Francis O'Hara, C.S.C. (1951–1960)
6. Central John Joseph Krol (1961–1988)
7. Cardinal Anthony Joseph Bevilacqua (1988–2003)
8. Central Justin Francis Rigali (2003–2011)
9. Charles Joseph Chaput, O.F.One thousand. Cap. (2011–2020)
10. Nelson J. Perez (2020–present)

Current auxiliary bishops [edit]

• Timothy C. Senior (2009–nowadays)
• John J. McIntyre (2010–present)
• Michael J. Fitzgerald (2010–present)
• Edward Michael Deliman (2016–present)

Quondam auxiliary bishops [edit]

• John Joseph McCort (1912–1920), appointed Coadjutor Bishop and later Bishop of Altoona
• Michael Joseph Crane (1921–1928)
• Gerald Patrick O'Hara (1929–1935), appointed Bishop of Savannah and later Apostolic Nuncio and Titular Archbishop
• Hugh L. Lamb (1935–1951), appointed Bishop of Greensburg
• J. Carroll McCormick (1947–1960), appointed Bishop of Scranton
• Joseph Marker McShea (1952–1961), appointed Bishop of Allentown
• Cletus Joseph Benjamin (1960–1961)
• Francis James Furey (1960–1963), appointed Coadjutor Archbishop and later Archbishop of San Antonio
• Gerald Vincent McDevitt (1962–1980)
• John Joseph Graham (1963–1988)
• Thomas Jerome Welsh (1970–1974), appointed Bishop of Arlington and later Bishop of Allentown
• Martin Nicholas Lohmuller (1970–1994)
• Edward Thomas Hughes (1976–1986), appointed Bishop of Metuchen
• Francis B. Schulte (1981–1985), appointed Bishop of Wheeling-Charleston and later Archbishop of New Orleans
• Louis A. DeSimone (1981–1997)
• Edward Peter Cullen (1994–1997), appointed Bishop of Allentown
• Joseph Francis Martino (1996–2003), appointed Bishop of Scranton
• Robert P. Maginnis (1996–2010)
• Michael Francis Burbidge (2002–2006), appointed Bishop of Raleigh and later on Bishop of Arlington
• Joseph R. Cistone (2004–2009), appointed Bishop of Saginaw
• Joseph P. McFadden (2004–2010), appointed Bishop of Harrisburg
• Daniel E. Thomas (2006–2014), appointed Bishop of Toledo

Other living priests of this diocese who became bishops [edit]

Annotation: Twelvemonth range in parentheses indicates the fourth dimension of service as a priest of the (Arch)diocese of Philadelphia, prior to engagement to the episcopacy.

• Edward Joseph Adams (1970–1996), appointed nuncio and titular archbishop^[22]
• Herbert Bevard (1972–2008), appointed Bishop of St. Thomas
• Michael Joseph Bransfield (1971–2004), appointed Bishop of Wheeling-Charleston
• Joseph Lawrence Coffey (1996–2019), appointed auxiliary bishop of U.S. Military
• James Patrick Light-green (1976–2006), appointed nuncio and titular archbishop^[22]
• Joseph A. Pepe (1970–2001), appointed Bishop of Las Vegas
• Nelson J. Perez (1989–2012), appointed auxiliary bishop of Rockville Heart; appointed Archbishop of Philadelphia in 2020

Other deceased priests of this diocese who became bishops [edit]

Note: Yr range in parentheses indicates the fourth dimension of service as a priest of the (Arch)diocese of Philadelphia, prior to appointment to the episcopacy.

• Francis Brennan (1920–1940), appointed official of the Roman Rota; appointed titular archbishop and Cardinal in 1967
• Edwin Byrne (1915–1925), appointed Bishop of Ponce
• George Aloysius Carrell, SJ (ordained 1827; Philadelphia native but not priest of this diocese), appointed Bishop of Covington in 1853
• James Hashemite kingdom of jordan Carroll (1889–1908), appointed Bishop of Nueva Segovia, Philippines
• Hubert James Cartwright (1927–1956), appointed Coadjutor Bishop of Wilmington
• Joseph M. Corrigan (1903–1940), appointed titular bishop
• Joseph Thomas Daley (1941–1963), appointed auxiliary bishop of Harrisburg
• Francis Xavier DiLorenzo (1968–1988), appointed auxiliary bishop of Scranton^[23]
• Dennis Joseph Dougherty (1890–1903), appointed Bishop of Nueva Segovia, Philippines; appointed Archbishop of Philadelphia in 1918 (Cardinal in 1921)
• Edmond John Fitzmaurice (1904–1925), appointed Bishop of Wilmington
• John Edmund Fitzmaurice (1862–1897), appointed Coadjutor Bishop of Erie
• John Patrick Foley (1962–1984), appointed titular archbishop (Cardinal in 2007)
• Joseph Anthony Galante (1964–1992), appointed auxiliary bishop of San Antonio
• Francis Xavier Gartland (1832–1850), appointed Bishop of Savannah
• Daniel James Gercke (1901–1923), appointed Bishop of Tucson
• Ignatius Frederick Horstmann (1865–1891), appointed Bishop of Cleveland
• John Joseph Hughes (1826–1837), appointed Coadjutor Bishop of New York
• Francis Edward Hyland (1927–1949), appointed auxiliary bishop of Savannah-Atlanta
• Thomas Francis Kennedy (1887–1907), appointed titular bishop
• James Paul McCloskey (1898–1917), appointed Bishop of Zamboanga, Philippines
• Philip R. McDevitt (1885–1916), appointed Bishop of Harrisburg
• Thomas Joseph McDonough (1938–1947), appointed auxiliary bishop of St. Augustine
• Thomas McGovern (1861–1888), appointed Bishop of Harrisburg
• Eugene J. McGuinness (1915–1937), appointed Bishop of Raleigh
• John Joseph O'Connor (1945–1979), appointed auxiliary bishop of U.S. armed forces; hereafter Cardinal
• William O'Hara (1842–1868), appointed Bishop of Scranton
• Jeremiah F. Shanahan (1859–1868), appointed Bishop of Harrisburg
• John Westward. Shanahan (1869–1899), appointed Bishop of Harrisburg
• David B. Thompson (1950–1961), appointed Coadjutor Bishop of Charleston in 1989

Churches [edit]

Educational institutions [edit]

Circa 1912 there were about 68,000 students in Catholic schools within the archdiocesan territory. This increased to 250,000 in 1961, but the figures decreased after that twelvemonth. Enrollment was down to 68,000 in 2012.^[24] There were almost 50,000 students in Cosmic schools in the city of Philadelphia in 2000, and this figure decreased to 30,000 in 2010. In that span one Catholic high schoolhouse and 23 Catholic elementary schools airtight or merged, and the proliferation of charter schools in that period meant that the number of students combined in that type of school outnumbered that of the remaining Philadelphia Catholic schools.^[25]

In 2012 the archdiocese proposed closing or merging 18 schools in Philadelphia and 31 schools exterior of Philadelphia; the Philadelphia Inquirer stated this would further weaken Philadelphia's middle class.^[26] The proposal would affect 24% and 29% of the senior loftier and K-8 schools, respectively.^[27]

Simple schools [edit]

(only includes schools notable for their own Wikipedia manufactures)

The first Catholic school established in the Archdiocese of Philadelphia was at St. Mary Parish in Philadelphia during the tardily eighteenth century. During the nineteenth century, Bishop Kenrick encouraged the establishment of Catholic schools. Subsequently, St. John Neumann (1851–1860) made the establishment of parish elementary schools a priority and by 1860 there were seventeen parish elementary schools in Philadelphia. Between 1900 and 1930, Cosmic elementary schools increased to 124 schools in Philadelphia and 78 schools in the four suburban counties. Between 1945 and 1965, 62 new Catholic uncomplicated schools were established.

In 2012, almost 25% of the students in Philadelphia Cosmic uncomplicated schools were non Cosmic.^[25] In 2010 South Philadelphia Catholic elementary schools had two,572 students, a turn down past 27% from the 2006 figure.^[24]

Special Needs schools [edit]

With the foundation of Archbishop Ryan School for Children with Deafness in 1912, the Archdiocese of Philadelphia school organization began serving families of children with special needs. St. Katherine Day School and Our Lady of Conviction School, serving students with mental retardation, were opened in 1953 and 1954 respectively, later on parent petitions to John Cardinal O'Hara. St. Lucy Mean solar day Schoolhouse for Children with Visual Impairment followed in 1955. Queen of the Universe Day Center was added in 1980 to serve students with mental retardation in Bucks County. These five schools are supported by the Catholic Charities Entreatment.

High schools inside the archdiocese [edit]

Diocesan high schools [edit]

Leadership within the Archdiocese of Philadelphia envisioned a connected comprehensive didactics for secondary students.

The first free Catholic loftier school in the Usa was the "Roman Cosmic Loftier School of Philadelphia", founded for the teaching of boys in 1890. (It is often referred to as "Roman Catholic", occasionally as "Catholic Loftier", and nigh commonly as "Roman".) The "Cosmic Girls High School" was founded in 1912. Mary McMichan, one of the schoolhouse's founders, requested in her last will that the school be renamed in honor of her brother. The school became "John Due west. Hallahan Catholic Girls Loftier School" after her death. Both schools are still in existence.

Between 1916 and 1927 West Catholic Boys and Girls and Northeast Catholic were opened. Despite the economic hardships of the 1930s and 1940s, seven more diocesan high schools were founded. During a 22-year growth period from 1945 to 1967, xv high schools were opened.

Seminaries [edit]

• St. Charles Borromeo Seminary
• Redemptois Mater Archdiocesan Missionary Seminary

Colleges and universities within the archdiocese [edit]

Note: Each Cosmic college and university within the archdiocese is affiliated with a religious establish, rather than the Archdiocese of Philadelphia.

• Alvernia University - Philadelphia Center (branch campus), Cheltenham Township (Bernardine Sisters of St. Francis)
• Cabrini Academy, Radnor Township (Missionary Sisters of the Sacred Heart of Jesus)
• Anecdote Hill College, Philadelphia (Sisters of Saint Joseph)
• Gwynedd Mercy University, Lower Gwynedd Township (Sisters of Mercy)
• Holy Family Academy, Philadelphia (Sisters of the Holy Family unit of Nazareth)
• Immaculata University, East Whiteland Township (Sisters, Servants of the Immaculate Center of Mary)
• La Salle University, Philadelphia (Christian Brothers)
• Neumann University, Aston Township (Sisters of St. Francis of Philadelphia)
• Rosemont College, Lower Merion Township (Society of the Holy Child Jesus)
• Saint Joseph's Academy, Philadelphia (Jesuits)
• Villanova University, Radnor Township (Augustinians)

[edit]

The Archdiocese has had a foster care bureau for more than than 100 years. It sued Philadelphia later on the city stopped referring foster care cases to the agency after information technology refused to use aforementioned-sex couples to foster children.^[28] The case went to the Supreme Court with the name Fulton 5. City of Philadelphia, Pa

Publications [edit]

• The Catholic Standard & Times (former newspaper)
• CatholicPhilly.com (online news site)

Saints of Philadelphia [edit]

• 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 operation today, St. Donato'due south in Westward Philadelphia.
• St. Katharine Drexel
• St. John Nepomucene Neumann – A Redemptorist; became the fourth Bishop of Philadelphia (1852–60) and the offset 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 [edit]

• Miraculous Medal Shrine^[29]
• National Shrine of Our Lady of Czestochowa
• National Shrine of Saint John Neumann
• Saint Katharine Drexel Mission Center and Shrine
• National Shrine of Saint Rita of Cascia^[30]

See also [edit]

• Catholic Church and politics in the United States
• Catholic Church by country
• Catholic Church in the Usa
• Connelly Foundation
• Ecclesiastical Province of Philadelphia
• Global organisation of the Catholic Church
• History of Roman Catholicism in the United States
• Listing of Roman Catholic archdioceses (past land and continent)
• List of Roman Cosmic dioceses (alphabetical) (including archdioceses)
• List of Roman Catholic dioceses (structured view) (including archdioceses)
• List of the Cosmic cathedrals of the The states
• List of the Cosmic dioceses of the United States
• Philadelphia Nativist Riots
• Plenary Councils of Baltimore
• Smooth Cathedral style
• LT Robert R. Brett, S.Thousand., Clergyman, USN – Chaplain killed during Vietnam War.
• Roman Catholicism in the Usa

References [edit]

1. ^ https://archphila.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/Perez-Phila-explanation.pdf^{[ bare URL PDF ]}
2. ^ Roebuck, Jeremy (23 Jan 2020). "Bishop Nelson Perez of Cleveland named Philadelphia's next archbishop, replacing Charles Chaput". The Philadelphia Inquirer . Retrieved January 23, 2020.
3. ^ ^{a b c d} A Brief History of the Archdiocese of Philadelphia Archived 2009-08-02 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 2010-03-11.
4. ^ See: Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Baltimore#History.
5. ^ "Bishop Michael Francis Egan, O.F.M." Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David Thou. Cheney. Retrieved March xi, 2010.
6. ^ "Archbishop John Carroll". Catholic-Bureaucracy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved March 11, 2010.
7. ^ "CNS STORY: Philadelphia Archdiocese, foundation sign pact on schoolhouse management". Archived from the original on 19 January 2013. Retrieved 6 October 2014.
8. ^ Moselle, Aaron (March 12, 2020). "Monsignor William Lynn's clergy sex abuse retrial starts in Philly adjacent week". WHYY. Archived from the original on May 23, 2020.
9. ^ Dale, Maryclaire (March 16, 2020). "Retrial of Ex-Philadelphia Cosmic Official Delayed Over Coronavirus Concerns". NBC10 Philadelphia.
10. ^ Dale, Maryclaire (March xvi, 2020). "Monsignor in Landmark Church Abuse Example Goes Back on Trial". United states News. Philadelphia. Associated Press.
11. ^ "Msgr. Lynn is freed from prison, retrial set for next yr". CatholicPhilly.com. August four, 2016.
12. ^ Roebuck, Jeremy (March 5, 2019). "Philadelphia priest charged with raping daughter, recording their sex activity acts". The Philadelphia Inquirer.
13. ^ ^{a b c} Brubaker, Harold (May 5, 2019). "Philly archdiocese expects to pay $126 1000000 in priest sex-abuse reparations". The Philadelphia Inquirer.
14. ^ "Function of the ARCHBISHOP" (PDF). abclocal.become.com. May 5, 2020.
15. ^ Scolforo, Mark (August 14, 2020). "2 years afterwards g jury report on Pa. clergy sex activity corruption, lawsuits scroll in". PennLive. Harrisburg, PA. Associated Press.
16. ^ ^{a b} Brown, Natasha (Dec 3, 2020). "Rev. William McCandless, Quondam DeSales University Catholic Priest & Adviser To Monaco's Majestic Family, Indicted On Child Porn Charges". CBS 3 Philadelphia. Retrieved December four, 2020.
17. ^ Errami, Nassima (12 November 2020). "Princess Grace Kelly: how the Grimaldi women keep her spirit alive". Monaco Tribune. Retrieved 4 December 2020.
18. ^ Associated Press (December iii, 2020). "Del. Priest Defendant of Collecting Child Porn While Overseas". NBC ten Philadelphia. Retrieved December iv, 2020.
19. ^ Roebuck, Jeremy (Dec three, 2020). "Former adviser to Monaco's regal family and DeSales University priest charged in Philly child-porn case". Philadelphia Inquirer. Retrieved December four, 2020.
20. ^ "Gay Priest Fired From Chaplain Job Asks Pope To Meet LGBT Catholics In U.Southward". Huffington Post. July twenty, 2015.
21. ^ "Archives | The Philadelphia Inquirer". Philadelphia Inquirer . Retrieved 2020-01-23 .
22. ^ ^{a b} See: List of the Catholic bishops of the U.s.a.#American bishops serving exterior the United States.
23. ^ Times-Dispatch, ELLEN ROBERTSON Richmond. "The Most Rev. Francis X. DiLorenzo, bishop of the Catholic Diocese of Richmond, dies at 75". Richmond Times-Acceleration.
24. ^ ^{a b} Campisi, Anthony (2012-01-09). "Catholic schoolhouse closings hit Due south Philadelphia especially difficult". Philadelphia Inquirer. Archived from the original on 2014-10-21. Retrieved 2019-11-xxx .
25. ^ ^{a b} Tierney, Joseph P. (2012-01-30). "Catholic Schoolhouse Closings Demand More than Than A Miracle". Philadelphia Inquirer. Archived from the original on 2015-12-25. Retrieved 2019-11-30 .
26. ^ "School closings continue assault on city's middle grade". Philadelphia Inquirer. 2012-01-17. Archived from the original on 2015-12-29. Retrieved 2019-11-xxx .
27. ^ O'Reilly, David (2012-01-09). "Schools panel caput: Cosmic school changes long overdue". Philadelphia Inquirer . Retrieved 2019-11-30 .
28. ^ Vielmetti, Bruce. "Milwaukee Archdiocese weighs in on U.S. Supreme Court case on same-sex foster parents in Philadelphia". Milwaukee Periodical Sentinel . Retrieved 2020-06-11 .
29. ^ See Miraculous Medal and Miraculous Medal Shrine and Art Museum webpage. Central Association of the Miraculous Medal website. Retrieved 2011-01-28.
30. ^ See St. Rita of Cascia and National Shrine of Saint Rita of Cascia official website. Retrieved 2011-01-28.

External links [edit]

• Roman Cosmic Archdiocese of Philadelphia Official Site
  • Roman Cosmic Archdiocese of Philadelphia (archdiocese-phl.org) at the Wayback Machine (archive index)
• Office of Catholic Education
• Herbermann, Charles, ed. (1913). "Archdiocese of Philadelphia". Catholic Encyclopedia. New York: Robert Appleton Company.

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