Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Philadelphia
Archdiocese of Philadelphia Archidioecesis Philadelphiensis | |
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Coat of arms | |
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Location | |
Country | United States |
Territory | Philadelphia City and County, counties of Bucks, Chester, Delaware, and Montgomery, Pennsylvania |
Ecclesiastical province | Metropolitan Province of Philadelphia |
Statistics | |
Area | 2,183 sq mi (5,650 km2) |
Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2013) 4,070,000 1,489,000 (36.6%) |
Parishes | 257 |
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Denomination | Roman Catholic |
Rite | Roman Rite |
Established | April 8, 1808 |
Cathedral | Cathedral-Basilica of Sts. Peter and Paul |
Patron saint | St. Peter and St. Paul |
Secular priests | 619 |
Current leadership | |
Pope | Francis |
Archbishop | Charles Joseph Chaput, O.F.M. Cap. |
Auxiliary Bishops | John J. McIntyre Michael J. Fitzgerald Timothy C. Senior Edward Michael Deliman |
Emeritus Bishops | Justin Francis Cardinal Rigali Louis A. DeSimone Martin Nicholas Lohmuller Robert P. Maginnis |
Map | |
Website | |
archphila.org |
The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Philadelphia is an ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Roman Catholic Church in southeastern Pennsylvania, in the United States. It covers the City and County of Philadelphia as 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 three counties in New Jersey. The diocese was raised to the dignity of a metropolitan archdiocese on February 12, 1875. The seat of the archbishop is the Cathedral-Basilica of Ss. Peter & Paul.
It is also 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 territory of the province is coextensive with the state of Pennsylvania.
Contents
1 History of the archdiocese
2 Bishops
2.1 Bishops of Philadelphia
2.2 Archbishops of Philadelphia
2.3 Auxiliary Bishops
2.4 Other priests in the archdiocese who became bishops
3 The parish structure
3.1 Regional Deaneries
3.1.1 Parishes of Philadelphia
4 Educational institutions
4.1 Elementary schools
4.2 Special Needs schools
4.3 High schools within the archdiocese
4.3.1 Diocesan high schools
4.3.1.1 Philadelphia high schools
4.3.1.2 Bucks County high schools
4.3.1.3 Chester County high schools
4.3.1.4 Delaware County high schools
4.3.1.5 Montgomery County high schools
4.3.1.6 Former Philadelphia Archdiocese Parochial High Schools
4.3.2 Private high schools
4.4 Seminaries
4.5 Colleges and universities within the archdiocese
4.6 Controversies
5 Publications
6 Saints of Philadelphia
7 Shrines of Philadelphia
8 See also
9 References
10 External links
History of the archdiocese
The history of the Catholic Church in the area dates back to William Penn and when Mass was said publicly as early as 1707.[1] On April 8, 1808, the suffragan dioceses of Boston, New York, Philadelphia, and Bardstown (moved to Louisville in 1841) were erected by Pope Pius VII from the territory of the Diocese of Baltimore, which was simultaneously raised to the rank of metropolitan archdiocese.[2] Michael Egan was appointed as the first bishop[3] and was consecrated as a bishop on October 28, 1810, by Archbishop John Carroll.[4]
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).[1] Philadelphia was raised to a metropolitan archiepiscopal see on February 12, 1875,[1] with Harrisburg and Scranton as suffragan dioceses. On January 28, 1961, the five northern counties of Berks, Carbon, Lehigh, Northampton, and Schuylkill were split off from the archdiocese, to create the Diocese of Allentown.
By 1969, the archdiocese had grown to 1,351,704 parishioners, 1,096 diocesan priests, 676 priests of religious institutes and 6,622 religious women.[1]
Beginning in 2005, members of the diocese and its hierarchy have been heavily impacted by sexual abuse scandals. Two grand jury reports, guilty pleas and convictions indicate administrative mishandling of cases and other issues.
In February 2012, the diocese announced the largest reorganization of their elementary and high school education system, with numerous recommended school closings and/or mergers.
In a Thursday, August 23, 2012 online news story article about the Archdiocese's schools by Lou Baldwin of Catholic News Service (CNS), it was announced that the Faith in the Future Foundation would assume management of the seventeen archdiocesan high schools and the four special education schools.[5]
Bishops
Bishops of Philadelphia
Michael Francis Egan, OFM (1808–1814)
Henry Conwell (1819-1841)
Francis Patrick Kenrick (1842–1851), appointed Archbishop of Baltimore- Saint John Nepomucene Neumann, C.Ss.R. (1852–1860)
Archbishops of Philadelphia
James Frederick Wood (1860–1883)
Patrick John Ryan (1884–1911)
Edmond Francis Prendergast (1911–1918)- Cardinal Dennis Joseph Dougherty (1918–1951)
- Cardinal John Francis O'Hara, C.S.C. (1951–1960)
- Cardinal John Joseph Krol (1961–1988)
- Cardinal Anthony Joseph Bevilacqua (1988–2003)
- Cardinal Justin Francis Rigali (2003–2011)
Charles Joseph Chaput, O.F.M. Cap. (2011–)
Auxiliary Bishops
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 Mark 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 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
Timothy C. Senior (2009-present)
John J. McIntyre (2010-present)
Michael J. Fitzgerald (2010-present)
Edward Michael Deliman (2016-present)
Other priests in the archdiocese who became bishops
- Note: Years in parentheses indicate the time of service as a priest of the Archdiocese of Philadelphia, prior to appointment to the episcopacy.
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The parish structure
The archdiocese is sub-divided into 12 Regional Deaneries, each administered by a Regional Dean. Present Deans and their Deaneries are as follows:
Regional Deaneries
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Parishes of Philadelphia
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Educational institutions
Elementary schools
The first Catholic school established in the Archdiocese of Philadelphia was at St. Mary Parish in Philadelphia during the late 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, Catholic elementary schools increased to 124 schools in Philadelphia and 78 schools in the four suburban counties. Between 1945 and 1965, 62 new Catholic elementary schools were established.
Special Needs schools
With the foundation of Archbishop Ryan School for Children with Deafness in 1912, the Archdiocese of Philadelphia school system began serving families of children with special needs. St. Katherine Day School and Our Lady of Confidence School, serving students with mental retardation, were opened in 1953 and 1954 respectively, after parent petitions to John Cardinal O'Hara. St. Lucy Day School 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 Appeal.
High schools within the archdiocese
Diocesan high schools
Leadership within the Archdiocese of Philadelphia envisioned a continued comprehensive education for secondary students.
The first free Catholic high school in the United States was the "Roman Catholic High School of Philadelphia", 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 1912. 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.
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, fifteen high schools were opened.
Philadelphia high schools
Archbishop Ryan High School, established 1966
Father Judge High School, established 1954; administered by the Oblates of St. Francis de Sales
John W. Hallahan Catholic Girls High School, established 1911
Little Flower Catholic High School for Girls, established 1939
Roman Catholic High School, established 1890
St. Hubert Catholic High School for Girls, established 1941
Saints John Neumann and Maria Goretti Catholic High School, established 2004 (merger of Saint John Neumann HS and Saint Maria Goretti HS)
West Catholic Preparatory High School, established 1916, erected 1926. (West Catholic High School for Boys merged into West Philadelphia Catholic Girls'High School building in 1989.)
Bucks County high schools
Conwell-Egan Catholic High School, established 1957
Archbishop Wood Catholic High School, established 1964
Chester County high schools
Bishop Shanahan High School, established 1957
Delaware County high schools
Monsignor Bonner High School, established 1953
Archbishop John Carroll High School, established 1967
Cardinal O'Hara High School, established 1963
Archbishop Prendergast High School, established 1956
Montgomery County high schools
Lansdale Catholic High School, established 1949
Bishop McDevitt High School, established 1958.
Pope John Paul II High School, established 2010 (replaced Kennedy-Kenrick HS and St. Pius X HS and was Philadelphia's first newly constructed high school since 1967)[8]
Former Philadelphia Archdiocese Parochial High Schools
- Archbishop Kennedy High School (Conshohocken), 1966 - 1993 (merged with Bishop Kenrick High School in 1993)[9]
- Bishop Conwell High School (merged with Bishop Egan High School in 1993)
- Bishop Egan High School (merged with Bishop Conwell High School in 1993)
- Bishop Kenrick High School (Norristown), 1955-1993 (merged with Archbishop Kennedy High School in 1993)
Cardinal Dougherty High School, 1956 - 2010
Kennedy-Kenrick Catholic High School, 1993 - 2010 (resulted from merger of Archbishop Kennedy High School and Bishop Kenrick High School) (replaced by Pope John Paul II High School)
Northeast Catholic High School, 1926 - 2010- Notre Dame Catholic Girls High School (Moylan), 1935-1981
- St. James High School for Boys (Chester), 1940-1993
- St. John the Baptist High School, 1921-1956
Saint John Neumann High School, 1934 - 2004 (merged with Saint Maria Goretti High School in 2004)
Saint Maria Goretti High School, 1955 - 2004 (merged with Saint John Neumann High School in 2004)- St. Matthew High School (Conshohocken), 1866-1966
- St. Patrick High School (Norristown), 1875-1955
Saint Pius X High School, 1953 - 2010 (replaced by Pope John Paul II High School)- St. Thomas More High School, 1936-1975
West Philadelphia Catholic High School for Boys, 1916 - 1989 (merged with West Philadelphia Catholic Girls High School; demolished in 2009)[10]- West Philadelphia Catholic Girls High School, 1927 - 1989 (merged with West Philadelphia Catholic High School for Boys)
Private high schools
Though not funded or operated by the archdiocese, the following independent schools operate "with the blessing and spiritual support of the archdiocese:"
Academy of Notre Dame de Namur, Villanova
Country Day School of the Sacred Heart, Bryn Mawr
Cristo Rey Philadelphia High School, Philadelphia
Devon Preparatory School, Devon
Gwynedd Mercy Academy High School, Gwynedd Valley
Holy Ghost Preparatory School, Bensalem
La Salle College High School, Wyndmoor
Malvern Preparatory School, Malvern
Mercy Vocational High School, Philadelphia
Merion Mercy Academy, Merion
Mount Saint Joseph Academy, Flourtown
Nazareth Academy High School, Philadelphia
Saint Basil Academy, Jenkintown
Saint Joseph's Preparatory School, Philadelphia
Villa Joseph Marie High School, Holland
Villa Maria Academy, Malvern
Seminaries
- St. Charles Borromeo Seminary
- Redemptois Mater Archdiocesan Missionary Seminary
Colleges and universities within the archdiocese
- Note: Each Roman Catholic college and university within the archdiocese is affiliated with a religious institute, rather than the Archdiocese of Philadelphia.
Cabrini College, Radnor Township (Missionary Sisters of the Sacred Heart of Jesus)
Chestnut Hill College, Philadelphia (Sisters of Saint Joseph)
Gwynedd-Mercy College, Lower Gwynedd Township (Sisters of Mercy)
Holy Family University, Philadelphia (Sisters of the Holy Family of Nazareth)
Immaculata University, East Whiteland Township (Sisters, Servants of the Immaculate Heart 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 University, Philadelphia (Jesuits)
Villanova University, Radnor Township (Augustinians)
Controversies
The sexual abuse scandal in the Catholic Archdiocese of Philadelphia, in Pennsylvania, U.S., is a significant episode in the series of Catholic sex abuse cases in the United States, Ireland and elsewhere. The Philadelphia abuses were substantially revealed through a grand jury investigation in 2005. In early 2011, a new grand jury reported extensive new charges of abusive priests active 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. Lynn was the first official to be convicted in the United States of covering up abuses by other priests in his charge and other senior church officials have been extensively criticized for their management of the issue in the archdiocese.
In 2015, it was reported that the school's long-serving director 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 advised to keep a low profile which she says she did. Many parents expressed anger and concern over the school's decision. Principal Nell Stetser justified the decision by arguing that "many of us accept life choices that contradict current Church teachings, but to continue as a Catholic school, Waldron Mercy must comply with those teachings." But she called urgently for "an open and honest discussion about this and other divisive issues at the intersection of our society and our Church." The Archbishop of Philadelphia Charles Chaput, however, has not yet responded to such a call and instead spoke out in favour of her firing, simply calling the dismissal "common sense.".[11][12]
Publications
The Catholic Standard & Times (newspaper)
Saints of Philadelphia
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
Miraculous Medal Shrine[13]- 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[14]
See also
- Catholic Church and politics in the United States
- Catholic Church by country
- Catholic Church in the United States
- Connelly Foundation
- Ecclesiastical Province of Philadelphia
- Global organisation of the Catholic Church
- History of Roman Catholicism in the United States
List of Roman Catholic archdioceses (by country and continent)
List of Roman Catholic dioceses (alphabetical) (including archdioceses)
List of Roman Catholic dioceses (structured view) (including archdioceses)- List of the Catholic cathedrals of the United States
- List of the Catholic dioceses of the United States
- Philadelphia Nativist Riots
- Plenary Councils of Baltimore
- Polish Cathedral style
- LT Robert R. Brett, S.M., Chaplain, USN – Chaplain killed during Vietnam War.
- Roman Catholicism in the United States
References
^ abcd A Brief History of the Archdiocese of Philadelphia Archived 2009-08-02 at the Wayback Machine.. Retrieved 2010-03-11.
^ See: Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Baltimore#History.
^ "Bishop Michael Francis Egan, O.F.M." Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved March 11, 2010..mw-parser-output cite.citationfont-style:inherit.mw-parser-output qquotes:"""""""'""'".mw-parser-output code.cs1-codecolor:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-free abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-registration abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-subscription abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registrationcolor:#555.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration spanborder-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-errordisplay:none;font-size:100%.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-errorfont-size:100%.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-formatfont-size:95%.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-leftpadding-left:0.2em.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-rightpadding-right:0.2em
^ "Archbishop John Carroll". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved March 11, 2010.
^ "CNS STORY: Philadelphia Archdiocese, foundation sign pact on school management". Archived from the original on 19 January 2013. Retrieved 6 October 2014.
^ ab See: List of the Catholic bishops of the United States#American bishops serving outside the United States.
^ http://www.richmond.com/news/local/city-of-richmond/the-most-rev-francis-x-dilorenzo-bishop-of-the-catholic/article_8d6f856f-dced-585c-afc6-7d157289369b.html
^ "Pope John Paul II High School: Our History". Retrieved December 9, 2011.
^ Gary Puleo (June 11, 2010). "Final bell for Kennedy-Kenrick Catholic High School". King of Prussia Courier. Retrieved December 9, 2011.
^ "World News Inc.: West Catholic High School". World News. Retrieved 6 October 2014.
^ "Gay Priest Fired From Chaplain Job Asks Pope To Meet LGBT Catholics In U.S". Huffington Post. July 20, 2015.
^ http://articles.philly.com/2015-07-16/news/64454387_1_pope-francis-chaput-catholic-church
^ See Miraculous Medal and Miraculous Medal Shrine and Art Museum webpage. Central Association of the Miraculous Medal website. Retrieved 2011-01-28.
^ See St. Rita of Cascia and National Shrine of Saint Rita of Cascia official website. Retrieved 2011-01-28.
External links
- Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Philadelphia Official Site
- Office of Catholic Education
Herbermann, Charles, ed. (1913). "Archdiocese of Philadelphia". Catholic Encyclopedia. New York: Robert Appleton Company.
Coordinates: 39°57′26″N 75°10′04″W / 39.95722°N 75.16778°W / 39.95722; -75.16778