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{{Short description|Latin Catholic diocese of Philadelphia}}
[[Image:Philadelphia_Basilica.jpg|right|thumb|250px|Cathedral-Basilica of Sts. Peter and Paul]]{{portalpar|Philadelphia|Libertybell alone small.jpg}}
{{Infobox diocese
| jurisdiction = Metropolitan Archdiocese<!-- Type of jurisdiction: i.e. Diocese or Archdiocese -->
| name = Philadelphia
| latin = Archidiœcesis Metropolitae Philadelphiensis
| local = <!-- Name in the native language -->
| border = Catholic
| image = Cathedral Basilica of Sts. Peter & Paul in Philadelphia.jpg
| image_size = 250px
| image_alt =
| caption = [[Cathedral Basilica of Saints Peter and Paul (Philadelphia)|Cathedral Basilica of Saints Peter and Paul]] in [[Philadelphia]]
| coat = Coat of arms of the Archdiocese of Philadelphia.svg
| coat_size = 150px
| coat_alt =
| flag = Flag of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Philadelphia.svg
| flag_size = 150px
| flag_alt =
<!---- Locations ---->
| country = {{flag|United States}}
| territory = [[Philadelphia]] and the counties of [[Bucks County, Pennsylvania|Bucks]], [[Chester County, Pennsylvania|Chester]], [[Delaware County, Pennsylvania|Delaware]], [[Montgomery County, Pennsylvania|Montgomery]], [[Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania|Philadelphia]]
| province = [[List of Catholic bishops in the United States|Metropolitan Province of Philadelphia]]
| deaneries =
| headquarters = 222 North 17th St, [[Philadelphia]], [[Pennsylvania]], U.S.
| coordinates = {{coord|39|57|26|N|75|10|04|W|source:kolossus-plwiki|display=title,inline}}
<!---- Statistics ---->
| area_sqmi = 2,183
| area_footnotes =
| population = 4,119,268
| population_as_of = 2019
| catholics = 1,437,400
| catholics_percent = 34.9
| parishes = 214
| churches = <!-- Number of churches in the diocese -->
| congregations = <!-- Number of congregations in the diocese -->
| schools = <!-- Number of church supported schools in the diocese -->
| members = <!-- Number of members in the diocese -->
<!---- Information ---->
| denomination = [[Catholic Church|Catholic]]
| sui_iuris_church = [[Latin Church]]
| rite = [[Roman Rite]]
| established = {{start date and age|1808|04|08|mf=y}}
| cathedral = [[Cathedral-Basilica of Sts. Peter and Paul]]
| cocathedral =
| patron = {{indented plainlist|
* [[Our Lady of the Immaculate Conception]]<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://archphila.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/Perez-Phila-explanation.pdf |title=Heraldic Achievement of Most Reverend Nelson J. Perez Tenth Archbishop of Philadelphia |date=February 14, 2020 |publisher=Archdiocese of Philadelphia |last1=Bochanski |first1=Philip G}}</ref> (Primary)
* [[Saint Peter|Peter]] and [[Paul the Apostle|Paul]] (Titular)
}}
| priests = 274
<!---- Current leadership ---->
| pope = {{Incumbent pope}}
| metro_archbishop = [[Nelson J. Perez]]
| coadjutor =
| suffragans =
| auxiliary_bishops = {{ubl
| [[John J. McIntyre (bishop)|John J. McIntyre]]
| [[Keith J. Chylinski]]
| [[Christopher R. Cooke]]
| [[Efren V. Esmilla]]
}}
| apostolic_admin =
| vicar_general =
| episcopal_vicar =
| judicial_vicar =
| emeritus_bishops = {{ubl
| [[Justin Rigali]]
| [[Charles Joseph Chaput]]
| [[Edward Michael Deliman]]
| [[Michael J. Fitzgerald (bishop)|Michael J. Fitzgerald]]
}}
<!---- Map ---->
| map = Archdiocese of Philadelphia map 1.jpg
| map_size =
| map_alt =
| map_caption = Location of the Catholic Archdiocese of Philadelphia in [[Pennsylvania]]
<!---- Website ---->
| website = {{Official URL}}
| footnotes =
}}
 
The '''Metropolitan Archdiocese of Philadelphia''' ({{lang-la|Archidiœcesis Metropolitae Philadelphiensis}}) is a [[Latin Church]] ecclesiastical territory, or diocese, of the [[Catholic Church]] in southeastern [[Pennsylvania]] in the United States.
==Introduction==
 
The Archdiocese of Philadelphia originally included all of [[Pennsylvania]] and [[Delaware]], along with seven counties and parts of three counties in [[West Jersey|New Jersey]]. The diocese was raised to an archdiocese in 1875. The seat of the [[archbishop]] is the [[Cathedral Basilica of Saints Peter and Paul (Philadelphia)|Cathedral Basilica of Saints Peter and Paul]] in Philadelphia.
 
As of 2023, [[Nelson J. Pérez]] is the archbishop of Philadelphia.<ref>{{cite news |last=Roebuck |first=Jeremy |date=23 January 2020 |title=Bishop Nelson Perez of Cleveland named Philadelphia's next archbishop, replacing Charles Chaput |url=https://www.inquirer.com/news/nelson-perez-archbishop-philadelphia-charles-chaput-cleveland-retire-20200123.html |work=[[The Philadelphia Inquirer]]|access-date= January 23, 2020}}</ref>
[[As of 2006]], the [[Roman Catholic]] Archdiocese of Philadelphia covers the
[[Philadelphia|City and County of Philadelphia]] as well as [[Bucks County, Pennsylvania|Bucks]], [[Chester County, Pennsylvania|Chester]], [[Delaware County, Pennsylvania|Delaware]], and [[Montgomery County, Pennsylvania|Montgomery]] counties in [[Pennsylvania]].
 
== Territory ==
The Diocese of Philadelphia, erected on [[April 8]], [[1808]], was elevated to Archdiocese on [[February 12]], [[1875]]. It is the [[metropolitan bishop|metropolitan]] see of the [[ecclesiastical province|Province]] of Pennsylvania, which includes the suffragan bishopric sees of [[Roman Catholic Diocese of Allentown|Allentown]], [[Roman Catholic Diocese of Altoona-Johnstown|Altoona-Johnstown]], [[Roman Catholic Diocese of Erie|Erie]], [[Roman Catholic Diocese of Greensburg|Greensburg]], [[Roman Catholic Diocese of Harrisburg|Harrisburg]], [[Roman Catholic Diocese of Pittsburgh|Pittsburgh]], and [[Roman Catholic Diocese of Scranton|Scranton]].
The Archdiocese of Philadelphia covers five Pennsylvania counties: [[Bucks County, Pennsylvania|Bucks]], [[Chester County, Pennsylvania|Chester]], [[Delaware County, Pennsylvania|Delaware]], [[Montgomery County, Pennsylvania|Montgomery]], and [[Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania|Philadelphia]]. It is the [[metropolitan bishop|metropolitan]] [[Episcopal See|see]] of the [[ecclesiastical province#Catholic Church|Ecclesiastical Province]] of Philadelphia.
 
The archdiocese includes the following [[Suffragan diocese|suffragan dioceses]]:
The seat of the bishop is in the [[Cathedral-Basilica of Sts. Peter and Paul|Cathedral of Saints Peter and Paul]].
 
* [[Roman Catholic Diocese of Allentown|Allentown]]
As of a 2004, the Archdiocese numbered 1,486,058 Catholics, which was 38.4% of the total estimated population.
* [[Roman Catholic Diocese of Altoona-Johnstown|Altoona-Johnstown]]
* [[Roman Catholic Diocese of Erie|Erie]]
* [[Roman Catholic Diocese of Greensburg|Greensburg]]
* [[Roman Catholic Diocese of Harrisburg|Harrisburg]]
* [[Roman Catholic Diocese of Pittsburgh|Pittsburgh]]
* [[Roman Catholic Diocese of Scranton|Scranton]]
 
==History==
[[File:Archdiocese of Philadelphia.jpg|thumb|Archdiocesan Pastoral Center|321x321px]]
The history of the [[Catholic Church]] in the area dates back to [[William Penn]] when [[Mass (liturgy)#Mass in the Catholic Church|Mass]] was said publicly as early as 1707.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=About – Archdiocese of Philadelphia |url=https://archphila.org/about/#history |access-date=2023-09-25 |website=archphila.org}}</ref>
 
===19th century===
== Ordinaries of the Metropolitan See of Philadelphia ==
In 1808, [[Pope Pius VII]] erected the [[Diocese|suffragan]] dioceses of [[Boston]], [[New York City]], [[Philadelphia]], and [[Bardstown, Kentucky]], from the territory of the Diocese of Baltimore.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Baltimore (Archdiocese) [Catholic-Hierarchy] |url=https://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/diocese/dbalt.html |access-date=2023-09-25 |website=www.catholic-hierarchy.org}}</ref> The pope appointed Reverend [[Michael Francis Egan]] as the first [[Bishop (Catholic Church)|bishop]] of Philadelphia.<ref>{{catholic-hierarchy|bishop|beganm|Bishop Michael Francis Egan, O.F.M.|March 11, 2010}}</ref>
 
In 1868, the Vatican erected the dioceses of [[Harrisburg, Pennsylvania|Harrisburg]], [[Scranton, Pennsylvania|Scranton]], and [[Wilmington, Delaware|Wilmington]], taking their territory from the Diocese of Philadelphia.<ref name=":0" />
 
The Vatican elevated the Diocese of Philadelphia to the Archdiocese of Philadelphia on February 12, 1875.<ref name=":0" />
*Bishop [[Michael Egan|Michael Francis Egan]], [[Franciscan|O.F.M.]] ([[1808]]-[[1814]])
*Bishop [[Henry Conwell]] ([[1819]]-[[1842]])
*Bishop [[Francis Kenrick|Francis Patrick Kenrick]] ([[1842]]-[[1851]])
*Bishop Saint [[John Neumann|John Nepomucene Neumann]], [[Redemptorist|C.SS.R.]] ([[1852]]-[[1860]])
*Archbishop [[James Frederick Wood|James Frederick Bryan Wood]] ([[1860]]-[[1883]])
*Archbishop [[Patrick Ryan|Patrick John Ryan]] ([[1884]]-[[1911]])
*Archbishop [[Edmond Prendergast|Edmond Francis Prendergast]] ([[1911]]-[[1918]])
*Archbishop [[Dennis Joseph Dougherty|Dennis Joseph Cardinal Dougherty]] ([[1918]]-[[1951]])
*Archbishop [[John Cardinal O'Hara|John Francis Cardinal O'Hara]], [[Congregation of Holy Cross|C.S.C.]] ([[1951]]-[[1960]])
*Archbishop [[John Cardinal Krol|John Joseph Cardinal Krol]] ([[1961]]-[[1988]])
*Archbishop [[Anthony Cardinal Bevilacqua|Anthony Joseph Cardinal Bevilacqua]] ([[1988]]-[[2003]]); Archbishop Emeritus([[2003]]-[[as of 2006|present]])
*Archbishop [[Justin Cardinal Rigali|Justin Francis Cardinal Rigali]] ([[2003]]-[[as of 2006|present]])
(Their terms of service)
 
===20th century===
In 1961, [[Pope John XXIII]] erected the [[Roman Catholic Diocese of Allentown|Diocese of Allentown]], taking several northern counties from the Archdiocese of Philadelphia.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Allentown (Diocese) [Catholic-Hierarchy] |url=https://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/diocese/dalle.html |access-date=2023-09-25 |website=www.catholic-hierarchy.org}}</ref>
 
By 1969, the archdiocese had grown to 1,351,704 parishioners, 1,096 [[secular clergy|diocesan]] [[Priesthood (Catholic Church)|priests]], 676 priests of [[religious institute]]s and 6,622 [[religious (Catholicism)|religious]] women.<ref name=":0" />
==Current Auxilary Bishops==
 
===21st century===
In February 2012, the diocese announced the largest reorganization of their elementary and high school education system, with numerous recommended school closings or mergers.
 
In August 2012, the archdiocese announced that the Faith in the Future Foundation would assume management of the 17 archdiocesan high schools and the four special education schools.<ref>{{cite web |last=Baldwin |first=Lou |date=August 23, 2012 |title=Philadelphia Archdiocese, foundation sign pact on school management |url=http://www.catholicnews.com/data/stories/cns/1203545.htm |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130119144748/http://www.catholicnews.com/data/stories/cns/1203545.htm |archive-date=January 19, 2013 |access-date=October 6, 2014 |website=Catholic News Service}}</ref>
*The Most Reverend Martin N. Lohmuller, D.D., J.C.D.(Retired)
*The Most Reverend Louis A. DeSimone, D.D.(Retired)
*The Most Reverend Robert P. Maginnis, D.D., V.G.
*The Most Reverend Joseph R. Cistone, D.D., V.G.
*The Most Reverend Joseph P. McFadden, D.D., V.G.
*The Most Reverend Daniel E. Thomas, D.D., S.T.L., V.G.
(As of 8/14/06)
 
==Bishops==
[[File:Nelson Jesus Perez.jpg|thumb|[[Nelson J. Pérez|Archbishop Nelson J. Perez]]]]
 
===Bishops of Philadelphia===
==The Parish Structure==
# [[Michael Francis Egan]], [[Franciscan|O.F.M.]] (1808–1814)<ref>{{cite journal |last=Friend |first=Christine |title=Philadelphia's First Bishop |journal=Philadelphia Archdiocesan Historical Research Center |date=February 2010 |url=http://www.pahrc.net/philadelphias-first-bishop/}}</ref> <br /> ([[Ambrose Maréchal]], P.S.S. appointed in 1816; did not take effect.)<ref name="McNeal">{{Cite web |title=CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: Ambrose Marechal |url=https://www.newadvent.org/cathen/09651a.htm |access-date=2023-09-25 |website=www.newadvent.org}}</ref>
# [[Henry Conwell]] (1819–1841)<ref>{{cite journal |last=Griffin |first=Martin I.J. |title=Life of Bishop Conwell of Philadelphia [part] |journal=Records of the American Catholic Historical Society of Philadelphia |date=1913 |volume=23 |issue=1 |pages=16–42 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=XJdJAAAAYAAJ}}</ref>
# [[Francis Patrick Kenrick]] (1842–1851; [[coadjutor bishop]] 1830–1842), appointed [[Archbishop of Baltimore]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: Francis and Peter Kenrick |url=https://www.newadvent.org/cathen/08618a.htm |access-date=2023-09-25 |website=www.newadvent.org}}</ref>
# [[John Nepomucene Neumann]] (1852–1860)<ref>{{Cite web |title=Saint John Neumann: Biography, Legacy, & Facts |url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/Saint-John-Neumann|access-date=2021-03-15 |website=Encyclopedia Britannica |language=en}}</ref>
# [[James Frederick Wood]] (1860–1875; coadjutor bishop 1857–1860), elevated to [[archbishop]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: Philadelphia |url=https://www.newadvent.org/cathen/11793b.htm |access-date=2023-09-25 |website=www.newadvent.org}}</ref>
 
===Archbishops of Philadelphia===
{{More citations needed|date=March 2020|section}}
# James Frederick Wood (1875–1883)
# [[Patrick John Ryan]] (1884–1911)
# [[Edmond Francis Prendergast]] (1911–1918)
# Cardinal [[Dennis Joseph Dougherty]] (1918–1951)
# Cardinal [[John Francis O'Hara]], [[Congregation of Holy Cross|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]], [[Order of Friars Minor Capuchin|O.F.M. Cap.]] (2011–2020)
# [[Nelson J. Perez]] (2020–present)
 
===Current auxiliary bishops===
The diocese is sub-divided into 6 Vicariates, each administered by a Regional Vicar (Presently each Vicar is a [[Monsignor|Monsignor]].)
* [[John J. McIntyre (bishop)|John J. McIntyre]] (2010–present)
* [[Keith J. Chylinski]] (2024–present)
* [[Christopher R. Cooke]] (2024–present)
* [[Efren V. Esmilla]] (2024–present)
 
===Former auxiliary bishops===
List of Present Vicariates and their Adminsitrators:
* [[John Joseph McCort]] (1912–1920), appointed Coadjutor Bishop and later [[Diocese of Altoona-Johnstown|Bishop of Altoona]]
* [[Michael Joseph Crane]] (1921–1928)
* [[Gerald Patrick O'Hara]] (1929–1935), appointed [[Diocese of Savannah|Bishop of Savannah]] and later [[Apostolic Nuncio]] and [[Titular Archbishop]]
* [[Hugh L. Lamb]] (1935–1951), appointed [[Diocese of Greensburg|Bishop of Greensburg]]
* [[Joseph Carroll McCormick|J. Carroll McCormick]] (1947–1960), appointed [[Diocese of Altoona-Johnstown|Bishop of Altoona-Johnstown]] and later [[Diocese of Scranton|Bishop of Scranton]]
* [[Joseph Mark McShea]] (1952–1961), appointed [[Diocese of Allentown|Bishop of Allentown]]
* [[Cletus Joseph Benjamin]] (1960–1961)
* [[Francis James Furey]] (1960–1963), appointed Coadjutor Archbishop and later [[Archdiocese of San Antonio|Archbishop of San Antonio]]
* [[Gerald Vincent McDevitt]] (1962–1980)
* [[John Joseph Graham]] (1963–1988)
* [[Thomas Jerome Welsh]] (1970–1974), appointed [[Diocese of Arlington|Bishop of Arlington]] and later [[Diocese of Allentown|Bishop of Allentown]]
* [[Martin Nicholas Lohmuller]] (1970–1994)
* [[Edward Hughes (bishop)|Edward Thomas Hughes]] (1976–1986), appointed [[Diocese of Metuchen|Bishop of Metuchen]]
* [[Francis B. Schulte]] (1981–1985), appointed [[Diocese of Wheeling-Charleston|Bishop of Wheeling-Charleston]] and later [[Archbishop of New Orleans]]
* [[Louis A. DeSimone]] (1981–1997)
* [[Edward Peter Cullen]] (1994–1997), appointed [[Diocese of Allentown|Bishop of Allentown]]
* [[Joseph Francis Martino]] (1996–2003), appointed [[Diocese of Scranton|Bishop of Scranton]]
* [[Robert P. Maginnis]] (1996–2010)
* [[Michael Francis Burbidge]] (2002–2006), appointed [[Diocese of Raleigh|Bishop of Raleigh]] and later [[Diocese of Arlington|Bishop of Arlington]]
* [[Joseph R. Cistone]] (2004–2009), appointed [[Diocese of Saginaw|Bishop of Saginaw]]
* [[Joseph P. McFadden]] (2004–2010), appointed [[Roman Catholic Diocese of Harrisburg|Bishop of Harrisburg]]
* [[Daniel E. Thomas]] (2006–2014), appointed [[Roman Catholic Diocese of Toledo|Bishop of Toledo]]
* [[Edward Michael Deliman]] (2016–2022)
* [[Timothy C. Senior]] (2009–2023), appointed [[Roman Catholic Diocese of Harrisburg|Bishop of Harrisburg]]
* [[Michael J. Fitzgerald (bishop)|Michael J. Fitzgerald]] (2010–2023)
 
===Other living priests of this diocese who became bishops===
*Philadelphia North - Rev. Msgr. Francis Beach
:''Note: Year range in parentheses indicates the time of service as a priest of the (Arch)diocese of Philadelphia, prior to appointment to the episcopacy.''
*Philadelphia South - Rev. Msgr. Daniel J. Sullivan
*Bucks County - Rev. Msgr. James Beisel
*Chester County - Rev. Msgr. James T. McDonough
*Delaware County - Rev. Msgr. John E Breslin
*Montgomery County - Rev. Msgr. Arthur E. Rodgers
 
*[[Edward Joseph Adams]] (1970–1996), appointed nuncio and titular archbishop<ref name=ListOfCathBps>''See'': [[List of the Catholic bishops of the United States#American bishops serving outside the United States]].</ref>
*[[Herbert Bevard]] (1972–2008), appointed Bishop of St. Thomas
*[[Michael Joseph Bransfield]] (1971–2004), appointed Bishop of Wheeling-Charleston
*[[Joseph L. Coffey|Joseph Lawrence Coffey]] (1996–2019), appointed auxiliary bishop of U.S. Military
*[[James Green (archbishop)|James Patrick Green]] (1976–2006), appointed nuncio and titular archbishop<ref name=ListOfCathBps/>
*[[Joseph A. Pepe]] (1970–2001), appointed Bishop of Las Vegas
*[[Nelson J. Perez]] (1989–2012), appointed auxiliary bishop of Rockville Centre; ''appointed Archbishop of Philadelphia in 2020''
 
===Other deceased priests of this diocese who became bishops===
== Trivia ==
:''Note: Year range in parentheses indicates the time of service as a priest of the (Arch)diocese of Philadelphia, prior to appointment to the episcopacy.''
*[[Francis Brennan (cardinal)|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]], [[Society of Jesus|SJ]] (ordained 1827; Philadelphia native but not priest of this diocese), appointed Bishop of Covington in 1853
*James 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<ref>{{cite web |url=https://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 |title=The Most Rev. Francis X. DiLorenzo, bishop of the Catholic Diocese of Richmond, dies at 75 |first=ELLEN ROBERTSON Richmond |last=Times-Dispatch |website=Richmond Times-Dispatch |date=18 August 2017}}</ref>
*[[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 (bishop)|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 (bishop)|Thomas McGovern]] (1861–1888), appointed Bishop of Harrisburg
*[[Eugene J. McGuinness]] (1915–1937), appointed Bishop of Raleigh
*[[John O'Connor (cardinal)|John Joseph O'Connor]] (1945–1979), appointed auxiliary bishop of U.S. military; future Cardinal
*[[William O'Hara]] (1842–1868), appointed Bishop of Scranton
*[[Jeremiah F. Shanahan]] (1859–1868), appointed Bishop of Harrisburg
*[[John W. Shanahan]] (1869–1899), appointed Bishop of Harrisburg
*[[David B. Thompson]] (1950–1961), appointed Coadjutor Bishop of Charleston in 1989
 
==Churches==
{{Main|List of churches in the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Philadelphia}}
 
==Educational institutions==
* It is the only Metropolitan See in the United States that had two members, Bishop [[John Neumann]] and Mother [[Katherine Drexel]], elevated to sainthood. Philadelphia can also lay partial claim to [[Mother Cabrini]], for whom the suburban college is named and who visited on numerous occasions. She started an orphanege and the Italian National parish that still is functioning today, St. Donato's in West Philadelphia.
{{main|List of schools in the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Philadelphia}}
* Every Bishop, Archbishop, or Cardinal before 1961 had a high school named in their honor.
* Through the tireless work of Bishop St. John Neumann, the first unified system of Catholic Education under a diocesan board began in Philadelphia in 1852.
* Philadelphia is site of the first free Catholic high school for boys, and girls, in the United States. The [[Roman_Catholic_High_School|"Roman Catholic High School of Philadelphia"]] was founded for the education of boys in 1890 (now known as "Roman Catholic", "Catholic High", or most commonly "Roman"). The "Catholic Girls High School" was founded in 1911. Mrs. Mary McMichan, one of the schools 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.
*In 1934 [[Dennis Joseph Dougherty|Cardinal Dennis Dougherty]] banned all Catholics in the Archdiocese from entering a movie theatre "under pain of mortal sin." The ban has never officially been lifted. (As found in, "A faith in flux," ''Philadelphia Inquirer'', Sun, Jun. 04, 2006.
 
Circa 1912<!--a century from 2012--> 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 year. Enrollment was down to 68,000 in 2012.<ref name=CampisisouthphillyCathschool>{{cite web |author=Campisi, Anthony |url=http://articles.philly.com/2012-01-09/news/30607918_1_catholic-school-closings-elementary-schools-annunciation|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141021070041/http://articles.philly.com/2012-01-09/news/30607918_1_catholic-school-closings-elementary-schools-annunciation|url-status=dead|archive-date=2014-10-21 |title=Catholic school closings hit South Philadelphia especially hard |work=[[Philadelphia Inquirer]] |date=2012-01-09|access-date=2019-11-30}}</ref> There were about 50,000 students in Catholic schools in the city of Philadelphia in 2000, and this figure decreased to 30,000 in 2010. In that span one Catholic high school and 23 Catholic elementary schools closed 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.<ref name=Tierneymiracle>{{cite web |author=Tierney, Joseph P. |url=http://articles.philly.com/2012-01-30/news/31006032_1_catholic-schools-catholic-grade-school-enrollment-school-vouchers|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151225153215/http://articles.philly.com/2012-01-30/news/31006032_1_catholic-schools-catholic-grade-school-enrollment-school-vouchers|url-status=dead|archive-date=2015-12-25 |title=Catholic School Closings Need More Than A Miracle |work=[[Philadelphia Inquirer]] |date=2012-01-30|access-date=2019-11-30}}</ref>
== External links ==
 
In 2012 the archdiocese proposed closing or merging 18 schools in Philadelphia and 31<!--49-18=31--> schools outside of Philadelphia; the ''[[Philadelphia Inquirer]]'' stated this would further weaken Philadelphia's [[middle class]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://articles.philly.com/2012-01-17/news/30635545_1_middle-class-school-closings-cities|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151229143513/http://articles.philly.com/2012-01-17/news/30635545_1_middle-class-school-closings-cities|url-status=dead|archive-date=2015-12-29 |title=School closings continue assault on city's middle class |work=[[Philadelphia Inquirer]] |date=2012-01-17|access-date=2019-11-30}}</ref> The proposal would affect 24% and 29% of the senior high and K-8 schools, respectively.<ref>{{cite web |author=O'Reilly, David |url=http://www.philly.com/philly/education/136919183.html |title=Schools panel head: Catholic school changes long overdue |work=[[Philadelphia Inquirer]] |date=2012-01-09|access-date=2019-11-30}}</ref>
* [http://www.archdiocese-phl.org/ Archdiocese of Philadelphia Website ]
* [http://www.cahillite.com/ Roman Catholic High School]
* [http://www.jwhallahan.org/ John W. Hallahan Catholic Girls High School]
* [http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/diocese/dphil.html/ Listing on Catholic-Heirarchy.org]
 
===Elementary schools===
[[Category:Roman Catholic Ecclesiastical Province of Philadelphia| ]]
{{see also|Category:Catholic elementary schools in Philadelphia}} <small>(this category only includes schools notable enough for their own Wikipedia articles)</small>
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, 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.
 
In 2012, about 25%<!--"[...]who are a quarter[...]"--> of the students in Philadelphia Catholic elementary schools were not Catholic.<ref name=Tierneymiracle/> In 2010 [[South Philadelphia]] Catholic elementary schools had 2,572 students, a decline by 27% from the 2006 figure.<ref name=CampisisouthphillyCathschool/>
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===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===
{{see also|Category:Roman Catholic secondary schools in Philadelphia}}
 
====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|"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. Between 1945 and 1967, fifteen high schools were opened.
 
As of 2023, the Archdiocese of Philadelphia has 15 [[List of schools in the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Philadelphia|diocesan high schools]].
 
===Seminaries===
*[[St. Charles Borromeo Seminary]]
*[[Redemptoris Mater (seminary)|Redemptois Mater Archdiocesan Missionary Seminary]]
 
===Colleges and universities within the archdiocese===
:''Note: Each Catholic college and university within the archdiocese is affiliated with a religious institute, rather than the Archdiocese of Philadelphia.''
*[[Alvernia University|Alvernia University, Philadelphia Center ''(branch campus)'']] – Cheltenham Township ([[Bernardine Sisters of St. Francis]])
*[[Cabrini University]] – Radnor Township ([[Missionary Sisters of the Sacred Heart of Jesus]])
*[[Chestnut Hill College]] – Philadelphia ([[Sisters of Saint Joseph]])
*[[Gwynedd Mercy University]] – Lower Gwynedd Township ([[Sisters of Mercy]])
*[[Holy Family University, Pennsylvania|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 ([[Institute of the Brothers of the Christian Schools|Christian Brothers]])
*[[Neumann University]] – Aston Township ([[Third Order of Saint Francis#Sisters of St. Francis of Philadelphia (OSF)|Sisters of St. Francis of Philadelphia]])
*[[Rosemont College]] – Lower Merion Township ([[Society of the Holy Child Jesus]])
*[[Saint Joseph's University]] – Philadelphia ([[Society of Jesus|Jesuits]])
*[[Villanova University]] – Radnor Township ([[Augustinians]])
 
== Catholic Social Services ==
The archdiocese has had a foster care agency for more than 100 years. It sued Philadelphia after the city stopped referring foster care cases to the agency after it refused to use same-sex couples to foster children.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Vielmetti |first=Bruce |title=Milwaukee Archdiocese weighs in on U.S. Supreme Court case on same-sex foster parents in Philadelphia |url=https://www.jsonline.com/story/news/2020/06/04/milwaukee-archdiocese-files-brief-u-s-supreme-court-religion-case/3144284001/|access-date=2020-06-11 |website=Milwaukee Journal Sentinel |language=en}}</ref> The case went to the Supreme Court with the name ''Fulton v. City of Philadelphia, Pa.''<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.scotusblog.com/case-files/cases/fulton-v-city-of-philadelphia-pennsylvania/ |title=Fulton v. City of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |work=[[SCOTUSblog]] |date=19 July 2021 |accessdate=March 7, 2024}}</ref>
 
==Controversies==
===Sexual abuse scandals===
{{Main|Sexual abuse scandal in the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Philadelphia}}
The Philadelphia abuses were substantially revealed through a grand jury investigation in 2005. Cardinal Justin Francis Rigali adopted the policy of laicizing those who were accused and confirmed by investigations. A second grand jury in 2011 said that as many as 37 priests were credibly accused of sexual abuse or inappropriate behavior toward minors. In 2012, a guilty plea by priest Edward Avery and the related trial and conviction of William Lynn and mistrial on charges against James J. Brennan followed from the grand jury's investigations. In 2013, 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.
 
On March 12, 2020, a new trial date was set for Lynn, who was released in 2016 and ordered to be retried after serving 33 months of his sentence. Jury selection was to start on March 16, 2020.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Moselle |first1=Aaron |title=Monsignor William Lynn's clergy sex abuse retrial starts in Philly next week |url=https://whyy.org/articles/msgr-lynn-on-trial-again-for-covering-up-clergy-sexual-abuse/ |website=WHYY |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20200523032637/https://whyy.org/articles/msgr-lynn-on-trial-again-for-covering-up-clergy-sexual-abuse/ |archive-date=May 23, 2020 |date=March 12, 2020 |url-status=live}}</ref> However, the [[Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2|ongoing coronavirus pandemic]] forced Lynn's retrial to be delayed until January 2021.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Dale |first1=Maryclaire |title=Retrial of Ex-Philadelphia Catholic Official Delayed Over Coronavirus Concerns |url=https://www.nbcphiladelphia.com/news/local/retrial-of-ex-philly-catholic-official-delayed-over-coronavirus-concerns/2328110/ |website=NBC10 Philadelphia |date=March 16, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Dale |first1=Maryclaire |title=Monsignor in Landmark Church Abuse Case Goes Back on Trial |url=https://www.usnews.com/news/us/articles/2020-03-16/monsignor-in-landmark-church-abuse-case-goes-back-on-trial |work=US News |agency=Associated Press |date=March 16, 2020 |location=Philadelphia}}</ref> Following his release from prison in 2016, Lynn was ordered to remain on supervised parole until his retrial.<ref>{{cite web |title=Msgr. Lynn is freed from prison, retrial set for next year |url=http://catholicphilly.com/2016/08/news/local-news/msgr-lynn-is-freed-from-prison-retrial-set-for-next-year/ |website=CatholicPhilly.com |date=August 4, 2016}}</ref> In 2019, it was reported that the 2011 grand jury report also resulted in Lynn being suspended from ministry.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Roebuck |first1=Jeremy |title=Philadelphia priest charged with raping girl, recording their sex acts |url=https://www.inquirer.com/news/armand-garcia-charged-arrested-priest-sex-abuse-philadelphia-archdiocese-20190305.html#:~:text=Garcia%20is%20the%20first%20priest,William%20J |website=The Philadelphia Inquirer |date=March 5, 2019}}</ref> IN 2023 he was sentenced to 37 months in prison.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-01-23 |title=Former priest sentenced to 37 months on child porn charges - CBS Philadelphia |url=https://www.cbsnews.com/philadelphia/news/former-priest-william-mccandless-sentenced-child-porn-charges/ |access-date=2024-06-12 |website=www.cbsnews.com |language=en-US}}</ref>
 
On May 5, 2020, Archdiocese of Philadelphia announced that it now expected to pay $126 million in reparations.<ref name=settlements?>{{cite web |last1=Brubaker |first1=Harold |title=Philly archdiocese expects to pay $126 million in priest sex-abuse reparations |url=https://www.inquirer.com/business/catholic-archdiocese-philadelphia-sex-abuse-payouts-reparations-fund-20200505.html |website=The Philadelphia Inquirer |date=May 5, 2019}}</ref> The archdiocese also said its Independent Reconciliation and Reparations Program, which was established in 2018, has received a total of 615 claims, and had settled 208 of them for $43.8 million as of April 22, 2020.<ref name=settlements? /> That averages out to about $211,000 per claim, which is in line with what other dioceses have been paying under similar programs.<ref name=settlements? /> The same day, however, the total amount of money which the Archdiocese of Philadelphia expected to pay in sex abuse settlements was revised to $130 million by Archbishop of Philadelphia [[Nelson J. Perez]].<ref>{{cite web |title=OFFICE of the ARCHBISHOP |url=https://dig.abclocal.go.com/wpvi/pdf/NJP_Global-Letter_AOP-Audited-Financial-Statements-and-IRRP_05-05-2020.pdf |website=abclocal.go.com |date=May 5, 2020}}</ref> On August 14, 2020, it was revealed that the Archdiocese of Philadelphia and its suffragan dioceses of Pittsburgh, Allentown and Scranton were enduring the bulk of 150 new lawsuits filed against all eight Pennsylvania Catholic dioceses.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Scolforo |first1=Mark |title=2 years after grand jury report on Pa. clergy sex abuse, lawsuits roll in |url=https://www.pennlive.com/news/2020/08/2-years-after-grand-jury-report-on-pa-clergy-sex-abuse-lawsuits-roll-in.html |work=PennLive |agency=Associated Press |date=August 14, 2020 |location=Harrisburg, PA}}</ref>
 
On December 3, 2020, William McCandless, a member of the Wilmington-based religious order Oblates de St. Francis De Sales who was formerly assigned to DeSales University in Lehigh County, was charged in Philadelphia for possession of child pornography.<ref name=gracekellyhometowns>{{cite news |url=https://philadelphia.cbslocal.com/2020/12/03/rev-william-mccandless-former-desales-university-catholic-priest-adviser-to-monacos-royal-family-indicted-on-child-porn-charges/ |title=Rev. William McCandless, Former DeSales University Catholic Priest & Adviser To Monaco's Royal Family, Indicted On Child Porn Charges |first=Natasha |last=Brown |publisher=[[KYW-TV|CBS 3 Philadelphia]] |date=December 3, 2020|access-date=December 4, 2020}}</ref> Much of McCandless' child pornography was imported from overseas.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.nbcphiladelphia.com/news/local/del-priest-accused-of-collecting-child-porn-while-overseas/2620225/ |title=Del. Priest Accused of Collecting Child Porn While Overseas |agency=Associated Press |publisher=[[WCAU|NBC 10 Philadelphia]] |date=December 3, 2020|access-date=December 4, 2020}}</ref> McCandless has been ordered to remain under house arrest until the outcome of his trial.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.inquirer.com/news/mccandless-william-bill-arrested-monaco-royal-family-princess-charlene-oblate-prince-albert-priest-20201203.html |title=Former adviser to Monaco's royal family and DeSales University priest charged in Philly child-porn case |first=Jeremy |last=Roebuck |publisher=Philadelphia Inquirer |date=December 3, 2020|access-date=December 4, 2020}}</ref>
 
===Firing of Margie Winters for same-sex marriage===
 
In 2015, it was reported that the school's 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 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]], called the dismissal "common sense."<ref>{{cite news |last=Gibson |first=David |date=July 20, 2015 |title=Gay Priest Fired From Chaplain Job Asks Pope To Meet LGBT Catholics In U.S |work=Huffington Post |url=http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/warren-hall-pope-francis_55ad6324e4b0caf721b39e2c |access-date=September 25, 2023}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.inquirer.com/archives/ |title=Archives {{!}} The Philadelphia Inquirer|website=Philadelphia Inquirer|language=en-US|access-date=2020-01-23}}</ref>
 
==Saints of Philadelphia==
*[[Mother Cabrini|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.
*[[Katharine Drexel]]
*[[John Neumann|John Nepomucene Neumann]] – A [[Congregation of the Most Holy Redeemer|Redemptorist]]; became the fourth [[#Bishops, archbishops, auxiliary bishops, and others|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.
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==Shrines of Philadelphia==
{{See also|List of shrines#United States}}
*[[Basilica Shrine of Our Lady of the Miraculous Medal]]<ref>''See'' [[Miraculous Medal]] and [http://www.cammonline.org/index.php?/shrine/story-of-the-shrine Miraculous Medal Shrine and Art Museum] webpage. Central Association of the Miraculous Medal website. Retrieved 2011-01-28.</ref>
*[[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<ref>''See'' St. [[Rita of Cascia]] and [http://www.saintritashrine.org/ National Shrine of Saint Rita of Cascia] official website. Retrieved 2011-01-28.</ref>
 
==Publications==
* [[The Catholic Standard & Times]] (former newspaper)
* [http://CatholicPhilly.com CatholicPhilly.com] (online news site)
 
==See also==
{{Portal|Philadelphia|Pennsylvania|Catholicism}}
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* [[Catholic Church and politics in the United States]]
* [[Catholic Church by country]]
* [[Catholic Church in the United States]]
* [[Connelly Foundation]]
* [[List of the Catholic dioceses of the United States#Ecclesiastical province of Philadelphia|Ecclesiastical Province of Philadelphia]]
* [[Global organisation of the Catholic Church]]
* [[History of Catholicism in the United States]]
* [[List of Catholic archdioceses]] (by country and continent)
* [[List of Catholic dioceses (alphabetical)]] (including archdioceses)
* [[List of 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 [[Roman Catholic Archdiocese for the Military Services, USA#Vietnam War|Robert R. Brett]], [[Society of Mary (Marists)|S.M.]], [[United States Navy Chaplain Corps#Notable chaplains|Chaplain, USN]] – Chaplain killed during Vietnam War.
* [[Catholicism in the United States]]
* [[Ukrainian Catholic Archeparchy of Philadelphia]], other Catholic archdiocese-level province based in Philadelphia
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==References==
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== Further reading ==
* {{CathEncy|title=Archdiocese of Philadelphia|url=http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/11793b.htm|ref=none}}
 
==External links==
* {{Official website}}
* [https://www.aopcatholicschools.org/ Archdiocese of Philadelphia Schools]
 
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