St. Joachim Church, Philadelphia

St. Joachim Roman Catholic Church was the first Roman Catholic church founded in Northeast Philadelphia.

St. Joachim Roman Catholic Church
Map
Location1527 Church St.
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
History
Founded1887
Administration
DioceseR.C. Archdiocese of Philadelphia

Established in 1845 in the Frankford neighborhood of Philadelphia, the parish was closed on July 1, 2013, part of a wide-ranging re-organization of Catholic parishes in the Philadelphia Archdiocese; it became part of Holy Innocents Parish along with two other, nearby closed parishes, Mater Dolorosa and St. Joan of Arc.[1]

Education edit

St. Joachim had a parish school,[2] and later Holy Innocents Area Catholic School was its designated Catholic school.[3]

Graveyard edit

The St. Joachim's Church graveyard is maintained by Holy Innocents.[4]

Former Pastors edit

  • Rev. Dominick Forestal
  • Rev. James O’Kane
  • Rev. F.X. Villanis
  • Rev. John M. McGovern
  • Rev. Nicholas J. Walsh
  • Rev. John P. Byrne
  • Rev. Francis P. Fitzmaurice
  • Rev. John B. Dever
  • Rev. Thomas McNally
  • Rev. James A Donnelly
  • Rev. Francis A. Fagan
  • Rev. William Cotterall
  • Rev. Anthony F. Silvestri, OSFS
  • Rev. Thomas Palko, OSFS
  • Rev. Eugene J. McBride, OSFS
  • Rev. Robert L. Bazzoli, OSFS
  • Rev. Steven P. Wetzel, OSFS

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ "Parishes in four regions of Philadelphia Archdiocese to merge July 1".
  2. ^ "St. Joachim". Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Philadelphia. 2000-12-03. Archived from the original on 2000-12-03. Retrieved 2020-04-22.
  3. ^ "St. Joachim". Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Philadelphia. 2006-10-15. Archived from the original on 2006-10-15. Retrieved 2020-04-22.
  4. ^ Christian, Gina (2019-08-18). "Friends lend a hand to spruce up historic Catholic cemetery". Catholicphilly.com. Retrieved 2020-04-22.

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