This is a list of current and former Roman Catholic churches in the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Philadelphia.[1] There are more than 200 churches in the archdiocese, divided for administrative purposes into four episcopal regions, each headed by an auxiliary bishop, and 12 deaneries. The Archbishop of Philadelphia has general oversight of the whole archdiocese.[2]
The cathedral church of the diocese is the Cathedral-Basilica of Ss. Peter & Paul. The oldest church in Philadelphia is Old St. Joseph's Church, dedicated in 1839.
Episcopal Region 1: Delaware and Chester Counties
editDeanery 1: Eastern Delaware County
editName | Image | Location | Description/sources |
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St. Pius X | 220 Lawrence Rd, Broomall | Founded in 1955, current church dedicated in 1957[3] | |
Sacred Heart | 316 E. Broadway Ave, Clifton Heights | Founded in 1910 for Polish immigrants, current church dedicated in 1938[4] | |
St. Joseph | 500 Woodlawn Ave, Collingdale | Founded in 1916, current church dedicated in 1926[5] | |
Blessed Virgin Mary | 1101 Main St, Darby | Founded in 1913, current church dedicated in 1930 [6] | |
St. Andrew the Apostle | 3500 School Ln, Drexel Hill | Founded in 1916, current church dedicated in 1928 [7] | |
St. Bernadette of Lourdes | 1035 Turner Ave, Drexel Hill | Founded in 1947[8] | |
St. Charles Borromeo | 3422 Dennison Ave, Drexel Hill | Founded in 1849, current church dedicated in 1850[9] | |
St. Dorothy | 4910 Township Line Rd, Drexel Hill | Founded in 1947[10] | |
Annunciation of Blessed Virgin Mary | 401 Brookline Blvd, Havertown | Founded in 1927, current church dedicated in 1955[11] | |
Sacred Heart | 110 N. Manoa Rd, Havertown | Founded in 1927[12][13] | |
St. Denis | 2401 St Denis Ln, Havertown | Founded in 1825, it is the oldest parish in Delaware County. Current church dedicated in 1947[14] | |
St. Philomena | 41 E. Baltimore Ave, Lansdowne | Founded in 1898, current church dedicated in 1900[15] | |
St. Eugene | 200 S Oak Ave, Primos | Founded in 1948[16] | |
Holy Cross | 651 E. Springfield Rd, Springfield | Founded in 1948[17] | |
St. Francis of Assisi | 136 Saxer Ave, Springfield | Founded in 1923[18] | |
St. Kevin | 240 W. Sproul Rd, Springfield | Founded in 1955.[19][20] | |
St. Laurence | 8245 West Chester Pk, Upper Darby | Founded in 1917[21] |
Deanery 2: Western Delaware County
editName | Image | Location | Description/sources |
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St. Colman | 11 Simpson Rd, Ardmore | Founded in 1907, current church dedicated in 1926[22] | |
St. Joseph | 3255 Concord Rd, Aston | Founded in 1947, current church dedicated in 2001[23] | |
St. Francis de Sales | 35 New Rd, Aston | Founded as a mission in the late 1880s, current church dedicated in 1894[24] | |
St. John Fisher | 4225 Chichester Ave, Boothwyn | Founded in 1971[25] | |
Our Lady of Charity | 231 Upland Rd,Brookhaven | Founded in 1952, current church dedicated in 1955[26] | |
Our Mother of Good Counsel | 31 Pennswood Rd, Bryn Mawr | Founded in 1885, current church dedicated in 1897[27] | |
St. John Neumann | 380 Highland Ln, Bryn Mawr | Founded in 1964[28] | |
St. Katharine Drexel | 1920 Providence Ave, Chester | Founded in 1993 with the merger of six parishes in Chester[29] | |
St. Rose of Lima | 1901 Chester Pike,Eddystone | Founded in 1890, current church dedicated in 1892[30] | |
Our Lady of Peace | Milmont Park, 208 Milmont Ave, Folsom | Founded in 1922, church dedicated in 1956[31] | |
St. George | 22 E. Cooke Ave, Glenolden | Founded in 1923, current church dedicated in 1956[32] | |
St. Thomas the Apostle | 430 Valleybrook Rd, Glen Mills | Founded in 1729, it is one of the oldest parishes in the archdiocese. Current church dedicated in 1991[33][34] | |
Nativity B.V.M. | 30 E. Franklin St, Media | Founded in 1868, current church started in 1881[35] | |
St. Mary Magdalen | 2400 N. Providence Rd, Media | Founded in 1963, current church dedicated in 2008 [36] | |
Our Lady of Perpetual Help | 2130 Franklin Ave, Morton | Founded in 1907[37] | |
St. Anastasia | 3301 West Chester Pike,Newtown Square | Founded in 1912, current church dedicated in 1956[38] | |
St. Gabriel | 233 Mohawk Ave, Norwood | Founded as a mission in 1891, became a parish in 1914[39] | |
St. Madeline | 110 Park St, Ridley Park | Founded in 1908[40] | |
Our Lady of Fatima | 1 Fatima Dr, Secane | Founded in 1952, current church dedicated in 1961[41] | |
St. Thomas of Villanova | 800 E. Lancaster Ave,Villanova | Parish founded by the Augustinian Order in 1848, current church dedicated in 1887. St. Thomas serves the local and Villanova University communities.[42] | |
St. John Chrysostom | 617 S. Providence Rd, Wallingford | Founded in 1952[43] | |
St. Katharine of Siena | 104 S. Aberdeen Ave,Wayne | Parish founded in 1895 for Irish immigrants. St. Katharine's school opened in 1916 with 168 students. Current church dedicated in 1966[44] |
Deanery 3: Western Chester County and Oxford Region
editName | Image | Location | Description/sources |
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St. Gabriel of the Sorrowful Mother | 8910 Gap Newport Pike, Avondale | Founded as a mission in 1965, became a parish in 1988. Current church dedicated in 2002[45] | |
St. Rocco | 313 Sunny Dell Rd, Avondale | Founded in 2011, the only Mexican national parish in the archdiocese[46] | |
St. Cornelius | 160 Ridge Rd, Chadds Ford | Founded in 1963[47] | |
St. Joseph | 404 Charles St, Coatesville | Founded in 1851 for Irish immigrants, current church dedicated in 2013[48] | |
Our Lady of the Rosary | 80 S. 17th Ave, Coatesville | Founded in 1916, merged with St. Cecilia in 2012[49] | |
St. Peter | 2835 Manor Rd, Coatesville | Founded in 1963, current church dedicated in 2008[50] | |
St. Patrick | 212 Meredith St, Kennett Square | Founded in 1869, current church dedicated in 1906[51] | |
Sacred Heart | 203 Church Rd, Oxford | Founded in 1915 for Irish immigrants, current church dedicated in 1982[52] | |
Our Lady of Consolation | 603 W. 2nd Ave, Parkesburg | Founded in 1902, current church dedicated in 1905[53] | |
St. Agnes | 233 W. Gay St, West Chester | Founded in 1793, current church dedicated in 1925[54] | |
St. Maximilian Kolbe | 15 E. Pleasant Grove Rd, West Chester | Founded in 1986[55] | |
SS. Peter and Paul | 1325 Boot Rd, West Chester | Founded in 1967, current church dedicated in 1970[56] | |
SS. Simon and Jude | 8 Cavanaugh Ct, West Chester | Founded in 1961, current church dedicated in 2005[57] | |
Assumption B.V.M. | 300 State Rd, West Grove | Founded in 1873. current church dedicated in 2001[58] |
Deanery 4: Northern Chester County
editName | Image | Location | Description/sources |
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St. Monica | 63 Main Ave, Berwyn | Founded as a mission in 1893, current church dedicated in 1993[59] | |
St. Joseph | 332 Manor Ave, Downingtown | Founded in 1851, current church dedicated in 2013. It is the second largest parish in the archdiocese[60] | |
SS. Philip and James | 723 Lincoln Hwy E, Exton | Founded in 1959, current church dedicated in 1966[61] | |
St. Basil the Great | 2330 Kimberton Rd, Phoenixville | Current church dedicated in 2005[62] | |
St. Patrick | 104 Channing Ave, Malvern | Founded in 1915, current church dedicated in 1917[63] | |
St. Norbert | 6 Greenlawn Rd, Paoli | Founded in 1956[64] | |
St. Ann | 502 Main St, Phoenixville | Founded in 1905[65] | |
St. Mary of the Assumption | 212 Dayton St, Phoenixville | ||
St. Thomas More | 2101 Pottstown Pike, Pottstown | Founded in 1968, current church dedicated in 1970[66] | |
St. Joseph | 3640 Schuylkill Rd A, Spring City | ||
Our Lady of the Assumption | 35 Old Eagle School Rd, Wayne | Founded in 1908 for Italian immigrants, current church dedicated in 1922[67] | |
St. Elizabeth | 110 Saint Elizabeth Drive, Chester Springs | ||
St. Isaac Jogues | 50 W Walker Rd, Wayne | Founded in 1970, current church dedicated in 1972[68] |
Episcopal Region 2: Montgomery County
editDeanery 5: Western Montgomery County
editName | Image | Location | Description/sources |
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St. Helena | 1489 DeKalb Pike, Blue Bell | Founded in 1919, current church dedicated in 2004[69] | |
St. Eleanor | 647 Locust St, Collegeville | Founded in 1911 as St. Clare Church, became St. Eleanor Parish in 1921. Current church dedicated in 1971[70] | |
St. Paul | 2007 New Hope St, East Norriton Township | Founded in 1963, current church dedicated in 1964[71] | |
St. Maria Goretti | 1601 Derstine Rd, Hatfield | Founded in 1953, current church dedicated in 1995[72] | |
Corpus Christi | 900 Sumneytown Pike, Lansdale | Founded in 1964, current church dedicated in 2000[73] | |
St. Stanislaus | 51 Lansdale Ave, Lansdale | Founded in 1876[74] | |
Holy Saviour | 409 E. Main St, Norristown | Founded as a mission for Italian immigrants in 1903, current church started that same year[75] | |
St. Francis of Assisi | 600 Hamilton St, Norristown | Founded in 1923, current church dedicated in 1955[76] | |
St. Patrick | 714 DeKalb St, Norristown | Founded in 1835, current church dedicated in 1907[77] | |
St. Teresa of Avila | 1260 S. Trooper Rd, Norristown | Founded as a mission in 1918, current church dedicated in 1983[78] | |
St. Titus | 3000 Keenwood Rd, Norristown | Founded in 1962[79] | |
Visitation B.V.M. | 196 N. Trooper Rd, Norristown | Founded in 1954[80] | |
Mary, Mother of the Redeemer | 1325 Upper State Rd, North Wales | Founded in 1987[81] | |
St. Rose of Lima | 424 S. Main St, North Wales | Founded in 1919, current church dedicated in 1966[82] | |
St. Philip Neri | 1325 Klinerd Rd, Pennsburg | Founded in 1919 | |
Epiphany of Our Lord | 3050 Walton Rd, Plymouth Meeting | Founded in 1957[83] | |
St. Aloysius | 844 N. Keim St, Pottstown | Founded in 1856, current church dedicated in 1891[84] | |
Sacred Heart | 838 Walnut St, Royersford | Founded as mission in 1916, current church dedicated in 1955. Became a parish in 1973[85] | |
St. Mary | 40 Spring Mount Rd, Schwenksville | Parish founded in 1926, current church dedicated that same year[86] | |
St. Teresa of Calcutta | 256 Swamp Pike, Schwenksville | Founded in 2006, current church dedicated in 2012[87] | |
St. Gabriel of the Sorrowful Mother | 127 E. Howard St, Stowe | Founded in 1929, current church dedicated in 1962[88] |
Deanery 6: Main Line, Bridgeport and Roxborough
editName | Image | Location | Description/sources |
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St. Matthias | 128 Bryn Mawr Ave, Bala Cynwyd | Founded in 1906[89] | |
St. Mary | 140 W. Hector St, Conshohocken | Founded as a quasi-parish to be operated by the Priestly Fraternity of Saint Peter[90] | |
St. Matthew | 219 Fayette St, Conshohocken | Founded in 1851, current church dedicated in1919[91] | |
St. John Vianney | 350 Conshohocken State Rd, Gladwyne | Founded in 1927, current church dedicated in 1940[92] | |
Mother of Divine Providence | 333 Allendale Rd, King of Prussia | Founded in 1954, current church dedicated in 1962[93] | |
St. Margaret | 210-212 N. Narberth Ave, Narberth | Founded in 1900[89] | |
Holy Family | 236 Hermitage St, Philadelphia | Founded in 1885, current church finished in 1897[94] | |
Immaculate Heart of Mary | 819 E. Cathedral Rd, Philadelphia | Founded in 1952, current church dedicated in 1965[95] | |
St. Bridget | 3673 Midvale Ave, Philadelphia | Founded in 1853, current church dedicated in 1927[96] | |
St. John the Baptist | 119 Rector St, Philadelphia | Founded in 1831, current church dedicated in 1894[97] | |
Sacred Heart | 120 Jefferson St, Swedesburg | Founded in 1906 for Polish immigrants[98] | |
Presentation B.V.M. | 204 Haverford Rd, Wynnewood | Founded in 1954, current church dedicated in 1969[99] |
Deanery 7: Eastern Montgomery County and North West Philadelphia
editName | Image | Location | Description/sources |
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Our Lady Help of Christians | 1500 Marian Rd, Abington | Founded in 1953 and current church dedicated that same year[100] | |
St. Anthony of Padua | 259 Forest Ave, Ambler | Founded in 1886, current church dedicated in 2004[101] | |
St. Joseph | 16 S. Spring Garden St, Ambler | Founded in 1920[102] | |
Queen of Peace | 820 North Hills Ave, Ardsley | Founded in 1954, current church dedicated in 1963[103] | |
St. James | 8320 Brookside Rd, Elkins Park | Founded in 1923[104] | |
St. Genevieve | 1225 Bethlehem Pike, Flourtown | Founded in 1953[105] | |
St. Luke the Evangelist | 2316 Fairhill Ave, Glenside | Founded in 1905, current church dedicated in 1971[106] | |
St. Catherine of Siena | 321 Witmer Rd, Horsham | Founded in 1963, current church dedicated in 1966[107] | |
St. Albert the Great | 212 Welsh Rd, Huntingdon Valley | Founded in 1962, current church dedicated in 1965[108] | |
Immaculate Conception B.V.M. | 602 West Ave, Jenkintown | Founded in 1866, current church dedicated in 1929[109] | |
St. Philip Neri | 437 Ridge Pike, Lafayette Hill | Founded in 1945, current church dedicated in 1947[110] | |
St. Alphonsus | 33 Conwell Dr, Maple Glen | Founded in 1963, current church dedicated in 1965[111] | |
Holy Martyrs | 120 Allison Rd, Oreland | Founded in 1949[112] | |
Holy Cross | 140 E. Mt Airy Ave, Philadelphia | Founded in 1890, current church dedicated in 1929. Merged in 2013 with St. Therese and St. Madeleine Sophie Parishes[113] | |
Our Mother of Consolation | 9 E. Chestnut Hill Ave, Philadelphia | Founded in 1855, current church dedicated that same year[114] | |
St. Athanasius | 2050 E. Walnut Ln, Philadelphia | Founded in 1928, current church dedicated in 1955[115] | |
St. Raymond of Penafort | 1350 E. Vernon Rd, Philadelphia | Founded in 1941, current church dedicated in 1948[116] | |
St. Vincent de Paul | 109 E. Price St, Philadelphia | Founded in 1851, current church dedicated in 1859[117] | |
St. Hilary of Poitiers | 820 Susquehanna Rd, Rydal | Founded in 1962, current church dedicated in 1963[118] | |
St. David | 316 Easton Rd, Willow Grove | Founded in 1919[119] |
Episcopal Region III: Philadelphia
editDeanery 8: South Philadelphia and Northern Liberties
editName | Image | Location | Description/sources |
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Annunciation B.V.M. | 1511 S. 10th St, Philadelphia | Founded in 1860. Merged with St. Rita of Cascia in 2016[120][121] | |
Epiphany of Our Lord | 1121 Jackson St, Philadelphia | Founded in 1889[122] | |
Holy Name of Jesus | 701 Gaul St, Philadelphia | Founded in 1905[123] | |
Old St. Joseph's | 321 Willings Alley, Philadelphia | Founded in 1733, current church dedicated in 1739. It is the oldest Catholic church in any urban area in the United States.[124][125] | |
Old St. Mary's | 248 S. 4th St, Philadelphia | Founded in 1763[126][127] | |
Our Lady of Mount Carmel | 2319 S. 3rd St, Philadelphia | Founded in 1896[128] | |
Sacred Heart of Jesus | 1404 S. 3rd St, Philadelphia | Founded in 1871, current church dedicated in 1976[129] | |
St. Agnes-St. John Nepomucene | 4th and Brown Sts, Philadelphia | St. Agnes (1907) and St. John Nepomucene (1902) were both founded for Slovak immigrants. The two parishes; merged in 1980.[130] | |
St. Augustine | 250 N. 4th St, Philadelphia | Founded in 1796[131][132] | |
St. Charles Borromeo | 902 S. 20th St, Philadelphia | Founded in 1868[133] | |
St. Gabriel | 2917 Dickinson St, Philadelphia | Founded in 1895[134] | |
St. Michael | 1445 N. 2nd St, Philadelphia | Founded in 1831[135] | |
St. Monica | 2422 S. 17th St, Philadelphia | Founded in 1895[136] | |
St. Nicholas of Tolentine | 1718 S, 9th St, Philadelphia | Founded as a mission in 1912 for Italian immigrants, current church dedicated in 1917. Became a parish in 1932[137] | |
St. Paul | 923 Christian St, Philadelphia | Founded in 1843, current church dedicated in 1847[138] | |
St. Peter the Apostle | 1019 N. 5th St, Philadelphia | Founded in 1842. Hosts the National Shrine of Saint John Neumann[139][140] | |
St. Philip Neri | 218 Queen St, Philadelphia | Founded in 1840 and current church dedicated that same year[141] | |
St. Richard of Chichester | 3010 S. 18th St, Philadelphia | Founded in 1924, current church dedicated in 1951[142] | |
National Shrine of St. Rita of Cascia | 1166 S.Broad St, Philadelphia | Founded in 1907 by the Augustinian Order[143] | |
St. Thomas Aquinas | Philadelphia | Founded in 1885[144] | |
Stella Maris | Philadelphia | Founded in 1954[145] |
Deanery 9: West Philadelphia and Center City
editName | Image | Location | Description/sources |
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Cathedral Basilica of SS. Peter & Paul | 1723 Race St, Philadelphia | Founded in 1846. Hosts the Shrine of St. Katharine Drexel[146][147] | |
Divine Mercy | 6667 Chester Ave, Philadelphia | Founded in 2004[148] | |
Our Lady of Lourdes | 1941 Wynnewood Rd, Philadelphia | Founded in 1894, merged with St. Donato and St. Callistus Parishes in 2013[149] | |
St. Agatha-St. James | 3728 Chestnut St, Philadelphia | Founded in 1976 with the merger of St. Agatha (1865) and St James (1850) Parishes [150] [151] | |
St. Andrew Lithuanian | 1911 Wallace St, Philadelphia | Founded in 1924[152] | |
St. Barbara | 5359 Lebanon Ave, Philadelphia | Founded in 1921[153] | |
St. Barnabas | 6300 Buist Ave, Philadelphia | Founded in 1919[154] | |
St. Cyprian | 525 South Cobbs Creek Pkwy, Philadelphia | Founded in 2000 with the merger of St. Carthage and Transfiguration of Our Lord parishes[155][156] | |
St. Francis de Sales | 4625 Springfield Ave, Philadelphia | Founded in 1890, current church dedicated in 1911[157] | |
St. Francis Xavier & the Philadelphia Oratory | 2319 Green St, Philadelphia | Founded in 1839, current church dedicated in 1896. Oratory founded in 1990, now run by the Congregation of Pontifical Right[158] | |
St. Ignatius of Loyola | 636 N. 43rd St, Philadelphia | Founded in 1893 for German immigrants[159] | |
St. John the Evangelist | 21 S. 13th St, Philadelphia | Founded in 1830[160] | |
St. Malachy | 1429 N. 11th St, Philadelphia | Founded in 1850[161] | |
St. Martin de Porres | 2340 W. Lehigh Ave, Philadelphia | Founded in 1993 with the merger of Most Precious Blood of Our Lord, St. Columba and St. Elizabeth Parishes[162] | |
St. Patrick | 242 S. 20th St, Philadelphia | Founded in 1839 for Irish immigrants, current church dedicated in 1911[163] |
Episcopal Region IV: Bucks County and Philadelphia
editDeanery 10: Central and Upper Bucks County
editName | Image | Location | Description/sources |
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St. Jude Church and Shrine | 321 W. Butler Ave, Chalfont | Founded in 1962, current church dedicated in 1984[164] | |
Our Lady of Guadalupe | 5194 Cold Spring Creamery Rd, Doylestown | Founded in 2000[165] | |
Our Lady of Mount Carmel | 235 E. State St, Doylestown | Founded in 1850[166] | |
Assumption B.V.M. | 1900 Meadowbrook Rd, Feasterville | Founded in 1950[167] | |
St. John Bosco | 215 E. County Line Rd, Hatboro | Founded in 1953, current church dedicated in 1991[168] | |
Our Lady of the Sacred Heart | 100 Broad St, Hilltown Township | Founded in 1919, current church dedicated in 2001[169] | |
St. Bede the Venerable | 1071 Holland Rd, Southampton | Founded in 1965, current church finished in 1968[170] | |
St. Cyril of Jerusalem | 1410 Almshouse Rd, Jamison | Founded in 1965[171] | |
Holy Trinity | 201 N. Pennsylvania Ave, Morrisville | Founded in 1900, current church dedicated in 1957[172] | |
St. John the Evangelist | 752 Big Oak Rd #4728, Morrisville | ||
St. Martin of Tours | 1 Riverstone Cir, New Hope | ||
St. Andrew | 81 Swamp Rd, Newtown | Founded in 1880[173] | |
St. John the Baptist | 4050 Durham Rd, Ottsville | ||
St. Isidore | 2545 W. Pumping Station Rd, Quakertown | Founded in 1886[174] | |
St. Vincent de Paul | 654 Hatboro Rd, Richboro | Founded in 1968, current church dedicated in 1971[175] | |
St. Lawrence | 345 Elmwood Ln, Riegelsville | Founded as a mission in 1872, became a parish in 1975[176] | |
St. Agnes | 445 N. Main St, Sellersville | Founded in 1865, relegated to mission status in 1872, reestablished as parish in 1919. Current church dedicated in 1985[177] | |
Our Lady of Good Counsel | 611 Knowles Ave, Southampton | Founded in 1923, current church dedicated in 1961[178] | |
Nativity of Our Lord | 605 West Street Rd, Warminster | Founded in 1956[179] | |
St. Joseph | 1795 Columbia Ave, Warrington | Founded in 1922[180] | |
St. Robert Bellarmine | 856 Euclid Ave, Warrington | Founded in 1968. current church dedicated in 1982[181] | |
St. Ignatius of Antioch | 999 Reading Ave #1, Yardley | Founded in 1920, current church dedicated in 1966[182] |
Deanery 11: Upper North East Philadelphia and Lower Bucks County
editName | Image | Location | Description/sources |
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St. Charles Borromeo | 1731 Hulmeville Rd, Bensalem | Originally founded in 1903, merged with Our Lady of Fatima Parish Parish in 2014[183] | |
St. Ephrem | 5400 Hulmeville Rd, Bensalem | Founded in 1966, current church dedicated in 1969[184] | |
St. Mark | 1025 Radcliffe Rd, Bristol | Founded in 1844, current church dedicated in 1868[185] | |
St. Thomas Aquinas | 601 Bristol Pike, Croydon | Founded in 2014 with the merger of St Thomas Aquinas (1922) and St Elizabeth Ann Seton (1976) Parishes[186] | |
St. Frances Cabrini | 325 S. Oxford Valley Rd, Fairless Hills | Founded in 1953[187] | |
Queen of the Universe | 2443 Trenton Rd, Levittown | Original parish founded in 1955, merged with Immaculate Conception Parish (1954) in 2014[188] | |
St. Michael the Archangel | 66 Levittown Pkwy, Levittown | Founded in 1953[189] | |
Our Lady of Grace | 225 Bellevue Ave, Penndel | Founded in 1908, current church dedicated in 1923.[190][191] | |
Christ the King | 3252 Chesterfield Rd, Philadelphia | Founded in 1963, current church dedicated in 1966[192] | |
Maternity Blessed Virgin Mary | 9220 Old Bustleton Ave, Philadelphia | Founded in 1870, current church dedicated in 1966[193] | |
Our Lady of Calvary | 11024 Knights Rd, Philadelphia | Founded in 1958[194] | |
Our Lady of Consolation | 7051 Tulip St, Philadelphia | Founded in 1917 for Italian immigrants[195] | |
St. Anselm | 12670 Dunks Ferry Rd, Philadelphia | Founded in 1962, current church dedicated in 1963[196] | |
St. Bartholomew | 5600 Jackson St, Philadelphia | Founded in 1919[197] | |
St. Bernard | 7341 Cottage St, Philadelphia | Founded in 1927, current church finished in 1952[198] | |
St. Christopher | 13301 Proctor Rd, Philadelphia | Founded in 1950, current church dedicated in 1978.[199] | |
St. Dominic | 8504 Frankford Ave, Philadelphia | Founded in 1849, current church dedicated in 1897[200][201] | |
St. Jerome | 8100 Colfax St, Philadelphia | Founded in 1955[202] | |
St. John Cantius | 4415 Almond St, Philadelphia | Founded in 1892 for Polish immigrants. Current church dedicated in 1898[203] | |
St. Katherine of Siena | 9700 Frankford Ave, Philadelphia | Founded in 1922, current church dedicated in 1956[204] | |
St. Martha | 11301 Academy Rd, Philadelphia | Founded in 1966, current church consecrated in 1967[205] | |
St. Matthew | 3000 Cottman Ave, Philadelphia | Founded in 1927, current church consecrated in 1960[206] | |
St. Timothy | 3001 Levick St, Philadelphia | Founded in 1928[207] |
Deanery 12: Lower North East Philadelphia
editName | Image | Location | Description/sources |
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Presentation B.V.M. | 7631 Waters Rd, Cheltenham | Founded in 1891, church dedicated in 1967[208] | |
St. Joseph | 7631 Waters Rd, Cheltenham | Founded in 1953, church dedicated in 1955[209] | |
Holy Angels | 7000 Old York Rd, Philadelphia | Founded in 1900, now a Korean parish[210] | |
Holy Innocents | 1337 E. Hunting Park Ave, Philadelphia | Founded in 1927, church dedicated in 1953[211] | |
Nativity BVM | 2535 E. Allegheny Ave, Philadelphia | Founded in 1882[212] | |
Our Lady of Hope | 5200 N. Broad St, Philadelphia | Founded in 1993 with the merger of Holy Child, Our Lady of the Holy Souls and St. Stephen Parishes[213] | |
Resurrection of Our Lord | 2000 Shelmire Ave, Philadelphia | Founded in 1928, current church dedicated in 1958[214] | |
St. Ambrose | 405 E. Roosevelt Blvd, Philadelphia | Founded as a mission in 1847, became a parish in 1923. Current church dedicated in 1978[215] | |
Church and Shrine of St. Anne | 2328 E. Lehigh Ave, Philadelphia | Founded in 1845[216] | |
St. Cecilia | 535 Rhawn St, Philadelphia | Founded in 1911, current church dedicated in 1912[217] | |
St. Helena | 6161 N. 5th St, Philadelphia | Founded in 1924, current church dedicated in 1959[218] | |
St. Martin of Tours | 5450 Roosevelt Blvd, Philadelphia | Founded in 1923[219] | |
St. Veronica | 533 W. Tioga St, Philadelphia | Founded in 1872[220] | |
St. William | 6200 Rising Sun Ave, Philadelphia | Founded in 1920, current church dedicated in 1963[221] | |
Visitation B.V.M. | 2646 Kensington Ave, Philadelphia | Founded in 1873[222] |
Repurposed churches
editName | Image | Location | Description/sources |
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Gesú | 18th & Stiles Sts, Philadelphia | Founded in 1868, closed in 1993; now serves as the chapel for St. Joseph's Prep and Gesu School[223][224] | |
Holy Redeemer | 915 Vine St, Philadelphia | Founded as a mission in 1941 for Chinese immigrants[225][226] | |
St. Casimir | 324 Wharton St, Philadelphia | Founded in 1893 for Lithuanian immigrants. Merged into St. Andrew in 2011, but remains worship site [227][228] | |
St. Joachim | 1527 Church St, Philadelphia | Founded in 1845.[229] Church damaged by fire in 1978. Rebuilt church dedicated in 1981. Closed in 2013. Reopened by Capuchin Franciscans as the Padre Pio Prayer Center[230] |
Closed churches
editName | Image | Location | Description/sources |
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Immaculate Conception | 1020 N. Front St, Philadelphia | Founded in 1869, merged into St. Michael Parish in 2011. Closed in 2019[231] | |
Our Lady Help of Christians | E Allegheny & Gaul St, Philadelphia | Founded in 1885. Closed in 2016 after merger with Nativity B.V.M Parish[232][233] | |
Our Lady of Loreto | 6214 Grays Ave, Philadelphia | Founded in 1932 for Italian immigrants. Closed in 2000 [234] | |
Our Lady of Ransom | 6700 Roosevelt Blvd, Philadelphia | Founded in 1954, closed in 2017[235][236] | |
St. Adalbert | 2645 E Allegheny Ave, Philadelphia | Founded in 1904 for Polish immigrants. Merged in 2019 [237][238] | |
St. Cyril of Alexandria | 153 Penn Blvd, East Lansdowne | Founded in 1928, closed in 2013[239] | |
St. Donato | 65th and Callowhill. Philadelphia | Founded in 1910 for Italian immigrants. Closed in 2013 after merger into Our Lady of Lourdes Parish[240][241] | |
St. Joseph the Worker | 9164 New Falls Rd, Fallsington | Founded in 1956, closed in 2015[242][243] | |
St. Leo the Great | 6658 Keystone St, Philadelphia | Founded in 1884. Merged in 2013 into Our Lady of Consolation Parish.[244] Closed in 2018[245][246] | |
St. Mary of Czestochowa | 59th and Elmwood Ave, Philadelphia | Founded in 1927 for Polish immigrants, closed in 2000[247][248] | |
St. Mary Magdalen De Pazzi | 712 Montrose St, Philadelphia | Founded in 1852, closed in 2000. Was first Italian national parish in the United States, with membership over 50,000 in 1880[249][250] | |
St. Peter Claver | 12th and Lombard Sts, Philadelphia | Founded in 1886, was designated as an African-American parish in 1892. Parish suppressed in 1985, building closed in 2019[251][252] |
References
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