St. Joachim Church, Philadelphia
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St. Joachim Roman Catholic Church | |
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Location | 1527 Church St. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
History | |
Founded | 1887 |
Administration | |
Diocese | R.C. Archdiocese of Philadelphia |
St. Joachim Roman Catholic Church was the first Roman Catholic church founded in Northeast 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
St. Joachim had a parish school,[2] and later Holy Innocents Area Catholic School was its designated Catholic school.[3]
Graveyard
The St. Joachim's Church graveyard is maintained by Holy Innocents.[4]
Former Pastors
- 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
References
- ^ "Parishes in four regions of Philadelphia Archdiocese to merge July 1".
- ^ "St. Joachim". Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Philadelphia. 2000-12-03. Archived from the original on 2000-12-03. Retrieved 2020-04-22.
- ^ "St. Joachim". Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Philadelphia. 2006-10-15. Archived from the original on 2006-10-15. Retrieved 2020-04-22.
- ^ Christian, Gina (2019-08-18). "Friends lend a hand to spruce up historic Catholic cemetery". Catholicphilly.com. Retrieved 2020-04-22.
Further reading
- "Archdiocese of Philadelphia Announces Closure of Worship Sites in the City of Philadelphia as well as Chester and Montgomery Counties". Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Philadelphia. 2016-08-21.
External links
- St. Joachim Church, Philadelphia at the Wayback Machine (archive index)
- Holy Innocents School
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