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.
Localisation
2 explorateurs ont visité ce lieu
Joan of Arc.
Education
St. Joachim had a parish school, and later Holy Innocents Area Catholic School was its designated Catholic school.
Graveyard
The St. Joachim's Church graveyard is maintained by Holy Innocents.
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
Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Philadelphia
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.