List of churches in the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Philadelphia
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
Deanery 1: Eastern Delaware County
Name
Image
Location
Description/sources
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
Name
Image
Location
Description/sources
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
Name
Image
Location
Description/sources
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
Name
Image
Location
Description/sources
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
Deanery 5: Western Montgomery County
Name
Image
Location
Description/sources
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
Name
Image
Location
Description/sources
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
Name
Image
Location
Description/sources
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
Deanery 8: South Philadelphia and Northern Liberties
Name
Image
Location
Description/sources
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
Name
Image
Location
Description/sources
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
Deanery 10: Central and Upper Bucks County
Name
Image
Location
Description/sources
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
Name
Image
Location
Description/sources
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
Name
Image
Location
Description/sources
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
Name
Image
Location
Description/sources
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
Name
Image
Location
Description/sources
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
^ "Directory of Parishes" . Archdiocese of Philadelphia. Retrieved April 25, 2020 .
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