St. Joachim Church, Philadelphia
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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
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External links
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- Holy Innocents School
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- Roman Catholic churches in Philadelphia
- Religious organizations established in 1845
- Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Philadelphia
- 19th-century Roman Catholic church buildings in the United States
- Irish-American culture in Philadelphia
- 1845 establishments in Pennsylvania
- Frankford, Philadelphia