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PPA 600 (West Philadelphia)

Auxiliary Bishop Timothy C. Senior Father John F. Babowitch Evelyn Tarpey, Facilitator St. Barbara, Philadelphia St. Callistus, Philadelphia St. Donato, Philadelphia St. Ignatius of Loyola, Philadelphia Our Lady of Lourdes, Philadelphia Our Lady of the Blessed Sacrament, Philadelphia Our Mother of Sorrows, Philadelphia St. Rose of Lima, Philadelphia St. Cyprian (PPA 610), Philadelphia

PPA 560 (North / Lower Northeast Philadelphia)

Auxiliary Bishop Michael J. Fitzgerald Father Thomas M. Higgins Bil Lorman, Facilitator Holy Innocents, Philadelphia St. Hugh of Cluny, Philadelphia St. Joachim, Philadelphia St. Joan of Arc, Philadelphia Mater Dolorosa, Philadelphia St. Veronica, Philadelphia Visitation B.V.M., Philadelphia

PPA 540 (Northwest Philadelphia)

Auxiliary Bishop Daniel E. Thomas Msgr. Stephen P. McHenry Marti Harrington, Facilitator St. Athanasius, Philadelphia St. Benedict, Philadelphia Holy Cross, Philadelphia St. Madeleine Sophie, Philadelphia St. Raymond of Penafort, Philadelphia St. Therese of the Child Jesus, Philadelphia St. Vincent de Paul, Philadelphia

PPA 500 (Northeast Philadelphia)

Auxiliary Bishop Michael J. Fitzgerald Father Thomas J. Dunleavy Joe Pisani, Facilitator All Saints, Philadelphia St. Bartholomew, Philadelphia St. Bernard, Philadelphia St. John Cantius, Philadelphia St. Leo, Philadelphia St. Matthew, Philadelphia Our Lady of Consolation, Philadelphia St. Timothy, Philadelphia

PPA 320 (Delaware County)

Auxiliary Bishop John J. McIntyre Father Roland D. Slobogin Lydia Ramsey, Facilitator St. Alice, Upper Darby Blessed Virgin Mary, Darby St. Cyril of Alexandria, East Lansdowne St. Laurence, Upper Darby St. Louis, Yeadon St. Philomena, Lansdowne

PPA 370 (Delaware County)

Auxiliary Bishop John J. McIntyre Father Robert C. Vogan Ann Procope, Facilitator St. Joseph, Aston St. John Fisher, Boothwyn St. Katharine Drexel, Chester Holy Savior, Linwood Immaculate Conception, Marcus Hook Our Lady of Charity, Brookhaven St. Francis de Sales, Lenni (PPA 360)

Archbishop announces clerical appointment

Archbishop Charles J. Chaput, O.F.M.Cap., has appointed Most Reverend Joseph F. Martino as Vicar for Ecumenical and Interreligious Affairs for the Archdiocese of Philadelphia, effective immediately.

First week of school for students

Students at St Lucy Day School and Archbishop Ryan School for the Deaf were welcomed on their first day by Sr. Margaret Fleming IHM, principal, along with Jacqueline Coccia, Superintendent of Elementary Schools, and H. Edward Hanway, Chairman of the Faith in the Future Foundation . Archbishop Charles Chaput led a prayer service for students, faculty and parents then blessed the new Mater Dei Catholic School in Lansdale for their first day. Mater Dei Catholic School is one of the new regional schools of the archdiocese. It is formed from the mergers of Saint Rose of LimaSchoolin North Wales, St Stanislaus School in Lansdale, and part of Saint Maria Goretti in Hatfield.

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St Joseph Parish in Downingtown Hold Topping Off Ceremony In Church Building Project

DOWNINGTOWN, PA - August 17, 2012 - Saint Joseph Roman Catholic Parish in Downingtown, Chester County celebrated a Topping Off ceremony at 3:00 p.m. on Monday, August 20, at the site of the new church, 460 Manor Avenue, Downingtown, PA.