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Summary of Resources. The PAHRC contains marriage and baptismal registers before the year 1900 for parishes within the Archdiocese of Philadelphia (Bucks, Chester, Delaware, Montgomery and Philadelphia Counties). Records after the year 1900 must be obtained from each individual parish. Registers for other counties formerly within the Archdiocesan boundaries are located in their respective dioceses.
Sacramental records are arranged by parish, so it is first necessary to establish the family's correct parish, either from a street address or section of the city where the family lived. Since the City of Philadelphia did not record vital statistics until the year 1860, in many cases the local church is the only source of information for records of births and marriages.
Other PAHRC resources include a number of city directories, Catholic newspapers, parish histories and manuscripts published mainly between 1840-1910.
Baptismal Records will include the following information: child's name, birthdate and baptismal date, names of parents, sponsors and priest performing the baptism. In some cases, the parents' place of origin may be listed, but this is more common in records for the latter part of the 19th century and early 20th century. A notation of the person's marriage may also be contained in the baptismal register, but again, this is not the norm in early records.
Marriage Records will include the following information: names of the contracting parties, witnesses and the presiding priest, and the date of marriage. In some cases, names of the parents may be listed, the ages of the contracting parties, or the place of origin or baptism, but there is no guarantee. Where they exist, the place names of origins tend to be rather vague, listing for example, just "Hibernia" for a native of Ireland. It is rare to discover a specific parish or town in Ireland. Registers from German national parishes usually do contain the specific place name of origin.
Cost of Research. While many of PAHRC's resources are open to the public, the baptismal and marriage registers are considered confidential. Research of these Sacramental records will be conducted by a staff member. Due to the high volume of requests, a modest fee of $15 for the first hour of research and $10 for each additional hour must be charged.
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Published Sources. Sacramental registers from some of the oldest parishes have been published in the Records of the American Catholic Historical Society. These include:
Old St. Joseph: Baptisms, 1758-1810, except 1787-1790; marriages, 1758-1836, except 1787-1799
St. Augustine: Baptisms, 1801-1810; marriages, 1801-1830
Holy Trinity: Baptisms, 1790-1806; marriages, 1791-1806
Refer to the Index to the Records Volumes 1-31 (1886-1920) for correct volume and page numbers. This periodical may be found at the PAHRC, the Free Library of Philadelphia, the Historical Society of Pennsylvania and the Genealogical Society of Pennsylvania, as well as many Catholic university libraries. In addition, the pre-1800 records of Old St. Joseph have been published in alphabetical form in: Catholic Trails West, Volume I, by Edmund Adams and Barbara Brady O’Keefe (Genealogical Publishing Company, Baltimore: 1988)
Catholic Newspapers. PAHRC has an extensive collection of 19th century Philadelphia-area Catholic newspapers. These newspapers include a limited number of obituaries, although not as many as the secular newspapers. The papers also give researchers a feel for the period in which their ancestors lived. There were several forerunners to today's Catholic Standard & Times, the official newspaper of the Archdiocese of Philadelphia. The Catholic Herald was published from 1833-1857. It merged with The Catholic Visitor in 1857. The Universe: The Catholic Herald and Visitor was published from 1864-1867. Finally, The Catholic Standard (1866-1895) and The Catholic Times (1892-1895) merged in 1895 to form today's Catholic Standard & Times.
Parish Histories. PAHRC has an extensive collection of parish histories. Often written by parishioners to commemorate a parish jubilee, these works provide a good sense of the world in which our ancestors lived in the 18th and 19th centuries. Please note that parish histories do not include a listing of parishioners.
Philadelphia City Directories. The PAHRC holds various Philadelphia City Directories from 1822 to 1916, with some gaps mostly in the early years. These city directories are useful in establishing a family's residence, and thus their correct parish church. Each directory lists the resident’s name, address and occupation. A complete run of city directories (1785-1930) can be found at the Philadelphia City Archives, the Free Library of Philadelphia and the Historical Society of Pennsylvania.
Manuscript Collections. While the manuscript collections contain a great deal of historical information they do not contain genealogical information. The papers of the bishops and archbishops of Philadelphia are held at the PAHRC, but again do not contain genealogical information.
Resources NOT Available at PAHRC
Death or Burial Records. PAHRC does not hold death or burial records. Records from parish cemeteries are maintained by individual parishes. Records from diocesan cemeteries are maintained by the Archdiocesan Cemeteries Office, 111 South 38th Street, Philadelphia, PA 19104, (215) 895-3450. (e-mail: cemetery@adphila.org)
Confirmation Records. Confirmation records generally cannot be found at the PAHRC. Some of the early baptismal registers contain an alphabetical list of those who received the Sacrament of Confirmation that year, but these are scattered throughout the register. Usually, the alphabetical list is the only information.
Records after 1900. All records after this date must be obtained from the individual parish.
Master File or Index. PAHRC does not have a master file or index of all of the baptisms or marriages on an archdiocesan-wide scale. All records are arranged by individual parish.
Further information is available from the Philadelphia Archdiocesan Historical Research Center, 100 East Wynnewood Road, Wynnewood, PA 19096-3001; (610) 667-2125.
Chronology of Foundation Dates for Parishes in the Archdiocese of Philadelphia
(* Where no town or city is given, the parish is located in Philadelphia.)
1729 - Chester Heights, St. Thomas the Apostle
1733 - St. Joseph
1763 - St. Mary
1788 - Holy Trinity
1793 - West Chester, St. Agnes
1796 - St. Augustine
1798 - Revere-Ottsville (Haycock Run), St. John the Baptist (Mission - 1743)
1825 - Havertown, St. Denis
1830 - St. John the Evangelist
1831 - St. John the Baptist
1831 - St. Michael (2nd Street)
1835 - Norristown, St. Patrick
1838 - Cochranville (Doe Run), St. Malachy
1839 - St. Francis Xaiver
1839 - St. Patrick
1840 - Phoenixville, St. Mary of the Assumption
1840 - St. Philip Neri
1842 - St. Peter the Apostle
1842 - Chester, St. Michael (Closed – 1993)
1843 - St. Paul
1843 - St. Stephen (Closed – 1993)
1844 - Bristol, St. Mark
1845 - St. Joachim
1845 - St. Anne
1846 - Cathedral Basilica of SS. Peter and Paul
1848 - Assumption B.V.M. (Closed – 1995)
1848 - Villanova, St. Thomas of Villanova
1849 - St. Dominic
1849 - St. Mary of the Assumption
1849 - Drexel Hill, St. Charles Borromeo
1850 - St. James (See St. Agatha-St. James, 1976)
1850 - St. Malachy
1850 - Doylestown, Our Lady of Mount Carmel
1851 - St. Vincent de Paul
1851 - Conshohocken, St. Matthew
1851 - Downingtown, St. Joseph
1852 - St. Alphonsus (Closed – 1972)
1852 - St. Mary Magdalen de Pazzi
1852 - Our Mother of Sorrows
1852 - Downingtown, St. Joseph
1853 - Parkesburg, Our Lady of Consolation
1853 - St. Bridget
1853 - St. Teresa of Avila (Closed – 1972)
1855 - Our Mother of Consolation
1856 - Pottstown, St. Aloysius
1860 - All Saints
1860 - Annunciation B.V.M.
1865 - St. Agatha (See St. Agatha-St. James, 1976)
1865 - St. Clement
1865 - St. Edward the Confessor (Closed – 1993)
1866 - St. Boniface
1866 - Jenkintown, Immaculate Conception
1868 - Church of the Gesu (Closed – 1993)
1868 - Media, Nativity B.V.M.
1868 - St. Charles Borromeo
1869 - Immaculate Conception [Front and Allen Sts.]
1869 - Coatesville, St. Cecilia
1869 - Kennett Square, St. Patrick
1870 - Maternity B.V.M.
1871 - Sacred Heart of Jesus
1872 - St. Elizabeth (Closed – 1993)
1872 - St. Veronica
1873 - Visitation B.V.M.
1873 - Chester, Immaculate Heart of Mary (Closed – 1993)
1873 - West Grove, Assumption B.V.M.
1876 - Lansdale, St. Stanislaus
1877 - All Saints Chapel (Closed – 1977)
1880 - Newtown, St. Andrew
1882 - St. Laurentius
1882 - Nativity B.V.M.
1884 - St. Leo
1885 - Holy Family
1885 - Our Lady Help of Christians
1885 - St. Thomas Aquinas
1885 - Bryn Mawr, Our Mother of Good Counsel
1885 - New Hope, St. Martin of Tours
1886 - Ambler, St. Anthony of Padua
1886 - Quakertown, St. Isidore
1886 - Our Lady of the Rosary
1886 - St. Anthony of Padua
1886 - St. Peter Claver (Closed – 1985)
1888 - West Conshohocken, St. Gertrude
1889 - St. Bonaventure (Closed – 1993)
1889 - Epiphany of Our Lord
1889 - Our Lady of Mercy (Closed – 1984)
1890 - St. Francis de Sales
1890 - Cheltenham, Presentation B.V.M.
1890 - Eddystone, St. Rose of Lima
1890 - Holy Cross
1891 - St. Ludwig (Closed – 1975)
1891 - St. Stanislaus
1891 - Norwood, St. Gabriel
1892 - St. John Cantius
1892 - Bridgeport, St. Augustine
1892 - Sharon Hill, Holy Spirit
1893 - St. Casimir
1893 - St. Ignatius of Loyola
1893 - Wayne, St. Katharine of Siena
1894 - St. Aloysius
1894 - Our Lady of Lourdes
1894 - Lenni, St. Francis de Sales
1895 - St. Gabriel
1895 - St. Gregory (Closed – 1981)
1895 - St. Monica
1895 - St. Columba
1896 - Our Lady of Mount Carmel
1897 - Berwyn, St. Monica
1898 - St. Josaphat
1898 - Lansdowne, St. Philomena
1898 - Our Lady of Good Counsel (Closed – 1932)
1899 - St. Francis of Assisi
1899 - Our Lady of Victory
1899 - Ascension of Our Lord
1899 - Pottstown, Holy Trinity
1900 - Holy Angels
1900 - Incarnation of Our Lord
1900 - Morrisville, Holy Trinity
1900 - Phoenixville, Sacred Heart
1900 - Narberth, St. Margaret
1901 - Most Blessed Sacrament
1902 - St. George
1902 - Chester, St. Hedwig (Closed – 1993)
1902 - Immaculate Conception (Germantown)
1902/3 - Phoenixville, Holy Trinity
1902 - St. John Nepomucene (See St. Agnes-St. John Nepomucene, 1976)
1903 - Norristown, Holy Saviour
1903 - Bensalem, St. Charles Borromeo
1904 - St. Adalbert
1904 - St. Raphael (Closed – 1989)
1905 - Holy Name of Jesus
1905 - Transfiguration of Our Lord
1905 - Conshohocken, St. Mary
1905 - Phoenixville, St. Ann
1905 - Glenside, St. Luke the Evangelist
1906 - St. Ladislaus
1906 - Bala Cynwyd, St. Matthias
1906 - Bristol, St. Ann
1907 - St. Agnes (See St. Agnes-St. John Nepomucene, 1976)
1907 - St. Hedwig
1907 - Our Lady of Angels
1907 - Most Precious Blood of Our Lord (Closed – 1993)
1907 - St. Rita of Cascia
1907 - Coatesville, St. Stanislaus Kostka
1907 - Morton, Our Lady of Perpetual Help
1907 - Ardmore, St. Colman
1907 - Swedesburg, Sacred Heart of Jesus
1908 - Chester, St. Anthony of Padua (Closed – 1993)
1908 - Ridley Park, St. Madeline
1908 - Penndel, Our Lady of Grace (Formerly South Langhorne)
1908 - Strafford, Our Lady of the Assumption
1909 - Holy Child (Closed – 1993)
1909 - Our Lady of the Holy Souls (Closed – 1993)
1910 - St. Catherine of Siena (Closed – 1972)
1910 - St. Donato
1910 - Our Lady of the Blessed Sacrament (Closed – 1972)
1910 - Clifton Heights, Sacred Heart
1911 - Mater Dolorosa
1911 - St. Mary of the Eternal (Closed – 1976)
1911 - St. Cecilia
1911 - Chester, Resurrection of Our Lord (Closed – 1993)
1911 - Collegeville, St. Eleanor
1912 - Corpus Christi (Closed – 1987)
1912 - East Greenville-Pennsburg, St. Philip Neri
1912 - St. Edmond
1912 - Newtown Square, St. Anastasia
1912 - Our Lady of the Miraculous Medal Chapel
1912 - St. Nicholas of Tolentine
1912 - Conshohocken, SS. Cosmas and Damian
1913 - Darby, Blessed Virgin Mary
1913 - Sacred Heart (Closed – 1977)
1914 - Our Lady of Pompeii (Closed – 1993)
1915 - St. Carthage
1915 - Linwood, Holy Saviour
1915 - Malvern, St. Patrick
1915 - North Wales, St. Rose of Lima
1915 - Oxford, Sacred Heart
1916 - Wyndmoor, Seven Dolors
1916 - St. Henry (Closed – 1993)
1916 - Collingdale, St. Joseph
1916 - Drexel Hill, St. Andrew
1917 - Our Lady of Consolation
1917 - Coatesville, Our Lady of the Rosary
1917 - Highland Park, St. Laurence
1917 - Marcus Hook, Immaculate Conception
1918 - Valley Forge, St. Teresa of Avila (Formerly Port Kennedy)
1919 - Spring City, St. Joseph
1919 - Hilltown, Our Lady of the Sacred Heart
1919 - Willow Grove, St. David
1919 - St. Barnabas
1919 - St. Bartholomew
1919 - St. Joan of Arc
1919 - Center Square, St. Helena
1919 - Sellersville, St. Agnes
1920 - St. William
1920 - Ambler, St. Joseph
1920 - Yardley, St. Ignatius of Antioch
1921 - St. Barbara
1921 - Essington, St. Margaret Mary Alacoque
1921 - St. Callistus
1921 - St. Rose of Lima
1922 - St. Benedict
1922 - Chester, St. Robert (Closed – 1993)
1922 - Milmont Park, Our Lady of Peace
1922 - Warrington, St. Joseph
1922 - St. Hugh of Cluny
1922 - St. Katherine of Siena
1922 - Upper Darby, St. Alice (Formerly Stonehurst)
1922 - Croydon, St. Thomas Aquinas
1923 - St. Martin of Tours
1923 - St. Michael Mission (Closed – 1958)
1923 - St. Ambrose
1923 - Southampton, Our Lady of Good Counsel
1923 - Norristown, St. Francis of Assisi
1923 - Glenolden, St. George
1923 - Springfield, St. Francis of Assisi
1923 - Elkins Park, St. James
1924 - St. Andrew
1924 - St. Helena
1924 - St. Hubert (Closed – 1940)
1924 - St. Michael of the Saints (Closed – 1982)
1924 - St. Richard
1924 - Chester, Our Lady of Vilna (Closed – 1972)
1924 - Pottstown, St. Peter
1924 - Coatesville, St. Joseph
1924 - Bridgeport, Our Lady of Mount Carmel
1925 - St. Brendan (Closed – 1934)
1925 - St. Therese of the Child Jesus
1925 - St. Madeleine Sophie
1925 - Good Shepherd
1926 - Schwenksville, St. Mary (Formerly Delphi)
1926 - Mother of Divine Grace
1926 - King of Peace
1926 - Bridgeport, Our Mother of Sorrows
1927 - Brookline, Annunciation B.V.M.
1927 - Manoa, Sacred Heart
1927 - St. Lucy
1927 - St. Mary of Czestochowa
1927 - Gladwyne, St. John Baptist Vianney
1927 - St. Matthew
1927 - St. Bernard
1927 - Holy Innocents
1928 - East Lansdowne, St. Cyril of Alexandria
1928 - St. Athanasius
1928 - Our Lady of the Rosary (Closed – 1977)
1928 - Resurrection of Our Lord
1928 - Yeadon, St. Louis
1928 - St. Timothy
1929 - Stowe, St. Gabriel
1931 - Drexel Hill, Little Flower (Closed – 1979)
1932 - Our Lady of Loreto
1941 - Holy Redeemer Mission
1941 - St. Raymond of Penafort
1944 - Dublin, St. Patrick Mission (Closed – 1979)
1945 - Lafayette Hill, St. Philip Neri
1947 - Drexel Hill, St. Dorothy
1947 - Drexel Hill, St. Bernadette
1947 - Aston, St. Joseph
1948 - Springfield, Holy Cross
1948 - Oreland, Holy Martyrs
1950 - St. Christopher
1950 - Feasterville, Assumption B.V.M.
1952 - Secane, Our Lady of Fatima
1952 - Brookhaven, Our Lady of Charity
1952 - Wallingford, St. John Chrysostom
1952 - Immaculate Heart of Mary
1953 - Levittown, St. Michael the Archangel
1953 - Roslyn, St. John of the Cross
1953 - Fairless Hills, St. Frances Cabrini
1953 - Hatboro, St. John Bosco
1953 - Cheltenham, St. Joseph
1953 - Hatfield, St. Maria Goretti
1953 - Flourtown, St. Genevieve
1953 - Abington, Our Lady Help of Christians
1954 - Ardsley, Queen of Peace
1954 - Penn Wynne, Presentation B.V.M.
1954 - Stella Maris
1954 - Levittown, Immaculate Conception B.V.M.
1954 - Trooper, Visitation B.V.M.
1954 - King of Prussia, Mother of Divine Providence
1954 - Our Lady of Ransom
1955 - Broomall, St. Pius X
1955 - Bensalem, Our Lady of Fatima
1955 - Springfield, St. Kevin
1955 - Levittown, Queen of the Universe
1955 - Primos, St. Eugene
1955 - St. Jerome
1956 - Warminster, Nativity of Our Lord
1956 - Paoli, St. Norbert
1956 - Fallsington, St. Joseph the Worker
1957 - Norristown, Epiphany of Our Lord
1958 - Our Lady of Calvary
1959 - Swarthmore, Notre Dame de Lourdes
1959 - Exton, SS. Philip and James
1961 - West Chester, SS. Simon and Jude
1962 - St. Anslem
1962 - Chalfont, St. Jude
1962 - Cheltenham, Presentation B.V.M.
1962 - Norristown, St. Titus
1962 - Huntingdon Valley, St. Albert the Great
1962 - Rydal, St. Hilary of Poitiers
1963 - Christ the King
1963 - Chadds Ford, St. Cornelius
1963 - Norristown, St. Paul
1963 - Honey Brook, St. Peter
1963 - Horsham, St. Catherine of Siena
1963 - Linfield, St. Clare
1963 - Maple Glen, St. Alphonsus
1963 - Media, St. Mary Magdalen
1964 - Holy Spirit
1964 - Narberth/Penn Valley, St. Justin Martyr
1964 - Bryn Mawr, St. John Neumann
1964 - Lower Makefield, St. John the Evangelist
1964 - Upper Gwynedd, Corpus Christi
1965 - Holland, St. Bede the Venerable
1965 - Jamison, St. Cyril of Jerusalem
1965 - Kimberton, St. Basil the Great
1966 - Bensalem, St. Ephrem
1966 - St. Irenaeus
1966 - St. Martha
1967 - East Goshen, SS. Peter and Paul
1968 - Richboro, St. Vincent de Paul
1968 - South Coventry, St. Thomas More
1968 - Warrington, St. Robert Bellarmine
1970 - Wayne, St. Isaac Jogues
1971 - Boothwyn, St. John Fisher
1973 - Royersford, Sacred Heart
1974 - Riegelsville, St. Lawrence (Mission – 1872)
1976 - Bensalem, St. Elizabeth Ann Seton
1976 - St. Agatha-St. James (Consolidated) (St. Agatha – 1865, St. James – 1850)
1980 - St. Agnes-St. John Nepomucene (Consolidated) (St. Agnes – 1907, St. John – 1902)
1986 - Westtown, St. Maximilian Kolbe
1987 - North Wales, Mary, Mother of the Redeemer
1988 - New Garden, St. Gabriel of the Sorrowful Mother (Mission – 1966)
1992 - Avondale, Santa Maria Madre de Dios, Santa, Mision
1993 - St. Martin De Porres
1993 - Our Lady of Hope
1993 - Chester, Blessed Katharine Drexel
A Brief History of Philadelphia’s Early Parish Cemeteries
St. Augustine
St. Augustine Cemetery. Founded in 1801. A small plot located next to the church building. Records of internments were destroyed in 1844.
Old St. Joseph’s
Parish Burial Ground (Located near 4th & Walnut St.). This was a very small lot attached to the Chapel. It probably operated from about 1729 until Old St. Mary’s opened its burial ground in 1759. Burials from Old St. Joseph’s were then made at Old St. Mary’s. (The two churches actually shared a joint sacramental register until the 1790s. St. Joseph’s was used for daily Mass, and St. Mary’s was used for weekend Mass and special occasions.) No cemetery records from this time period survive.
St. Joseph’s Cemetery, or Bishop’s Burial Ground (Located at 7th & Washington). Opened in 1824. The bodies from Old St. Joseph’s small cemetery were transferred here. Since the property was held in Bishop Conwell’s name, there was a long legal battle after Conwell’s death. The cemetery closed in August 1893. In 1905 the property was sold, and the bodies were removed to Holy Cross and buried in Section 13, ranges 11, 12 and 13. No lists are available. The Philadelphia newspapers carried this story in June and July 1905, requesting that relatives of those buried in the Bishop’s Burial Ground claim the remains, or they would be removed to Holy Cross in August.
Old St. Mary’s
Old St. Mary’s. The early history of Old St. Mary’s parish cemeteries is complicated. The parish had three distinct burial grounds. The cemetery adjoining the church property, on S. 4th St. is just one of those plots.
St. Mary Burial Ground (Located on S. 4th Street). Opened about 1759, and remained active until the 1880s. Inscriptions from tombstones published in Vol. III of the Records of the ACHS. A small section of this ground was used by Holy Trinity Church. They kept a separate register.
St. Mary’s Cemetery (Located at 13th & Budd [Now Spruce]). Opened in 1800, and remained active until the 1840s. Records contained in the Burial Register volumes 1823-1843 and 1844-1850. In 1899, this property was sold, and those bodies not claimed by relatives were moved to the "New St. Mary’s" at 11th and Moore in May 1899.
St. Mary’s Cemetery (Located at 11th and Moore Sts. in South Philadelphia). Opened in the 1840s, and remained active until about the 1880s. By 1910, the cemetery was overgrown and neglected. A fire at the cemetery destroyed any records held there. Eventually, the bodies were removed to Holy Cross (date unknown) and reinterred in a mass grave. In the 1950s, St. Maria Goretti High School was built on the site. Some of the inscriptions from tombstones were transcribed into a handwritten, bound copybook. Also, the Burial Registers 1844-1850, 1851-1859 and 1859-1878 contain some burial records for this cemetery.
Registers of Cemeteries/Burials/Funerals at PAHRC
Holy Trinity
Death Register: 1790-1872
Old St. Joseph’s
No burial/cemetery/funeral records from this church are held by the PAHRC.
Old St. Mary’s
Burial Registers: 1823-1843, 1844-1850, 1851-1859, 1859-1878
Funeral Registers: 1856-1861, 1861-1874
Death Registers: 1837-1856 (Lists cause of death)
Inscriptions of tombstones from Church Burial Ground on S. 4th Street – Records of the ACHS, Vol. III.
Inscriptions of tombstones from Old St. Mary’s at 11th and Moore Streets, (Handwritten Copybook and
Computer File)
"Burials in Old St. Mary’s Cemetery, 1788-1800." Records of the ACHS, Vol. V.
Parish & Diocesan Cemeteries – Philadelphia and Suburbs (Alphabetical Order)
Parish cemetery records are administered by the individual parish while archdiocesan cemeteries are administered by the Catholic Cemeteries Office, 111 S. 38th St., Philadelphia, PA 19104, (215) 895-3450 (e-mail: cemtery@adphila.org)
Parish Cemeteries
Ambler, St. Anthony of Padua
Berwyn, St. Monica
Bridgeport, St. Augustine
Bristol, St. Mark
Chester, Immaculate Heart of Mary
Chester, St. Michael
Chester Heights, St. Thomas the Apostle
Coatesville, St. Cecilia
Coatesville, St. Stanislaus Kostka
Conshohocken, St. Mary (St. Benedict Cemetery)
Conshohocken, St. Matthew
Downingtown, St. Joseph
Doylestown, Our Lady of Mount Carmel (St. Mary Cemetery)
Drexel Hill, St. Charles Borromeo
East Greenville, St. Philip Neri (Holy Cross)
Havertown, St. Denis
Hilltown, Our Lady of the Sacred Heart
Kennett Square, St. Patrick
Lansdale, St. Stanislaus
Lenni, St. Francis de Sales
Media, Nativity B.V.M.
Newtown, St. Andrew
New Hope, St. Martin
Norristown, St. Patrick
Parkesburg, Our Lady of Consolation
Penndel, Our Lady of Grace
Philadelphia, All Saints
Philadelphia, St. Anne
Philadelphia, St. Dominic
Philadelphia, Holy Trinity
Philadelphia, St. Joachim
Philadelphia, St. John the Baptist
Philadelphia, St. John the Evangelist
Philadelphia, St. Mary of the Assumption
Philadelphia, Old St. Mary’s
Philadelphia, St. Michael
Philadelphia, St. Peter the Apostle (Holy Redeemer Cemetery)
Philadelphia, St. Stephen
Phoenixville, St. Ann
Phoenixville, Holy Trinity
Phoenixville, Sacred Heart
Pottstown, Holy Trinity
Pottstown, St. Aloysius
Quakertown, St. Isidore
Revere, St. John the Baptist
Sellersville, St. Agnes
Strafford, Our Lady of the Assumption
West Chester, St. Agnes
West Grove, Assumption B.V.M. (St. Mary Cemetery)
Yardley, Holy Trinity
Yardley, St. Ignatius
Diocesan Cemeteries
All Saints: R.R. 413, Twining Bridge Rd., Newtown, PA 18940
All Souls: R.R. 322, Glenmoore, PA 19343
Calvary Cemetery: Gulph and Matsonford Rds., West Conshohocken, PA 19428, (610) 525-2214
Cathedral: 48th St. and Lancaster Ave., Philadelphia, PA 19131, (215) 477-8918
Holy Cross: Bailey Rd., Yeadon, PA 19050, (610) 626-2206
Holy Cross Garden Mausoleum: 251 MacDade Blvd., Yeadon, PA 19050, (610) 623-0733
Holy Saviour: Penn Township, West Grove, PA 19390
Holy Sepulchre: Cheltenham Ave. and Ivy Hill Rd., Philadelphia, PA 19150, (215) 247-0691
St. John Neumann: 3797 County Line Rd., Chalfont, PA 18914, (215) 822-0680
New Cathedral: 2nd and Butler Sts., Philadelphia, PA 19140, (215) 634-3212
Resurrection: 5201 Hulmeville Rd., Bensalem, PA 19020, (215) 639-0965
SS. Peter and Paul: Sproul Rd., Springfield, PA 19064, (610) 544-4933
Archives/Chancery Offices for the Archdiocese of Philadelphia &
Dioceses in Pennsylvania, Southern New Jersey, and Delaware
Pennsylvania
Archdiocese of Philadelphia: Philadelphia Archdiocesan Historical Research Center, 100 E. Wynnewood Rd., Wynnewood, PA 19096-3001, (610) 667-2125
--Counties: Bucks, Chester, Delaware, Montgomery, Philadelphia
Diocese of Allentown: Chancery Office, 202 N. 17th Street, P.O. Box F, Allentown, PA 18105, (610) 437-0755
--Counties: Berks, Carbon, Lehigh, Northampton, Schuylkill
Diocese of Altoona-Johnstown: Chancery Office, Box 126, Logan Blvd., Hollidaysburg, PA 16648
--Counties: Bedford, Blair Cambria, Centre, Clinton, Fulton, Huntingdon, Somerset
Diocese of Erie: Archivist, St. Mark Catholic Center, P.O. Box 10397, Erie, PA 16514, (814) 824-1135
--Counties: Cameron, Clarion, Clearfield, Crawford, Elk, Erie, Forest, Jefferson, McKean, Mercer, Potter, Venango, Warren
Diocese of Greensburg: Archivist, 723 E. Pittsburgh St., Greensburg, PA 15601
--Counties: Armstrong, Fayette, Indiana, Westmoreland
Diocese of Harrisburg: Archivist, 4800 Union Deposit Rd., P.O. Box 2153, Harrisburg, PA 17105-2153, (717) 657-4804
--Counties: Adams, Columbia, Cumberland, Dauphin, Franklin, Juniata, Lancaster, Lebanon, Mifflin, Montour, Northumberland, Perry, Snyder, Union, York
Diocese of Pittsburgh: Director of Archives, Synod Hall, 125 N. Craig St., Pittsburgh, PA 15213, (412) 621-6217
--Counties: Allegheny, Beaver, Butler, Greene, Lawrence, Washington
Diocese of Scranton: Diocesan Historian, 1214 Quincy Ave., Dunmore, PA 18510, (717) 343-2777
--Counties: Bradford, Lackawanna, Luzerne, Lycoming, Monroe, Pike, Sullivan, Susquehanna, Tioga, Wayne, Wyoming
Southern New Jersey
Diocese of Camden: Camden Diocesan Center – Diocesan Historian, 1845 Haddon Ave., P.O. Box 709, Camden, N.J. 08101-0709, (609) 756-7910
--Counties: Atlantic, Camden, Cape May, Cumberland, Gloucester, Salem
Diocese of Trenton: Chancery Office, Archivist, 701 Lawrenceville Rd., P.O. Box 5147, Trenton, N.J. 08638, (609) 406-7412
--Counties: Burlington, Mercer, Monmouth, Ocean
Delaware
Diocese of Wilmington: Diocese of
Wilmington, Archives, P.O. Box 2030, Wilmington DE 19899, (302)
655-0597
--Counties: Entire State of Delaware, and Caroline, Cecil, Dorchester, Kent, Queen Anne’s, Somerset, Talbot, Wicomico, Worcester – Maryland