Catholic School Closures And Mergers in the Phila. Archdiocese

Catholic School Closures

High schools

Closing

And Mergers in the Phila. Archdiocese

3 9

Remaining open

Elementary schools

Closing Open, merging with closed schools

To deal with a drop of enrollment of more than

37

Unaffected

30 percent in the last 10 years, the Archdiocese

of Philadelphia on Friday announced plans to

BUCKS

close four of its 17 high schools and 45 of its 156 elementary schools in June. About 21,000 elementary-school students will be

COUNTY N

affected by the changes.

MONTGOMERY

COUNTY

476

Lansdale 36 Catholic

MILES

0

5

Closed Schools

48

By County

BUCKS Closing: 5 elementary schools, 1 high school Remaining: 15 elementary schools, 1 high school

CHESTER

Numbers on the map correspond to schools listed in the table below.

Pope John

Paul II

33

46

49 39

43

41 38

Archbishop

Wood

7

44 35

40

34

45

1 1

32 42

276

31

47 30

95

6 8

10 2

ConwellEgan 5

4 Archbishop Ryan

Closing: 2 elementary schools

Remaining: 14 elementary schools, 1 high school

DELAWARE Closing: 7 elementary schools, 1 high school

Remaining: 22 elementary schools, 2 high schools

MONTGOMERY Closing: 12 elementary schools

Remaining: 22 elementary schools, 3 high schools

PHILADELPHIA Closing: 19 elementary schools, 2 high schools

Remaining: 39 elementary schools, 6 high schools

76

Bishop Shanahan

CHESTER

202

COUNTY

11 13

Archbishop 476 Carroll

Cardinal O'Hara

29

76

25 14

23

21

17

1

22 16

28 18

24

26 20 27 19

12

DELAWARE

95

COUNTY

15 Monsignor

Bonner /

Archbishop

SOURCE: Archdiocese of Philadelphia

Prendergast

Bishop McDevitt

Father Judge 1

N

60

Little

62

70

GERMANTOWN AVE.

Flower

50 58

57 61

63

53 64

95

51

MILES

55

65 52

BROAD ST.

0

2

1

66 59 54

St. Hubert

71

76

76

56

78

75

70 MARKET ST.

80 Roman Catholic

West Catholic

67

John W. Hallahan

74 81 73 79

Sts. John Neumann

and Maria Goretti

77 69

95 68

72 Former

Closings and

Stella Mergers in

Maris School

Philadelphia

Elementary schools affected by the plan

Bucks County

Closing

1. Assumption B.V.M. Feasterville Merging with St. Bede the Venerable

2. Holy Trinity

Morrisville

Merging with St. John

the Evangelist

3. St. John the Baptist Ottsville Merging with St. Isidore

4. St. Mark

Bristol

Merging with St. Ephrem

5. St. Michael the

Archangel

Levittown

Merging with Our Lady of Grace

Open; merging with closed schools

6. Our Lady of Grace Penndel

7. St. Bede the Venerable

Holland

8. St. Ephrem

Bensalem

9. St. Isidore

Quakertown

10. St. John the Evangelist

Morrisville

Chester County

Closing

11. St. Monica

Berwyn

Merging with St. Patrick

12. St. Patrick

Kennett Sq.

Merging with St. Cornelius

Open; merging with closed schools

13. St. Patrick

Malvern

Delaware County

Closing

14. Annunciation B.V.M. Havertown Merging with St. Denis

15. Holy Saviour ?

St. John Fisher

Linwood

Merging with St. Joseph

16. Our Lady of Fatima Secane Merging with Our Lady of Perpetual Help

17. St. Cyril of

East

Alexandria

Lansdowne

Merging with St. Andrew

18. St. Francis de Sales Aston Merging with St. Thomas

the Apostle

19. St. Gabriel

Norwood

Merging with St. Madeline-

St. Rose

20. St. John Chrysostom Wallingford Merging with Nativity BVM

Open; merging with closed schools

21. Nativity B.V.M.

Media

22. Our Lady of Perpetual Help

23. St. Andrew

Morton Drexel Hill

24. St. Cornelius 25. St. Denis

Chadds Ford

Havertown

26. St. Joseph

Aston

27. St. Madeline ? St. Rose

Ridley Park

28. St. Thomas the Apostle

Glen Mills

Montgomery County

Closing

29. Conshohocken Conshohocken Catholic (1-8) Merging with Mother of Divine Providence

30. Immaculate Conception B.V.M. Jenkintown Merging with St. Luke

31. Our Lady Help of

Christians

Abington

Merging with St. David

32. Our Lady of

East

Victory

Norriton

Merging with Epiphany of

Our Lord

33. Sacred Heart

Royersford

Merging with St. Eleanor

34. St. Anthony ?

St. Joseph

Ambler

Merging with St. Alphonsus

35. St. Catherine

of Siena

Horsham

Merging with St. Alphonsus

36. St. Maria Goretti Hatfield Merging with Corpus Christi

37. St. Philip Neri

E. Greenville

Merging with St. Isidore

38. St. Rose of Lima North Wales Merging with St. Stanislaus

39. St. Teresa of Avila Norristown Merging with Visitation B.V.M.

40. St. Titus

Norristown

Merging with Epiphany

of Our Lord

Open; merging with closed schools

41. Corpus Christi

Lansdale

42. Epiphany of Our Lord

Plymouth Meeting

43. Mother of Divine King of

Providence

Prussia

44. St. Alphonsus

Maple Glen

45. St. David

Willow Grv.

46. St. Eleanor

Collegeville

47. St. Luke the Evangelist

Glenside

48. St. Stanislaus

Lansdale

49. Visitation B.V.M. Norristown

Philadelphia/North

Closing

50. Holy Cross Merging with Our Mother of Consolation

51. Incarnation of Our Lord Merging with St. Helena

52. Our Lady of Consolation Merging with St. Matthew

53. Our Lady of Ransom Merging with Resurrection of Our Lord

54. Pope John Paul II Regional Merging with St. Timothy

55. St. Bridget Merging with Holy Child

56. St. George Merging with Our Lady of Port Richmond

57. St. William Merging with St. Cecilia

Open; merging with closed schools

58. Holy Child

59. Our Lady of Port Richmond

60. Our Mother of Consolation

61. Resurrection of Our Lord

62. St. Cecilia

63. St. Helena

64. St. Matthew

65. St. Timothy

66. Visitation B.V.M.

Philadelphia/South

Closing

67. Annunciation B.V.M. Merging with St. Nicholas of Tolentine

68. Epiphany of Our Lord Merging with other schools to the former Stella Maris School

69. Holy Spirit Merging with other schools to the former Stella Maris School

70. Our Lady of Blessed Sacrament Merging with St. Donato

71. Our Lady of Lourdes Students can select from Our Mother of Sorrows/St. Ignatius; St. Rose of Lima; or Mary, Mother of Peace

72. Our Lady of Mount Carmel Merging with other schools to the former Stella Maris School

73. Sacred Heart of Jesus Merging with other schools to the former Stella Maris School

74. St. Gabriel Merging with St. Thomas Aquinas

75. St. Laurentius Merging with St. Peter the Apostle

76. St. Malachy Merging with Visitation B.V.M.

77. St. Richard Merging with other schools to the former Stella Maris School

Open; merging with closed schools

78. St. Donato

79. St. Nicholas of Tolentine

80. St. Peter the Apostle

81. St. Thomas Aquinas

JOHN DUCHNESKIE and CYNTHIA GREER / Staff Artists

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