Saint Anne Church (Philadelphia) Explained

Saint Anne Church
Other Name:Church of Saint Anne
Pushpin Map:Philadelphia
Coordinates:39.9576°N -75.1676°W
Location:Philadelphia
Country:United States
Denomination:Roman Catholic
Archdiocese:Philadelphia

The Church of Saint Anne (commonly known as St. Anne Church, or Saint Anne's) is an Irish Roman Catholic Parish in the Archdiocese of Philadelphia. The church was founded in 1845. The church serves the communities of Fishtown, Port Richmond, and Kensington.

The school,[1] which was founded in 1854, had about 1,000 students in the 1970s.[2] It was closed in June 2011,[3] due to falling enrollment. NHS Human Services School at St. Annes, which caters to children with autism, opened in its place in 2015.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: St. Anne. Archdiocese of Philadelphia. 28 December 2010. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20101205123705/http://archphila.org/parishes/7570.htm. 5 December 2010.
  2. Web site: Baldwin, Lou. Closed Catholic school reborn to help autistic kids. Catholicphilly.com. 2015-08-31. 2020-04-22.
  3. Web site: Philadelphia Archdiocese Closing Seven Area Catholic Grade Schools. CBS Philly. 2011-02-28. 2020-04-22.