New Cathedral Cemetery (Philadelphia)

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New Cathedral Cemetery
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Established1868
Location
Front Street & Luzerne Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
CountryUnited States
Size38 acres
Website Official website

New Cathedral Cemetery is a historic Catholic cemetery established by the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Philadelphia in 1868 in the Franklinville neighborhood of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. It was the second of 12 diocesan cemeteries established in the Philadelphia area.

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Description

The cemetery is located at Front and Luzerne Street in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It is approximately 38 acres in size [1] and is managed by StoneMor Partners. [2]

History

On April 1, 1867, Archbishop James F. Wood purchased a little more than 41 acres in North Philadelphia for a second diocesan cemetery after Cathedral Cemetery, which opened in 1849. The new cemetery was to be about 8 miles to the northeast, in the Franklinville neighborhood of Philadelphia and named New Cathedral. It opened on Sunday, August 30, 1868. [3] The funds raised by the sale of burial lots were used for the construction of the Cathedral Basilica of Saints Peter and Paul. The diocese eventually opened 12 cemeteries in the Philadelphia area. [4]

Church services were originally held in the mansion of the former owner of the property until the construction of St. Veronica Chapel at the entrance in 1872. The parish outgrew the small chapel and a new church was built in 1892 on the northeast corner of 6th and Tioga Streets. [5]

Memorials for five American Civil War veterans buried in the cemetery were held in 2011 [6] and 2019. [7]

Notable burials

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References

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  2. "New Cathedral Cemetery". www.localcemeteries.net. Local Ascension LLC. Retrieved 13 January 2025.
  3. The Philadelphia Inquirer, August 29, 1868.
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  6. Loyd, Linda. "Civil War reenactors remember the Philadelphia dead". www.inquirer.com. The Philadelphia Inquirer. Retrieved 13 January 2025.
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