Saint Anne Church (Philadelphia)

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Saint Anne Church
Church of Saint Anne
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Saint Anne Church
39°57′27″N75°10′03″W / 39.957568°N 75.167594°W / 39.957568; -75.167594
LocationPhiladelphia
CountryUnited States
Denomination Roman Catholic
History
Founded1845 (1845)
Administration
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,[ citation needed ] 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]

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References

  1. "St. Anne". Archdiocese of Philadelphia. Archived from the original on 5 December 2010. Retrieved 28 December 2010.
  2. 1 2 Baldwin, Lou (2015-08-31). "Closed Catholic school reborn to help autistic kids". Catholicphilly.com. Retrieved 2020-04-22.
  3. "Philadelphia Archdiocese Closing Seven Area Catholic Grade Schools". CBS Philly. 2011-02-28. Retrieved 2020-04-22.