The Archdiocese of Philadelphia announced its decision to allow the majority of Catholic elementary schools set to close next year to stay open.
Of the 24 proposed closings 18 will remain open, school officials announced Friday.
A decision on four high schools targeted for closure will be postponed until next week, school officials say. They include Conwell-Egan Catholic High School; Saint Hubert Catholic High School for Girls; Monsignor Bonner and Archbishop Prendergast Catholic High School; and West Philadelphia Catholic High School.
The postponement is due to recently recieved information regarding potentional financial donors that has be explored, according to a press release issued Friday.
"I recognize how anxious all of those affected by this decision are to hear the final outcome." Archbishop Charles Cahput said. "I want to see this resolved too but this decision is too important to be made without considering absolutely every fact and all serious, substantive proposals even if they don’t fit the time frame originally set. We owe it to our teachers, administrators, students and school families.”
The following is a list of the decisions announced Friday, February 17. For updates click here.
PHILADELPHIA NORTH
St. George, Port Richmond, school to stay a parish school
Our Lady of Port Richmond, school to stay a regional school
Holy Cross, Mt. Airy, school to stay a parish school
Our Mother of Consolation, Chestnut Hill, school to stay a parish school
St. Matthew, school to stay a parish school
St. William, Olney, school to close and parents choose from recommended schools
St. Cecilia, school to stay a parish school
PHILADELPHIA SOUTH
St. Laurentius, school to stay a parish school
St. Peter the Apostle, school to become a mission school
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St. Gabriel, Philadelpia, school to become a mission school
St. Thomas Aquinas, school to become a mission school
St. Malachy, school to become a mission school
Visitation BVM, Philadelphia, school to become a mission school
St. Richard, regional school to form with Holy Spirit at this location
Holy Spirit, regional school to form with St. Richard building to close
Epiphany of Our Lord, Phila., regional school to form with OLMC and Sacred Heart at this location
Our Lady of Mt. Carmel, regional school to form with EOOL and Sacred Heart at this location, building to close
Sacred Heart of Jesus, regional school to form with EOOL and OLMC, building to close.
DELAWARE COUNTY
St. Cyril of Alexandria, school to become a mission school
St. Andrew, school to stay a parish school
St. Francis de Sales, school to stay a parish school
St. Thomas the Apostle, school to stay a parish school
St. John Chrysostom, regional school to form at this location
Nativity BVM, regional school to form, building to close
BUCKS COUNTY
St. John the Baptist, school to stay a parish school
St. Philip Neri (Montg. Cty), regional school from with St. Isidore, building closes
St. Isidore, regional school to form with St. Philip at this location
St. Michael the Archangel, school to stay a parish school
Our Lady of Grace school to stay a parish school
St. Mark Bristol school to stay a parish school
St. Ephrem, school to stay a parish school
Holy Trinity, school to stay a parish school
St. John the Evangelist, school to close and parents choose from recommended schools
CHESTER COUNTY
St. Patrick, Kennett Square, school to close and parents chose from recommended schools
St. Cornelius, school to stay a parish school
St. Monica, Berwyn school to stay a parish school
MONTGOMERY COUNTY
Conshohocken Catholic, school to close and parents chose from recommended schools
Mother of Divine Providence, regional school to form with St. Theresa of Avila at Mother of Divine Providence
St. Teresa of Avila, regional school to form with with Mother of Divine Providence at Mother of Divine Providence
Visitation BVN, Norristown, Berwyn school to stay a parish school
