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First Synod of the Diocese of PhiladelphiaThe First Synod was convoked by Bishop Francis P. Kenrick in 1832. Thirty priests from the diocese attended, with eight excused due to ill-health, age, or for other valid excuses. Bishop Kenrick's notification of the Synod informed priests that "although only priests exercising quasi-parochial functions were entitled, as of right, to seats in the synod, he would gladly hear any priest who wished to address him." Bishop Kenrick drafted statutes before the synod, and proposed them to the priests for discussion. After a short retreat for participants was held at Old Saint Mary's Church, the synod opened with a pontifical Mass celebrated by Bishop Kenrick. Rev. John Hughes, the bishop's secretary, acted as secretary for the Synod. The decrees of the Synod were accepted and promulgated at its closing on May 15, 1832. These decrees included re-promulgation of the decrees of the First Provincial Council of Baltimore, as well as diocesan regulations on parish leadership, Catholic education, and the celebration of the sacraments. Overview / I:1832 / II:1842 / III:1847 / IV:1853 / V:1855 / VI:1857 / VII:1886 / VIII:1912 / IX:1934 |
The Archdiocese of
Philadelphia serves over 1.4 million Catholics in the five counties of
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