St. Mary's Roman Catholic Church (Philadelphia)

St. Mary's Roman Catholic Church
St. Mary's Roman Catholic Church in Philadelphia
Map
Location252 S. 4th Street
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
DenominationCatholic Church
History
StatusParish church, former cathedral
Founded1763
Administration
DioceseRoman Catholic Archdiocese of Philadelphia

St. Mary's Roman Catholic Church, also known as Old St. Mary's, is a historic church in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It is located in the Society Hill neighborhood at 248 S. Fourth Street between Spruce and Walnut Streets.

Commonly referred to as "Old Saint Mary's", it opened in 1763 and was the second Catholic church in Philadelphia, after Old Saint Joseph's. It is still an active parish of the Archdiocese of Philadelphia, with Masses held on Saturdays at 4:30 p.m. and Sunday at 10 a.m. The current pastor is Paul A. DiGirolamo, J.C.D. The church is twinned with Holy Trinity Church at 6th and Spruce Streets, which serves as a worship site of St. Mary and which has Masses on holy days at 12 noon.[1]