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| St. William Church | |
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| Religion | |
| Affiliation | Catholic Church |
| District | Archdiocese of Philadelphia |
| Ecclesiastical or organizational status | Parish Church |
| Leadership | Rev. Alfonso J. Concha, rector |
| Location | |
| Location | 6200 Rising Sun Avenue Philadelphia Pennsylvania, Postal Code 19111 United States |
| Architecture | |
| Architect(s) | Gleeson & Mulrooney Firm |
| Type | Church |
| Style | Neoclassical, Romanesque |
| Groundbreaking | 1955 |
| Completed | Lower Church-1956 Upper Church-1963 |
| Construction cost | $400,000 + |
| Specifications | |
| Direction of façade | East |
| Capacity | Lower Church 900 Upper Church 1,250 |
| Materials | Granite, Sandstone, Tile |
| Website | |
| St William Parish | |
St. William Parish is a Catholic church founded in January 1920 in the Philadelphia Pennsylvania, neighborhood of Lawncrest.[1] The parish originally served 70 households. The Parish elementary school was opened in 1924.
The parish eventually expanded to include a rectory, convent, kindergarten, lower school, junior high school, day care center, parish hall and the two churches. The school, which reached a peak enrollment of 1,586 students in 1964, closed on June 15, 2012 with a final enrollment of 280 students. As of 2019, the church served 1,830 households totaling 5,080 people and Mass attendance currently averages 1,300 people, spread among the 8 Sunday Masses.
- ^ "A brief overview of our parish history." Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: St. William Roman Catholic Church (website), retrieved online February 17, 2019.