Cathedral Basilica of SS. Peter & Paul and Shrine of St. Katharine Drexel

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Founded: 1846
Address: 18th St. and the Benjamin Franklin Pkwy.
Rectory Address: 1723 Race St. 19103
Rectory Email: [email protected]
Rectory Phone: 215-561-1313; 215-561-1314
Pastor: Rev. Gerald Dennis Gill
Parochial Vicars: Rev. Peter J. Welsh (part time Parochial Vicar & Spanish Apostolate - in residence Sacred Heart of Jesus, Philadelphia), Rev. Matthew P. Carroll, III, O.P. (in residence at Saint Patrick, Philadelphia), Rev. Philip G. Bochanski (in residence at the Cathedral Basilica of Saints Peter and Paul)
In Residence: Rev. Msgr. John M. Savinski
Permanent Deacons: Deacon Jesus M. Burgos
Other Parish Information:
Mass Times:

Anticipated Mass, Saturdays, 5:15 PM. Sundays, 8, 9:30, 11 AM (solemn); 12:30 (Spanish), 6:30 PM. Weekdays, Monday to Friday, 7:15 AM, 12:05 PM. Saturdays, 12:05 PM. Vigil Mass, Holydays, 5:15 PM. Vigil Mass in Spanish, Holydays, 7:00 PM. Holydays, 7:15 AM, 12:05, 12:35, 5:15 PM.

Confessions:

Monday to Friday, 11:30 AM. Saturdays, 4:15 PM. Sundays, 9 AM, 5:30 PM.

Students Attend:

St. Francis Xavier School, 24th and Wallace Sts. 19130-0001

School Phone: 215-763-6564
Accessibility Information:

Church: Accessible entrances, curb cuts, ramps and parking near accessible entrances for churches with parking lots. Sufficiently wide and level approach or gradually sloping ramp to door; doorway wider than 32 inches, with automatic door or one that is easily opened with minimum pressure or usher assistance; parking spaces large enough to accommodate vans with access aisle for discharge on either side of van; parking spaces designated with proper signage.

Church Restroom: Facilities adapted for wheelchair users. Restroom(s) have proper door size(s), enlarged stall(s), grab bars, clearance space(s), accessible fixtures and sink(s). All are ADA compliant.

Assistive Listening Device (ALD): Church is equipped with ALD for sound system. Ear phones or audio loops that enhance the sound are available for people who are hard of hearing.

Confessional: Assistive listening device in the confessional that amplifies the sound for someone who is hard of hearing.

Boundaries:

Broad St. from Fairmount Ave. to Market St.; to the Schuylkill River; to the Spring Garden Street Bridge; to the George Washington Monument (entrance to the Parkway); along Parkway to 20th St.; to Fairmount Ave.; to Broad St.