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Welcome to Roman Catholic   Founded in 1890, through the benevolence of Thomas E. Cahill, Roman Catholic High School is located in the heart of Center City, Philadelphia.  Drawing students from throughout the Delaware Valley, Roman Catholic boasts a challenging academic curriculum, a competitive sports program and engaging activities.

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Located in the Heart of Center City, Philadelphia

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Roman History

Thomas E. Cahill was the son of an Irish immigrant.  He was a skilled business man, who amassed a great fortune in coal, ice and wood industries.  He was described by Rev. Dr. Hortsman in 1890 as " the Christian gentleman, the honest, simple-hearted, humble, practical Catholic."  Cahill and his wife lived a very modest and frugal life, saving their money in order to fulfill their dream of founding a Catholic school for boys.

"The Roman Catholic High School of Philadelphia"- such was the name chosen by our founder, Thomas E. Cahill, in his last will and testament in 1878 Since that time, we have been known as "The Cahill School", "Catholic High", and as we now call ourselves today "Roman."  It was the first free Catholic high school for boys in the United States. The school opened in 1890 with ample accommodations for about 500 students.

The school, built on the northeast corner of Broad and Vine Streets, is an imposing figure of gothic architecture.  The main superstructure is of white marble raised on a foundation of granite.  Its white marble tower, 150 feet high, was unfortunately destroyed by fire in 1959.  In 1953, the three story building received an additional wing two stories high, which now houses the physics and biology labs, and the cafeteria.

In June of 1997, ground was broken for yet another addition.  This new structure with state-of-the-art Information Center, TV studio, and multi-media computer lab opened in the fall of 1998.  The addition has added new classrooms and has nearly doubled the size of the existing cafeteria.

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 Administration

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Faculty

 

Theology Department
Name	Extension
Mr. James J. Murphy, chairperson	290
Mr. Thomas McCann	284
Mr. Christopher McCoy	260
Mrs. Gia Sperry	276
Mr. Joseph J. Randzo	262
Fr. James Casey	124
Social Studies Department
Name	Extension
Mr. John Sfrisi, chairperson	293
Mr. Joseph R. Sinclair	251
Mr. John P. Corrigan	272
Mr. Vincent Tarducci	142
Ms. Maureen Toman-Logan	297
Mathematics Department
Name	Extension
Mr. James Brennan, chairperson	283
Mr. Charles McNulty	274
Ms. Margaret Deckman	273
Dr. John Beach	279
Mr. Thomas McKeever	285
Mr. Robert Hill	289
Mr. Josh Wagner	296
Mr. John Coyle	271
Science Department
Name	Extension
Mr Dennis DiGiovanni, chairperson	316
	280
Mr. Brian Conroy	115
Mr. Richard Dietz	275
Mr. Kenneth Eaves	268
Mrs Nancy Legradi	281
World Languages Department
Name	Extension
Mr. Joseph Farinella - chairperson
Mrs. Wilma Reyes-Berrios	257
Mr. Juan Suarez	259
Mr. Nicholas Azzara	263
Ms. Jennifer DiGiovanni	264
Mr Joseph Cunningham	262
Business and Technology Department
Name	Extension
Mr. Patrick Shanahan, chairperson	294
Ms. Theresa A. Lazorko	261
Mr. Tara Murphy	144
Fine Arts Department
Name	Extension
Mr. Lance Moore, chairperson	***
Mrs. Maureen Brown	138
Shannon Gallagher	288
English Department
Name	Extension
Mr. William Lyons	282
Mr. Robert Durkin	278
Mr. John Pensabene	267
Mr. Fitz-Gerald Gallagher	254
Mr. Chris Buck	156
Catapult
Name	Extension
Ms. Helen Durando	122
Ms. Dana Leeds	143
Librarian
Name	Extension

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