Basilica of the National Shrine of St. Ann
Church in Pennsylvania, United States
41°24′8.67″N 75°41′29.43″W / 41.4024083°N 75.6915083°W / 41.4024083; -75.6915083Scranton, Pennsylvania
The Basilica of the National Shrine of St. Ann is a Minor Basilica and National Shrine of the Catholic Church located in Scranton, Pennsylvania within the Diocese of Scranton.[1]
Description
The first temporary chapel on this site, founded by the Passionist order as a monastery church, was erected in 1902; the present building was dedicated on April 2, 1929.[2] The church was declared a minor basilica by Pope John Paul II on October 27, 1997. The basilica is the site of an annual solemn novena in honor of St. Ann, which draws thousands of pilgrims every year.
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Roman Catholic Diocese of Scranton
- Ordinaries
- William O'Hara
- Michael John Hoban
- Thomas Charles O'Reilly
- William Joseph Hafey
- Jerome Daniel Hannan
- Joseph Carroll McCormick
- John Joseph O'Connor
- James Clifford Timlin
- Joseph Francis Martino
- Joseph Charles Bambera
- Auxiliary bishops
- Andrew James Louis Brennan
- Martin John O'Connor
- Henry Theophilus Klonowski
- James Clifford Timlin
- Francis X. DiLorenzo
- John M. Dougherty
- Diocesan priests who became bishops
- Eugene A. Garvey
- Joseph R. Kopacz
- Jeffrey Walsh
- Cathedral
- St. Peter's Cathedral, Scranton
- Basilica
- Basilica of the National Shrine of St. Ann, Scranton
- Parishes, former
- St. John the Evangelist Roman Catholic Church, Wilkes-Barre
- Higher education
- King's College
- Marywood University
- Misericordia University
- University of Scranton
- High schools
- Holy Cross High School, Dunmore
- Holy Redeemer High School, Wilkes-Barre
- Notre Dame High School, East Stroudsburg
- Scranton Preparatory School, Scranton
- St. John Neumann Regional Academy High School, Williamsport
- High schools, closed
- South Scranton Catholic High School
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