St. Philomena was relocated to Pittsburgh in the Squirrel Hill
section. Due to the population loss, the church closed after
serving the community for 70 years. St. Philomena closed in 1993 and
the church was sold shortly
afterwards.
Allegheny County,
Pennsylvania
History
St.
Philomena Church
Submitted by research of C. Anthony from
Archives of Diocese of Pittsburgh.
According to the Diocese of Pittsburgh Archives, St. Philomena, once
located in Pittsburgh's Strip District, was founded in 1839 which
was the first German parish in the diocese. St. John
Neumann and Blessed Francis Seelos are among the priests that served at
St. Philomena. The cornerstone of the church was laid on May 26,
1842 and the completed church was dedicated on October 4, 1846. St.
John Neumann attended the laying of the cornerstone on that
date. The Pennsylvania Railroad purchased this church on
April 15, 1922. The last Mass was held in St. Philomena in the Strip
District on November 16, 1925.
Photo Created: c1859, September 21
Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division,
Detroit Publishing Company Collection
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