St. Michael's Roman Catholic Church, Philadelphia

St. Michael's Roman Catholic Church is an active parish of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Philadelphia located at Second and Jefferson Streets in Philadelphia, in the West Kensington section of the city (sometimes referred to as "Old Kensington").

The parish assumed its current configuration under Parish Administrator Msgr. John J. Miller, when St. Michael's absorbed the neighboring parish of Immaculate Conception in July 2011. Msgr. Miller served as parochial administrator at St. Michael's from early 2011 until he was replaced in 2014 by the Rev. Arturo Chagala, who had been ordained in the Denver Archdiocese in 2013. As of March 2015, the church has daily Mass at 8:30 a.m. Monday through Friday in with Masses on Saturday evening for the Sunday Vigil at 5 p.m. and in the church on Sunday at 8:30 a.m. (English) and 11:00 a.m. (Spanish). On most holy days of obligation there is a 7 p.m. bi-lingual Mass. All of these Masses are in the Main Church at St. Michael's.

There are also Masses on Sunday (10 a.m.) and holy days (usually at noon) in English at Immaculate Conception Church worship site. The website for the parish is here.

The parish was founded in 1831, the first Catholic Church in the County of Philadelphia (but not within the Philadelphia City limits) on land purchased for $3,333.00. The cemetery connected to the church was the first Catholic cemetery in the Philadelphia area. The original pastor, who served from 1833 until 1843, was the Very Rev. Terence Donaghoe, who also founded the Sisters of Charity, BVM with Mother Mary Frances Clarke and invited them to teach in the parish school.

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