About Roman Catholic High School
Roman Catholic High School is an all-boys Catholic secondary school (grades 9-12) in Center City Philadelphia at Broad and Vine. Founded in 1890 through the estate of merchant Thomas E. Cahill, it was the nation's first free diocesan Catholic high school for boys and became a model for diocesan high school systems nationwide. Its building is a designated historic landmark.
Quick facts
- Founded 1890; first free diocesan Catholic high school for boys in the U.S.
- Archdiocesan (Archdiocese of Philadelphia); all-boys, grades 9-12
- Funded by the estate of merchant Thomas E. Cahill
- Center City (301 N Broad Street); building a historic landmark (1986)
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