St. Cyprian Catholic Church (Philadelphia)

St. Cyprian Catholic Church is located on the southwest corner of 63rd St. (Cobbs Creek Pkwy) and Hazel Ave. at 525 Cobbs Creek Parkway in Cobbs Creek, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

St. Cyprian Catholic Church
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Location	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Denomination	Catholic
Website	saintcyprian.net
Architecture
Completed	1924
Administration
Archdiocese	Philadelphia
Clergy
Pastor(s)	Federico A. Britto
Deacon(s)	Richard Nightingale

History

The first St. Cyprian Church was established in 2000 when Saint Carthage and Transfiguration of Our Lord consolidated.^[1]

The current parish named St. Cyprian was founded in 2013 as a consolidation of six parishes in West Philadelphia:

• Our Lady of the Rosary (founded 1886)
• Our Lady of Victory (1899)
• Transfiguration of Our Lord (1909)
• Saint Carthage (1915)
• Saint Cyprian (2000), and
• Our Lady of the Blessed Sacrament (2005)

It is named after St. Cyprian, an African nobleman who became a bishop.^[2]

The current church was built in 1924. The campus also includes a rectory, daycare, and elementary school.

Education

The parish previously had its own school.^[3] In 2011 the Archdiocese of Philadelphia announced the closure of St. Cyprian Catholic School, as its student numbers had declined.^[4]