St. Mary's College (Delaware)

St. Mary's College was a Roman Catholic college in Delaware from 1841 until 1866.

St. Mary's College was founded in Wilmington, Delaware, in 1841 by Patrick Reilly. It was incorporated on January 29, 1847, by an act of the state of Delaware.^[1] Its enrollment peaked at 120 students in 1857. Its fortunes declined during the American Civil War and it closed in 1866.

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Catholic Encyclopedia article on Delaware

References

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↑ Kimmey, S (1952). Revised statutes of the State of Delaware, to the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and fifty-two, inclusive. Wilmington Delaware USA: General Assembly.

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v t e Diocese of Wilmington
Bishops	Thomas Albert Andrew Becker Alfred Allen Paul Curtis John James Joseph Monaghan Edmond John Fitzmaurice Michael William Hyle Thomas Mardaga Robert Edward Mulvee Michael Angelo Saltarelli William Francis Malooly William Edward Koenig
Coadjutor bishop	Hubert James Cartwright
Churches	List List of churches in the Roman Catholic Diocese of Wilmington Cathedral Cathedral of St. Peter Parishes St. Joseph Church, Greenville, DE St. John the Baptist Church, Newark, DE St. Joseph's Church, Middletown, DE St. Peter's Church, Queenstown, MD St. Francis Xavier Church, Warwick, MD Resurrection Church, Wilmington, DE Immaculate Conception Parish, Elkton, MD St. Anthony's Church, Wilmington, DE St. Catherine of Siena Church, New Castle County, DE St. Hedwig's Church, Wilmington, DE St. Joseph's Church, Wilmington, DE St. Mary of the Immaculate Conception Church, Wilmington, DE St. Stanislaus Kostka Church, Wilmington, DE
Education	High schools Archmere Academy, Claymont, DE Padua Academy, Wilmington, DE Saints Peter and Paul High School, Easton, MD St. Elizabeth High School, Wilmington, DE St. Mark's High School, New Castle County, DE Salesianum School, Wilmington, DE Ursuline Academy, Wilmington, DE Primary schools Mount Aviat Academy, Childs, MD St. Edmond's Academy, Wilmington, DE Immaculate Conception School, Elkton, MD Former colleges and schools St. Mary's College St. Thomas More Preparatory, Magnolia, DE
Priests	John Barres Benjamin Joseph Keiley
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