and titular archbishop Joseph A. Pepe (1970–2001), appointed Bishop of Las Vegas Nelson J. Perez (1989–2012), appointed auxiliary bishop of Rockville Centre; appointed Archbishop of Philadelphia in 2020 Other deceased priests of this diocese who became bishops Note: Year range in parentheses indicates the time of service as a priest of the (Arch)diocese of Philadelphia, prior to appointment to the episcopacy. Francis Brennan (1920–1940), appointed official of the Roman Rota; appointed titular archbishop and Cardinal in 1967 Edwin Byrne (1915–1925), appointed Bishop of Ponce George Aloysius Carrell, SJ (ordained 1827; Philadelphia native but not priest of this diocese), appointed Bishop of Covington in 1853 James Jordan Carroll (1889–1908), appointed Bishop of Nueva Segovia, Philippines Hubert James Cartwright (1927–1956), appointed Coadjutor Bishop of Wilmington Joseph M. Corrigan (1903–1940), appointed titular bishop Joseph Thomas Daley (1941–1963), appointed auxiliary bishop of Harrisburg Francis Xavier DiLorenzo (1968–1988), appointed auxiliary bishop of Scranton Dennis Joseph Dougherty (1890–1903), appointed Bishop of Nueva Segovia, Philippines; appointed Archbishop of Philadelphia in 1918 (Cardinal in 1921) Edmond John Fitzmaurice (1904–1925), appointed Bishop of Wilmington John Edmund Fitzmaurice (1862–1897), appointed Coadjutor Bishop of Erie John Patrick Foley (1962–1984), appointed titular archbishop (Cardinal in 2007) Joseph Anthony Galante (1964–1992), appointed auxiliary bishop of San Antonio Francis Xavier Gartland (1832–1850), appointed Bishop of Savannah Daniel James Gercke (1901–1923), appointed Bishop of Tucson Ignatius Frederick Horstmann (1865–1891), appointed Bishop of Cleveland John Joseph Hughes (1826–1837), appointed Coadjutor Bishop of New York Francis Edward Hyland (1927–1949), appointed auxiliary bishop of Savannah-Atlanta Thomas Francis Kennedy (1887–1907), appointed titular bishop James Paul McCloskey (1898–1917), appointed Bishop of Zamboanga, Philippines Philip R. McDevitt (1885–1916), appointed Bishop of Harrisburg Thomas Joseph McDonough (1938–1947), appointed auxiliary bishop of St. Augustine Thomas McGovern (1861–1888), appointed Bishop of Harrisburg Eugene J. McGuinness (1915–1937), appointed Bishop of Raleigh John Joseph O'Connor (1945–1979), appointed auxiliary bishop of U.S. military; future Cardinal William O'Hara (1842–1868), appointed Bishop of Scranton Jeremiah F. Shanahan (1859–1868), appointed Bishop of Harrisburg John W. Shanahan (1869–1899), appointed Bishop of Harrisburg David B. Thompson (1950–1961), appointed Coadjutor Bishop of Charleston in 1989 Churches Educational institutions Circa 1912 there were about 68,000 students in Catholic schools within the archdiocesan territory. This increased to 250,000 in 1961, but the figures decreased after that year. Enrollment was down to 68,000 in 2012. There were about 50,000 students in Catholic schools in the city of Philadelphia in 2000, and this figure decreased to 30,000