In 1933, Our Lady of Good Counsel Church closed its doors for good. The job of administering to the new Italian immigrants was done. There was no need for the church to remain open, although it closed to great protest by the parishioners of Our Lady of Good Counsel. There was a long established church, St. Paul, in the same area but it was an Irish parish. The Archdiocese of Philadelphia made St. Nicholas of Tolentine Church an official parish church by transferring the parish records of Our Lady of Good Counsel Church to St. Nicholas of Tolentine. On Sunday, April 11, 1937, a Solemn High Mass was celebrated to commemorate the 25th Anniversary, or Silver Jubilee, of the church's opening. Father Claude Fabrizi, O.S.A. was pastor. During these years of active ministry in Philadelphia, the Augustinians in Italy kept sending to our shores a steady flow of workers. As early as 1920, the Fathers and Brothers welcomed Augustinians from the island of Malta and from Spain. Today, most of the Augustinians serving St. Nicholas of Tolentine parish are native born Americans. Administrators and Pastors of St. Nicholas of Tolentine Rev. John Cerruti, O.S.A. (1912-1914) Rev. Alfonso Baldassare, O. S. A. (1914-1926) Rev. Philip Panbianco, O. S. A. (1926-1927) Rev. Eugene Fiteni, O.S.A. (1927-1928) Rev. Lorenzo Andolfi O.S.A. (1928-1933) Rev. Claude Fabbrizi, O.S.A. (1933-1955) Rev. Peter Toscani, O.S.A. (1954-1958) Rev. Louis Diorio, O.S.A. (1958-1961) Rev. Angelo Allegrini, O.S.A. (1961-1971) Rev. Joseph Gattinella, O.S.A. (1971-1984) Rev. Nicholas Martorano, O.S.A. (1984-present) Education The designated Catholic grade school is Saint Anthony of Padua Regional Catholic School. Previously the church had its own Catholic school, St. Nicholas of Tolentine School, which opened in 1925. The church established it to educate Italian American people. It merged with Annunciation BVM to form Saint Anthony of Padua Regional on September 1, 2012. References External links Saint Anthony of Padua Regional Catholic School History - St. Nicholas of Tolentine Roman Catholic churches in Philadelphia Italian-American culture in Philadelphia Roman Catholic churches in Pennsylvania Christian organizations established in 1912 Roman Catholic churches completed in 1916 20th-century Roman Catholic church buildings in the United States South Philadelphia 1912 establishments in Pennsylvania