Holy Cross Cemetery (Yeadon, Pennsylvania)

Holy Cross Cemetery is an active cemetery owned by the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Philadelphia located in Yeadon, Pennsylvania. Established in 1890, Holy Cross was operated by the Archdiocese until 2014 when it turned over the care of its 13 cemeteries to StoneMor Inc.[1][2]

Holy Cross Cemetery
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Established1890
Location
626 Baily Road, Yeadon, Pennsylvania, US
CountryUnited States
Coordinates39°55′51″N 75°15′20″W / 39.93080°N 75.25560°W / 39.93080; -75.25560
TypeRoman Catholic
Owned byArchdiocese of Philadelphia
Size225 acres (91 ha)
No. of graves>150,000
WebsitePhiladelphia Catholic Cemeteries
Find a GraveHoly Cross Cemetery
The Political GraveyardHoly Cross Cemetery
FootnotesManaged by StoneMor, Inc

Holy Cross was one of the busiest cemeteries in the Philadelphia region during the Spanish flu epidemic of 1918, requiring the employ of over 100 seminarians to bury the dead.[3]

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References

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  1. ^ L.P, StoneMor Partners (2014-05-28). "StoneMor and Archdiocese of Philadelphia Close Long-Term Lease and Outsourced Management Agreement for 13 Catholic Cemeteries". GlobeNewswire News Room. Retrieved 2023-01-01.
  2. ^ "Grave Concerns: Voices raised about Catholic cemeteries in Philadelphia region". timesherald. 2015-04-07. Retrieved 2023-01-01.
  3. ^ "Cemeteries part 2 · The Spanish Lady in the City of Brotherly Love: The Archdiocese of Philadelphia and the Influenza Pandemic of 1918–1919 · Catholic Historical Research Center Digital Collections". omeka.chrc-phila.org. Retrieved 2023-01-02.
  4. ^ Guitéras, Laura (1894). "Brief Sketch of the Life of Eusebio Guiteras". Records of the American Catholic Historical Society of Philadelphia. 5 (2): 99–108. ISSN 0002-7790.
  5. ^ "Unmarked Grave of H.H. Holmes". Atlas Obscura. Retrieved 2023-01-01.
  6. ^ "Body of 19th century serial killer exhumed near Philadelphia". AP News. 2017-05-03. Retrieved 2023-01-02.
  7. ^ "Mystery in Yeadon: Who is buried in serial killer's grave?". Delco Times. 2017-05-21. Retrieved 2023-01-02.
  8. ^ Bjorkgren, David (2019-12-11). "'Irishman' Mobster Frank Sheeran Buried in a Delco Cemetery". Vista.Today. Retrieved 2023-01-02.