Change at St. William
Catholic Church
CHELTENHAM
Philadelphia’s new archbishop, Nelson Pérez, was pastor at St. William Roman Catholic Church in Lawncrest from 2002 to 2009, years in which the racial and ethnic mix of the surrounding community changed greatly.
St. William
Catholic Church
LAWNCREST
Population within the
St. William parish boundary
2000
2010
St. William
parish
boundary
72%
White
Black
Hispanic*
33%
16%
45%
12%
* Can be of any race
20%
N
SOURCE: Archdiocese of Philadelphia analysis
of U.S. Census Bureau data
MILES
1
0
1/2
JOHN DUCHNESKIE / Staff Artist
CHELTENHAM
St. William
Catholic Church
LAWNCREST
St. William
parish
boundary
N
MILES
1
0
1/2
Change at St. William
Catholic Church
Philadelphia’s new archbishop, Nelson Pérez, was pastor at St. William Roman Catholic Church in Lawncrest from 2002 to 2009, years in which the racial and ethnic mix of the surrounding community changed greatly.
Population within the
St. William parish boundary
2000
2010
72%
White
Black
Hispanic*
33%
16%
45%
12%
* Can be of any race
20%
SOURCE: Archdiocese of Philadelphia analysis
of U.S. Census Bureau data
JOHN DUCHNESKIE / Staff Artist
