St Mary of the Mount High School - St Mary Yearbook (Pittsburgh, PA)

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Interior of Church Before Redecoration

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Church Cornerstone Laying — 1896 Former Rectory in Background In the fall of 1869, Father C. V. Neeson was appointed the first resident pastor of St. Malachy ' s. It was Father Neeson who purchased the property for a new church; but it was his successor. Father Michael Murphy, who supervised the building of the chinch. Father Murphy was succeeded by Father M. J. Mitchell. When Father Mit- chell retired on December 20, 1871, Father James Cosgrave, the founder of St. Mary of the Mount Parish, was appointed pastor. As pastor of the flock at St. Malachy ' s, Father Cosgrave worked tirelessly, liquidating the debt, making improvements, and caring for the spiritual needs of his people. Because St. Malachy ' s Parish was hemmed in on the west by St. James ' Parish, on the north by the Monongahela River, and by the steep bluffs of Mt. Washington on the south, any hope of expansion vas ephemeral. Since the new inclines made the Mt. Washington region accessible, many Catholic families from St. Malachy ' s parish estab- lished themselves on the Moinit. Father Cosgrave, realizing the opportunities and advantages for growth and development in this aiea, began to make plans for the spiritual needs of his extended parish. His first concern vas to build a chapel.

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Jjishops of zL itisbalgk Since the CstaUiskment of St. 3ialy of the 3iount S alisli Most Rev. Michael Domenec, CM 1860-1876 Most Rev. John F. Regis Canevin 1904-I92I Most Rev. John Tuigc 1876-1889 Most Ri . Rkhard Phelan 1889-1904 Most Rev. John F. Dearden, S.T.D. 1950- Most Rev. Hugh C. Boyle 1921-1950