A committee of Catholics living in Wireton formed to raise funds for a church, which became St. Catherine of Siena
The third St. Mary Magdalene Church, Homestead destroyed by fire
John Dearden appointed Titual Bishop of Sarepta and Coadjutor Bishop of Pittsburgh
Ground broken for the second St. Hilary Church, Washington
| John Dearden, seventh Bishop of Pittsburgh, visiting DePaul Institute |