Our Lady Queen of Angels Catholic Elementary School (New York City)

Our Lady Queen of Angels Catholic Elementary School, commonly referred to as Queen of Angels School, is a Catholic elementary school located in the East Harlem neighborhood of Manhattan, New York City.[1] The school was founded by the parish friars in 1892 and was originally staffed by the Sisters of St. Agnes.[2][3] Today it is run by lay teachers and is administered by the Partnership for Inner-City Education in conjunction with the Archdiocese of New York.[2] On 25 September 2015, Pope Francis visited Queen of Angels School as part of his New York stop in his papal visit to Cuba and the United States.[2]

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History

The School was founded in 1892 to serve the children of parishioners of the Church of Our Lady Queen of Angels, a parish run by Capuchin Friars, in East Harlem, New York City.[2] The Sisters of St. Agnes served as teachers, although they later left the school in the hands of laypersons.[3]

The parish church was closed with 21 others by the archdiocese in 2007, but the school remained open as an independent entity.[3]

On 25 September 2015 at 4:00 pm, Pope Francis visited Queen of Angels School as part of his New York stop in his papal visit to Cuba and the United States.[2]

Demographics

In 1921, the school had 13 faculty and staff, all of them religious sisters from the congregation of Sisters of St. Agnes.[3] An additional Capuchin friar served as rector.[3] There were 954 students total, 473 boys and 481 girls.[3]

As of 2015, the school has 18 faculty and staff, all lay.[1] There are 295 students, 70% of whom are Hispanic and 22% of whom are African-American.[2]There is a minority of mixed cultures, like Asians and Europeans.

References
  1. "About | Our Lady Queen of Angels Catholic Elementary School". www.olqaeastharlem.org. Retrieved 2015-09-25.
  2. "Pope Francis in East Harlem: His 'most important stop' - CNN.com". CNN. Retrieved 2015-09-26.
  3. Directory of Catholic Colleges and Schools. National Catholic Welfare Conference, Department of Education. 1921-01-01.

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