By CatholicPhilly Staff Report \u2022 Posted May 27, 2026 <\/p>\n
The Archdiocese of Philadelphia has announced the schedule for Baccalaureate Masses and commencement exercises for the Class of 2026 at its 15 archdiocesan high schools across the five-county region.<\/p>\n
Graduation events will take place from May 28 through June 5 at churches, universities, and school campuses throughout the region. Auxiliary bishops, school chaplains, and archdiocesan leaders will participate in Masses and commencement ceremonies.<\/p>\n
Archbishop Nelson J. P\u00e9rez will serve as celebrant for Baccalaureate Masses at Conwell-Egan Catholic High School, Father Judge High School, and Saints John Neumann and Maria Goretti Catholic High School.<\/p>\n
The full schedule follows below in alphabetical order by school.<\/p>\n
Archbishop John Carroll High School<\/p>\n
Baccalaureate Mass: June 1 at 7 p.m., Immaculate Heart of Mary Church, Philadelphia. Celebrant: Bishop Joseph C. McCaffrey.
Commencement Exercises: June 2 at 11 a.m., Immaculata University, Immaculata. Presiding: William E. Brannick, Superintendent of Secondary Schools and Schools of Special Education.<\/p>\n
Archbishop Ryan High School<\/p>\n
Baccalaureate Mass: May 28 at 7 p.m., Cathedral Basilica of Saints Peter and Paul, Philadelphia. Celebrant: Bishop Keith J. Chylinski.
Commencement Exercises: June 1 at 11 a.m., CURE Insurance Arena, Trenton, New Jersey. Presiding: William E. Brannick, Superintendent of Secondary Schools and Schools of Special Education.<\/p>\n
Archbishop Wood High School<\/p>\n
Baccalaureate Mass: June 1 at 10 a.m., Shrine of Our Lady of Czestochowa, Doylestown. Celebrant: Father Shane Flanagan.
Commencement Exercises: Immediately following Mass. Celebrant: Bishop Christopher R. Cooke.<\/p>\n
Bishop Shanahan High School<\/p>\n
Baccalaureate Mass: June 3 at 7 p.m., St. Elizabeth Church, Uwchlan. Celebrant: Father Louis Monica.
Commencement Exercises: June 5 at 10 a.m., Bishop Shanahan High School, Downingtown. Celebrant: Bishop Christopher R. Cooke.<\/p>\n
Cardinal O\u2019Hara High School<\/p>\n
Baccalaureate Mass: June 2 at 6:30 p.m., Cathedral Basilica of Saints Peter and Paul, Philadelphia. Celebrant: Father August Taglianetti.
Commencement Exercises: June 3 at 10 a.m., Cardinal O\u2019Hara High School, Springfield. Celebrant: Bishop Efrin V. Esmilla.<\/p>\n
Conwell-Egan Catholic High School<\/p>\n
Baccalaureate Mass: June 1 at 6 p.m., St. Michael the Archangel Church, Levittown. Celebrant: Archbishop Nelson J. P\u00e9rez.
Commencement Exercises: June 2 at 10 a.m., Conwell-Egan Catholic High School, Fairless Hills. Presiding: Jason Budd, Assistant Superintendent for Secondary Schools.<\/p>\n
Father Judge High School<\/p>\n
Baccalaureate Mass: June 2 at 7 p.m., Maternity of the Blessed Virgin Mary Church, Philadelphia. Celebrant: Archbishop Nelson J. P\u00e9rez.
Commencement Exercises: June 3 at 10 a.m., Father Judge High School, Philadelphia. Celebrant: Bishop Christopher R. Cooke.<\/p>\n
Lansdale Catholic High School<\/p>\n
Baccalaureate Mass: June 1 at 7 p.m., St. Stanislaus Church, Lansdale. Celebrant: Bishop Keith J. Chylinski.
Commencement Exercises: June 2 at 10 a.m., Shrine of Our Lady of Czestochowa, Doylestown. Presiding: Kelly Urban, Assistant Superintendent of Special Education Secondary Schools<\/p>\n
Little Flower Catholic High School for Girls<\/p>\n
Baccalaureate Mass: June 5 at 9 a.m., Cathedral Basilica of Saints Peter and Paul, Philadelphia. Celebrant: Bishop Keith J. Chylinski.
Commencement Exercises: Immediately following Mass. Celebrant: Bishop Keith J. Chylinski.<\/p>\n
Monsignor Bonner & Archbishop Prendergast Catholic High School<\/p>\n
Baccalaureate Mass: June 2 at 6 p.m., St. Laurence Church, Upper Darby. Celebrant: Bishop Keith J. Chylinski.
Commencement Exercises: June 3 at 10 a.m., Monsignor Bonner & Archbishop Prendergast Catholic High School, Drexel Hill. Presiding: William E. Brannick, Superintendent of Secondary Schools and Schools of Special Education.
Rain date: June 4.<\/p>\n
Pope John Paul II High School<\/p>\n
Baccalaureate Mass: June 2 at 6:30 p.m., St. Teresa of Calcutta Church, Schwenksville. Celebrant: Father Eugene Wilson.
Commencement Exercises: June 3 at 10:30 a.m., Pope John Paul II High School, Royersford. Presiding: Patricia Rigby, Assistant Superintendent for Secondary Schools.<\/p>\n
Saint Hubert Catholic High School for Girls<\/p>\n
Baccalaureate Mass: June 2 at 4 p.m., St. Matthew Church, Philadelphia. Celebrants: Father Patrick Walsh and Father Brian Izzo.
Commencement Exercises: June 3 at 4:30 p.m., Holy Family University, Philadelphia. Celebrant: Bishop Efrin V. Esmilla.<\/p>\n
Saints John Neumann and Maria Goretti Catholic High School<\/p>\n
Baccalaureate Mass: June 4 at 5 p.m., Cathedral Basilica of Saints Peter and Paul, Philadelphia. Celebrant: Archbishop Nelson J. P\u00e9rez.
Commencement Exercises: June 5 at 12:30 p.m., Daskalakis Athletic Center at Drexel University, Philadelphia. Presiding: Jason Budd, Assistant Superintendent for Secondary Schools.<\/p>\n
The Roman Catholic High School of Philadelphia<\/p>\n
Baccalaureate Mass: June 5 at 2 p.m., Cathedral Basilica of Saints Peter and Paul, Philadelphia. Celebrant: Father Wilfred Emeh.
Commencement Exercises: Immediately following Mass. Celebrant: Bishop John J. McIntyre.<\/p>\n
West Catholic Preparatory High School<\/p>\n
Baccalaureate Mass: June 2 at 6 p.m., St. Francis de Sales Church, Philadelphia. Celebrant: Bishop Christopher R. Cooke.
Commencement Exercises: June 3 at 10 a.m., West Catholic Preparatory High School, Philadelphia. Celebrant: Bishop Keith J. Chylinski.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"By CatholicPhilly Staff Report \u2022 Posted May 27, 2026 The Archdiocese of Philadelphia has announced the schedule for…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":203861,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[21628,81353,22947,69,71,70],"class_list":["post-203860","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-philadelphia","tag-aops","tag-class-of-2026","tag-graduation","tag-philadelphia","tag-philadelphia-headlines","tag-philadelphia-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/203860","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=203860"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/203860\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/203861"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=203860"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=203860"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=203860"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}