Pius X High School (Pennsylvania)

Pius X High School
Address
580 Third Avenue Bangor, Pennsylvania, (Northampton County) 18013-1376 United States
Coordinates	40°52′28″N 75°12′49″W / 40.87444°N 75.21361°W / 40.87444; -75.21361Coordinates: 40°52′28″N 75°12′49″W / 40.87444°N 75.21361°W / 40.87444; -75.21361
Information
Type	Private, Coeducational
Motto	Loyalty, Purity, Piety
Religious affiliation(s)	Roman Catholic
Established	1951
Status	Closed
Closed	2015
President	Fr. Patrick Lamb
Principal	Jim Angeline
Grades	9-12
Color(s)	Royal Blue and White
Team name	Royals
Accreditation	Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools^[1]
Athletic Director	Connie Stambaugh
Website	http://www.piusxhs.org

Pius X High School is a private, Roman Catholic high school in Bangor, Pennsylvania, in the Lehigh Valley region of the state. It is located in the Roman Catholic Diocese of Allentown.

History

Pius X was established as Our Lady of Mount Carmel High School in 1951 by the Salesian Sisters. It was renamed after Pope Pius X in 1953, shortly after his canonization.^[2]

Notes and references

↑ MSA-CSS. "MSA-Commission on Secondary Schools". Retrieved 2009-05-26.
↑ HS. "School History". High School website. Retrieved 2007-06-26.

External links

Pius X High School Official Web Site.

Diocese of Allentown

Ordinaries	Bishops Joseph Mark McShea Thomas Jerome Welsh Edward Peter Cullen John Oliver Barres Diocesan priests who became bishops Ronald William Gainer Joseph Edward Kurtz David B. Thompson

Churches	Cathedral Cathedral of Saint Catharine of Siena, Allentown Parishes Mary Queen of Peace Catholic Church, Pottsville St. John the Baptist Church, Pottsville

Education	High schools Allentown Central Catholic High School, Allentown Bethlehem Catholic High School, Bethlehem Berks Catholic High School, Reading Marian Catholic High School, Tamaqua Nativity BVM High School, Pottsville Notre Dame High School, Easton Pius X High School, Bangor Seminary (closed) Mary Immaculate Seminary, Northampton

Catholicism portal

High schools in the Lehigh Valley

Northampton County, Pennsylvania Schools

Main School Districts

Bangor Area	Bangor Area High School

Easton Area	Easton Area High School

Nazareth Area	Nazareth Area High School

Northampton Area	Northampton Area High School

Pen Argyl Area	Pen Argyl Area High School

Saucon Valley	Saucon Valley High School

Wilson Area	Wilson Area High School Philip F. Lauer Middle School Wilson Borough Elementary School

Other Schools

Bethlehem Area (partially located in Lehigh County)	Freedom High School Liberty High School Bethlehem Area School District Stadium Broughal Middle School East Hills Middle School Nitschman Middle School Northeast Middle School (Bethlehem, Pennsylvania)

Catasauqua Area (partially located in Lehigh County)	Catasauqua High School

Charter schools	Lehigh Valley Charter High School for the Performing Arts

Northern Lehigh (partially located in Lehigh County)	Northern Lehigh High School Northern Lehigh Middle School

Private schools	Good Shepherd Catholic School Moravian Academy

Roman Catholic Diocese of Allentown	Bethlehem Catholic High School Notre Dame High School Pius X High School

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