St. Joseph Academy (St. Augustine, Florida)
Encyclopedia
St. Joseph Academy Catholic High School is a private
Catholic high school in St. Augustine, Florida
. It is located in and administered by the Roman Catholic Diocese of St. Augustine
. The oldest Catholic high school in Florida, it was founded in 1866.
of St. Augustine. It is the oldest Catholic high school in Florida.
Private school
Private schools, also known as independent schools or nonstate schools, are not administered by local, state or national governments; thus, they retain the right to select their students and are funded in whole or in part by charging their students' tuition, rather than relying on mandatory...
Catholic high school in St. Augustine, Florida
St. Augustine, Florida
St. Augustine is a city in the northeast section of Florida and the county seat of St. Johns County, Florida, United States. Founded in 1565 by Spanish explorer and admiral Pedro Menéndez de Avilés, it is the oldest continuously occupied European-established city and port in the continental United...
. It is located in and administered by the Roman Catholic Diocese of St. Augustine
Roman Catholic Diocese of St. Augustine
The Roman Catholic Diocese of St. Augustine is a diocese of the Catholic Church's Latin Church in the U.S. state of Florida. Part of the Ecclesiastical Province of Miami, it covers much of North Florida, including the cities of St. Augustine, Jacksonville, and Gainesville. The bishop's seat is the...
. The oldest Catholic high school in Florida, it was founded in 1866.
Background
St. Joseph Academy was established in 1866 by the Sisters of St. JosephSisters of St. Joseph
The title Sisters of St. Joseph applies to several Roman Catholic religious congregations of women. The largest and oldest of these was founded in Le Puy-en-Velay, France...
of St. Augustine. It is the oldest Catholic high school in Florida.