CELEBRATING OUR 175th!
Whelan Enters Our History
In Harpers Ferry, Saint Peter’s Church was constructed in 1833 on a rocky hilltop near the Maryland border. In 1834, a young priest, Fr. Richard V. Whelan was assigned to what would become the iconic Harpers Ferry church, taking residence there. Father Whelan, a Maryland native, also served the Martinsburg mission. When the church at Martinsburg was completed, Whelan moved his residence to Martinsburg.
Five years later, in 1841, Whelan was named the second bishop of the Diocese of Richmond.
