St. John Paul II Catholic School

For schools of a similar name, see John Paul II Catholic School.

Saint John Paul II High School
Location
Ridgeland, SC, (Jasper County), 29936 United States
Coordinates	32°21′42″N 80°52′18″W / 32.3616°N 80.8718°W / 32.3616; -80.8718Coordinates: 32°21′42″N 80°52′18″W / 32.3616°N 80.8718°W / 32.3616; -80.8718
Information
Type	Private
Religious affiliation(s)	Roman Catholic
Established	2011
Grades	7–12
Color(s)	Gold and blue
Team name	Golden Warriors
Website

Saint John Paul II Catholic School (John Paul II) is a diocesan Roman Catholic school in Okatie, South Carolina, USA. Founded in 2011 and opened in 2013, the school will eventually offer grades 7 through 12 for students in Beaufort and Jasper counties. The school is supported through its affiliation with the Diocese of Charleston. It will be the fourth diocesan school to be in operation in South Carolina, joining Bishop England High School in Charleston, Cardinal Newman High School in Columbia and Bishop Baker High School in Myrtle Beach.

Originally called Pope John Paul II Catholic School, the school changed its name upon the canonization announcement of John Paul II.^[1] The school began operating in August 2013 with its campus to be partially completed in 2014. It is anticipated that 60 to 100 students will be enrolled in grades 7, 8, and 9, with additional grades being added each year.

The school's campus is located along South Carolina Highway 170 in Okatie along the Beaufort and Jasper county line. It is centrally located between Beaufort, Port Royal, Hardeeville and Ridgeland. It

References

↑ http://www.islandpacket.com/2013/07/05/2568282/john-paul-iis-upcoming-sainthood.html

External links

School website

Diocese of Charleston

Bishops	Ordinaries John England Ignatius A. Reynolds Patrick Neeson Lynch Henry P. Northrop William Thomas Russell Emmet M. Walsh John Joyce Russell Paul John Hallinan Francis Frederick Reh Ernest Leo Unterkoefler David B. Thompson Robert Joseph Baker Robert E. Guglielmone

Churches	Cathedral Cathedral of St. John the Baptist Abbey Mepkin Abbey Parishes St. Mary Help of Christians Church, Aiken St. Andrew's Church, Barnwell St. Mary of the Annunciation Church, Charleston St. Peter's Church, Columbia Former cathedral Cathedral of Saint John and Saint Finbar, Charleston

Education	High Schools Bishop England High School, Charleston Cardinal Newman High School, Forest Acres St. Francis Xavier High School, Sumter St. John Paul II Catholic School, Okatie St. Joseph's Catholic School, Greenville

Priests	John Barry Joseph Bernardin John James Joseph Monaghan John Moore

Miscellany	The Catholic Miscellany

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