Holy Sepulchre Cemetery is a Catholic cemetery owned by the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Philadelphia and located in Cheltenham Township, Pennsylvania, United States. It has a Philadelphia mailing address, 3301 West Cheltenham Avenue, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, but the grounds are in Cheltenham Township, Montgomery County. It was established in 1894 and is managed by StonMor Partners.

The cemetery contains a large bronze statue of Christ created by J. Otto Schweizer in 1949. The statue depicts Christ with his hands raised in a blessing and is named "Benediction".

Notable burials

Stan Baumgartner (1894–1955), Major League Baseball pitcher Henry Burk (1850–1903), U.S. Congressman James J. Connolly (1881–1952), U.S. Congressman Michael Crescenz (1949–1968), Medal of Honor recipient, reinterred in Arlington National Cemetery Clare G. Fenerty (1895–1952), U.S. Congressman William J. Green Jr. (1910–1963), U.S. Congressman Bill Hallman (1867–1920), Major League Baseball player Bill Hewitt (1909–1947), professional football player Frank "Lefty" Hoerst (1917–2000), Major league baseball pitcher John B. Kelly Sr. (1889–1960), Olympic gold medalist in rowing, father of Grace Kelly John B. Kelly Jr. (1927–1985), Olympic bronze medalist in rowing Matt Kilroy (1866–1940), Major League Baseball pitcher Raymond Lederer (1938–2008), U.S. Congressman James R. Lloyd, Jr. (1950–1989), Pennsylvania State Senator James Washington Logue (1863–1925), U.S. Congressman Connie Mack (1862–1956), Hall of Fame baseball player and manager Billy Maharg (1881–1953), Major League Baseball player and professional boxer William McAleer (1838–1912), U.S. Congressman John J. McVeigh (1921–1944), Medal of Honor recipient Austin Meehan (1897–1961), Philadelphia politician Francis J. Myers (1901–1956), U.S. Congressman Robert N. C. Nix Jr. (1928–2003), Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania Robert N. C. Nix Sr. (1898–1987), U.S. Congressman, first African American to represent Pennsylvania in the United States House of Representatives David Reilly (1971–2005), lead singer of the band God Lives Underwater Frank Rizzo (1920–1991), mayor of Philadelphia Joseph J. Scanlon (1924–1970), Pennsylvania State Senator Steve Yerkes (1888–1971), Major League Baseball player

See also Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Philadelphia Holy Cross Cemetery (Yeadon, Pennsylvania)

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