The parish of Our Lord Christ the King was established in November, 1926, with 132 Catholic families living within the parish boundaries.  The letter authorizing Fr. Edward J. Quinn to form the parish coincided with the celebration of the first feast of Christ the King established by Pope Pius XI.  Therefore, this was the first parish ever to be dedicated to Our Lord under the title of “King.”  The first mass was said on December 5, 1926, in the Lin-Del building at 3200 Linwood Road.  In September, 1927, a 4-room school building was built and opened with the Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur in charge.  Enrollment was initially 108 students, but by 1936 it was 202 students and a larger school building was planned.

On October 31, 1937, Eugenio Cardinal Pacelli, secretary of State to His Holiness Pope Pius XI, and a personal friend of the pastor, blessed the cornerstone for the new school.  To honor the visit of the Cardinal, the new building was named The Cardinal Pacelli School.  Cardinal Pacelli was elected pope on March 2, 1938, and took the name of Pope Pius XII.

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