Additions have been hastily constructed for some buildings and space has been leased from private sources, like archdiocesan schools.

He was assistant superintendent (1960-70) and then superintendent (1970-80) of archdiocesan schools.

The position of president was established in 1993 for all archdiocesan high schools.

In 1965, about 150,000 students attended archdiocesan schools; today about 50,000 do.

No archdiocesan schools have been built since 1953.

"It would not be an archdiocesan school," she said.

The union is the parent of the Lay Faculty Association, which represents 450 teachers at 10 archdiocesan high schools.

Ms. Murphy said she did not think many students in the archdiocesan schools were asked to leave, but could not say for sure.

He served as assistant superintendent of archdiocesan schools from 1944 to 1951.

An advocate of Catholic education, at the time of his death there were 37,000 children enrolled at archdiocesan schools.