title: American Ecclesiastical Review
text: # American Ecclesiastical Review
  
  The American Ecclesiastical Review was the first American Roman Catholic journal dedicated to theological scholarship.
  
  ## History
  
  The journal was established in 1889 and published in Philadelphia until 1927. It was then housed at the Catholic University of America until it ceased publication in 1975. It was edited by Joseph Clifford Fenton, a peritus at the Second Vatican Council.
  
  