Bede and Our Lady Queen of Mercy Elementary, created a separate middle school, and became “Montgomery Catholic Preparatory School.” Mary of Loretto,” we became “Montgomery Catholic High” in 1952. This makes us the oldest, continuous, non-public institution in the state of Alabama. Montgomery Catholic is proud of its long history, dating back to its founding by the Sisters of Loretto in 1873. Administratively, Montgomery Catholic has a president with long-term and financial responsibility for the K4-12 school leads and a principal at each campus with responsibility for the day-to-day campus operations. An advisory council, comprised of representatives of each Catholic parish in the Montgomery Tri-County area and representatives from each campus, sets local school policy. Montgomery Catholic is a K4-12 school in the Archdiocese of Mobile, under the authority of the superintendent of Catholic schools and ultimately the Archbishop of Mobile.