The school was closed by the Cleveland Catholic Diocese following a drastic, decreasing trend in enrollment.

[3] St. Peter Chanel High School was designed by George W. Stickle and associates of Cleveland.

[citation needed] In 1950, Archbishop Edward Francis Hoban purchased 94 acres (380,000 m2) of the Tarbell estate on Northfield Road for either a new parish or a high school.

Lear Sigler Developers were proposing new homes on Applegate and Donnybrook as part of the new Southgate Shopping Center.

At this time in neighboring Garfield Heights, Ohio, St. Therese Parish was also experiencing overcrowding.

On 17 March 1952, the Marist Fathers and Archbishop Hoban establish Blessed Pius X Parish in Bedford.

In late 1955, the Sisters of St. Joseph broke ground for new Marymount High on the corner of East 126th Street and Granger Road.

The Marists named their new high school, St. Peter Chanel High School, named after the first saint of order, two years before Pope Pius XII canonized Peter Chanel as saint.

October 1958, Archbishop Edward Hoban officially dedicated St. Peter Chanel High School.

Also in that year, Ripp Field was renovated with lights for night time football games.

Lumen Cordium today is nursing home named Light of Hearts Villa.

From 1990 to 1994 the Firebirds were 0-50, until September 1994, when St. Peter Chanel defeated neighboring Garfield Heights by a score of 36–0, and the streak was over.