St. Stephen (Cedar Falls, Iowa)
St. Stephen in Cedar Falls is home to the Catholic Student Center. In 1897, The Catholic Student's Club was organized. It was noted in 1907 that, "The Association's purpose is to enable the Catholic students to more fully realize that religion is an energizing force affecting the character of the individual and society and is the fundamental stimulus of our society." St. Stephen The Witness Catholic Student Center is still active and alive today.
- Information Gathered from Historical File at the Archdiocese of Dubuque.
The Archdiocese of Dubuque.
The Center for Dubuque History at Loras College.
Loras College
Kucera Center for Catholic Thought
Frank and Ida Goedken Series: "Spiritual Life in the Upper Mississippi River Valley"
Burback, Emily. Burns, Daniel. Gibson, Michael. Oberfoell, Carol. Waldmeir, Helen. Waldmeir, John.
English.
Various primary and secondary sources.
ca. 1905-
History of the parish over the span of 113 years, including information about its priests and parishioners.
St. Raphael Cathedral (Dubuque, Iowa)
Historical documents pertaining to the history of Saint Raphael Cathedral in Dubuque, Iowa.
The Archdiocese of Dubuque.
The Center for Dubuque History at Loras College.
Loras College
Kucera Center for Catholic Thought
Frank and Ida Goedken Series: "Spiritual Life in the Upper Mississippi River Valley"
Burback, Emily. Burns, Daniel. Gibson, Michael. Oberfoell, Carol. Waldmeir, Helen. Waldmeir, John.
English.
Various primary and secondary documents.
1833-
History of the parish over the span of 186 years, including information about its priests and parishioners.
St. Pius X (Cedar Rapids, Iowa)
"In 1947 Archbishop Henry P. Rohlman founded All Saints Parish in the southeast quarter of Cedar Rapids. In 1959 Archbishop Leo Binz established Saint Pius X Parish in the northeast quadrant and chose the Saint Jude Parish site in the northwest area. Three new parishes within a decade and a half! After the site at Collins Road and Council Street N.E. had been chosen and the parish named for the recently canonized Pope Pius X, the parish was incorporated in 1959. It was a year before the people of Saint Pius first met on September 25, 1960, as a parish community to celebrate mass in Regis High School. Regis served as a temporary church for about 400 families." <br /><br />- Kurt, Rev. Msgr. Edgar, Parish Profile #222, <i>The Witness</i>, April 28, 1991.
The Archdiocese of Dubuque.
The Center for Dubuque History at Loras College.
Loras College
Kucera Center for Catholic Thought
Frank and Ida Goedken Series: "Spiritual Life in the Upper Mississippi River Valley"
Burback, Emily. Burns, Daniel. Gibson, Michael. Oberfoell, Carol. Waldmeir, Helen. Waldmeir, John.
English.
Various primary and secondary sources.
1959-
History of the parish over the span of 59 years, including information about its priests and parishioners.
St. Peter (Temple Hill, Iowa)
<p>“Father Patrick Maginnis came from Garryowen in 1852 to be the first resident pastor in the county. That year he saw to the building of the first church, a small frame structure, planned to serve as both church and school, but there is no school records until 1892. To this location Fr. Maginnis gave the name Temple Hill because the temple of God was built on a low hill overlooking the surrounding countryside. When the church was destroyed by fire in the early 1860s, consuming all the records, the present limestone structure was planned and later completed in 1866 at the close of the Civil War.”</p>
- Rev. Msgr. Edgar Kurt, “Parish Profile #10: Saint Peter Parish, Temple Hill,” Dubuque: <i>The Witness</i>, 8 February 1987.
The Archdiocese of Dubuque.
The Center for Dubuque History at Loras College.
Loras College
Kucera Center for Catholic Thought
Frank and Ida Goedken Series: "Spiritual Life in the Upper Mississippi River Valley"
Burback, Emily. Burns, Daniel. Gibson, Michael. Oberfoell, Carol. Waldmeir, Helen. Waldmeir, John.
English.
Various primary and secondary sources.
1852-
History of the parish over the span of 167 years, including information about its priests and parishioners.
St. Peter (Sabula, Iowa)
"Saint Peter’s in Sabula is another of those parishes than can point the 1840s for its beginning. The Catholic Almanac of 1842 lists the river town about forty miles south of Dubuque as Charleston and as a “station,” that, as a place where Mass was offered at least on an occasional basis and the sacraments administered. A few years later the Almanac indicates that a church is to be built dedicated to St. James. In 1855 an acre of land for church and cemetery was deeded to Bishop Mathias Loras. It was there the church was built in 1870, about a mile from the present location. In 1883 two lots were purchased in the town and the frame church moved to that location." <br /><br />- Rev. Msgr. Edgar Kurt,<em> </em>Parish Profile #6, <i>The Witness</i><b>, </b>January 11, 1987.
The Archdiocese of Dubuque.
The Center for Dubuque History at Loras College.
Loras College
Kucera Center for Catholic Thought
Frank and Ida Goedken Series: "Spiritual Life in the Upper Mississippi River Valley"
Burback, Emily. Burns, Daniel. Gibson, Michael. Oberfoell, Carol. Waldmeir, Helen. Waldmeir, John.
English.
Various primary and secondary sources.
ca. 1850-
History of the parish over the span of 168 years, including information about its priests and parishioners.
St. Peter (New Haven, Iowa)
"While Father Patrick Feeley of Charles City visited the Mitchell County pioneers in the 1870s, the New Haven area Catholics decided to build a church that would unite the Irish to the north and the Germans to the south and west. In the spring of 1877 they began to build a church on five areas of land purchased from James McCarthy for $100. The limestone for the foundation was quarried at the Albert Morse farm southeast of Osage. Named for Saint Peter, the frame church was completed in October 1877. Although it was the third church to be built in Mitchell County, it was the first to have a resident pastor."<br /><br /> -Rev. Msgr. Edgar Kurt, Parish Profile #112,<em> The Witness,</em> February 19, 1989.
The Archdiocese of Dubuque.
The Center for Dubuque History at Loras College.
Loras College
Kucera Center for Catholic Thought
Frank and Ida Goedken Series: "Spiritual Life in the Upper Mississippi River Valley"
Burback, Emily. Burns, Daniel. Gibson, Michael. Oberfoell, Carol. Waldmeir, Helen. Waldmeir, John.
English.
Various primary and secondary sources.
1877-
History of the parish over the span of about 141 years, including information about its priests and parishioners.
St. Peter (Clermont, Iowa)
"Bishop Clement Smyth directed Father Richard Nagle to acquire land within the town of Clermont, and a frame church was dedicated by the bishop in the fall of 1860. It was named for the patron saint of Peter Cummings who donated the land. Father John Hackett came to the parish in 1881 and planned a larger church built of Clermont brick and native stone. It was dedicated in June 1884 by Bishop John Hennessey, who also blessed a bell given by State Senator William Larrabee. Years later, Governor Larrabee gave the parish a pipe organ."
-Rev. Msgr. Edgar Kurt, Saint Peter Parish, Clermont, Parish Profile #45, The Witness, October 18, 1987.
The Archdiocese of Dubuque.
The Center for Dubuque History at Loras College.
Loras College
Kucera Center for Catholic Thought
Frank and Ida Goedken Series: "Spiritual Life in the Upper Mississippi River Valley"
Burback, Emily. Burns, Daniel. Gibson, Michael. Oberfoell, Carol. Waldmeir, Helen. Waldmeir, John.
English.
Various primary and secondary sources.
1853-
History of the parish over the span of 166 years, including information about its priests and parishioners.
St. Paul (Worthington, Iowa)
<p>“German Catholic settlers moved into western Dubuque County in the 1860s and some made their homes in the town of Worthington. Many went to Dyersville for Mass and the sacraments, and fewer went to Saint Martin’s in Cascade, where instructions were in English. They welcomed Father Anton Kortenkamp of Dyersville with his German background, and he readily organized the Worthington congregation and directed the building of a church. The cornerstone was dated November 1, 1868, and dedicated to Saint Paul. A parochial school opened in 1874, taught by laymen.”</p>
<p>- Rev. Msgr. Edgar Kurt, “Parish Profile #63: Saint Paul Parish, Worthington.” Dubuque: <i>The Witness,</i> 28 February 1988.</p>
The Archdiocese of Dubuque.
The Center for Dubuque History at Loras College.
Loras College
Kucera Center for Catholic Thought
Frank and Ida Goedken Series: "Spiritual Life in the Upper Mississippi River Valley"
Burback, Emily. Burns, Daniel. Gibson, Michael. Oberfoell, Carol. Waldmeir, Helen. Waldmeir, John.
English.
Various primary and secondary sources.
ca. 1893-
History of the parish over the span of 126 years, including information about its priests and parishioners.
St. Paul (Traer, Iowa)
<p>“Once the Archbishop appointed a pastor for the Blessing parish, the blessing pastors occasionally visited the Catholics of the Traer area and celebrated Mass in their homes. In 1912 Father Sampson, pastor of Blessing, directed the building of Saint Paul Church in Traer. After that, Mass was celebrated as often as Father Sampson could visit Traer.”</p>
- Rev. Msgr. Edgar Kurt, “Parish Profile #197: Saint Paul Parish, Traer,” Dubuque: <i>The Witness</i>, 28 October 1990.
The Archdiocese of Dubuque.
The Center for Dubuque History at Loras College.
Loras College
Kucera Center for Catholic Thought
Frank and Ida Goedken Series: "Spiritual Life in the Upper Mississippi River Valley"
Burback, Emily. Burns, Daniel. Gibson, Michael. Oberfoell, Carol. Waldmeir, Helen. Waldmeir, John.
English.
Various primary and secondary sources.
ca. 1912-
History of the parish over the span of 107 years, including information about its priests and parishioners.
St. Paul (Newhall, Iowa)
<p>“Newhall’s Saint Paul Parish began with Father Alfred P. Meyer’s letter to Archbishop James J. Keane asking permission to start a parish. There had been two parishes in the neighboring town of Norway. One of them began as a Czech parish, with the pastors serving the Czech Catholics in all directions. The other began as an Irish parish, which moved to Watkins when their church was destroyed by fire. By the time Father Meyer became their first resident pastor, most of the parish was German. Father Meyer chose Saint Paul as the patron of the new parish in Newhall because he thought the new parish would grow under the patronage of that great missionary Apostle.”</p>
<p>- Rev. Msgr. Edgar Kurt, “Parish Profile #94: Saint Paul Parish, Newhall.” Dubuque: <i>The Witness</i>, 9 October 1988.</p>
The Archdiocese of Dubuque.
The Center for Dubuque History at Loras College.
Loras College
Kucera Center for Catholic Thought
Frank and Ida Goedken Series: "Spiritual Life in the Upper Mississippi River Valley"
Burback, Emily. Burns, Daniel. Gibson, Michael. Oberfoell, Carol. Waldmeir, Helen. Waldmeir, John.
English.
Various primary and secondary sources.
ca. 1914/1915-
History of the parish over the span of 105 years, including information about its priests and parishioners.