Holy Cross (Holy Cross, Iowa)
<p>“Holy Cross is one of several parishes that began about the same time. Bishop Mathias Loras mentions in an 1842 letter that he was called to the Sweeney home in Concord Township to minister to a dying man. While there, he was asked to bless some ground in which the man could be buried and directed the sons to prepare an oak cross. It was raised upon the hill where church and town now stand, and a monument in the cemetery commemorates that holy cross. In 1843 a log church was built. With a deed signed by President Zachary Taylor in 1849, Bishop Loras secured title to the 40 acres of land. It was the bishop’s policy to provide sufficient acreage for the pastor’s horses and cow in rural parishes of his young diocese.”</p>
<p>- Rev. Msgr. Edgar Kurt, “Parish Profile #4: Holy Cross, Holy Cross.” Dubuque: <i>The Witness</i>, 21 December 1986.</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. 1842/5-
History of the parish over the span of 174 years, including information about its priests and parishioners.
Holy Cross (Keystone, Iowa)
Historical documents pertaining to Holy Cross parish in Keystone, Iowa.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 sources.
1863-
History of the parish over the span of 146 years, including information about its priests and parishioners.
Holy Cross (Schley, Iowa)
"Although Holy Cross Parish began with a resident pastor in 1928, it has been served by neighboring pastors during most of its history. The Catholics of the area had longed for a parish of their own. Perhaps Father Thomas Ballon, pastor of Vining in Benton County, knew something of their yearnings. He asked the Archbishop’s permission to visit Schley to determine the need for a parish. The result was Archbishop James J. Keane’s appointment of Father Ballon to be their pastor and organize a parish in 1928."<br /><br /> -Rev. Msgr. Edgar Kurt, Parish Profile #204,<em> The Witness</em>, December 16, 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.
1928-1994
History of the parish over the span of 66 years, including information about its priests and parishioners.
Holy Family (Mason City, Iowa)
<p>“Parishioners of Mason City’s second Catholic parish gathered with their founding pastor, Father Edward J. Dougherty, in the public library for their first Mass on an October Sunday in 1908. Construction of the church began the following spring and they celebrated Mass in their new church on Christmas 1909. The church was dedicated to the Holy Family the next year by Bishop John P. Carroll of Helena, Montana. He had been a companion of Father Dougherty on the Archdiocesan Mission Band.”</p>
<p>- Rev. Msgr. Edgar Kurt, “Parish Profile #232: Holy Family Parish, Mason City.” Dubuque: <i>The Witness, </i>14 July 1991.</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.
1908-
History of the parish over the span of about 136 years, including information about its priests and parishioners.
Holy Family (New Hampton, Iowa)
"When Father Henry P. Rohlman, a member of the Archdiocesan Mission Band, conducted a two weeks’ mission in a borrowed church in January 1909, the area Catholics decided to form a parish. Before Father Rohlman left Rockford, the people appointed Paul Kannengeiser, Will O’Rourke, Sr., and Jose Paulus as a committee to proceed immediately. While preparations were made for a church of their own, they continued to meet for Mass in the Baptist Church. Father Joseph H. Hagemann came from Roseville every second Sunday."<br /><br />
<p>- Kurt, Rev. Msgr. Edgar, Parish Profile #140, <i>The Witness</i>, September 10, 1989.<b> <br /></b></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.
2002-
History of the parish over the span of 17 years, including information about its priests and parishioners.
Holy Family (New Hampton, Iowa)
Historical documents pertaining to the history of Holy Family parish in New Hampton, 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 sources.
2002-
History of the parish over the span of 17 years, including information about its priests and parishioners.
Holy Family (New Melleray/Peosta, Iowa)
<p>“Holy Family Parish owes its beginning and many years of its existence to its close neighbors, the monks of New Melleray Abbey. Because the people had little funds and the monastery wished to help them have their own church, one of the monks appealed to his wealthy sister in Europe for a donation which made possible the building of a small stone church. The parish continued to be taken care of by the monks, and a larger church became necessary. So a frame church was built at the north end of the present cemetery. That church was replaced 20 years later by the present brick structure, which was dedicated to the Holy Family in 1889 by Bishop Hennessy.”</p>
- Rev. Msgr. Edgar Kurt, “Parish Profile #17: Holy Family Parish, New Melleray.” Dubuque: <i>The Witness,</i> 29 March 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.
1849 -
History of the parish over the span of 170 years, including information about its priests and parishioners.
Holy Ghost (Dubuque, Iowa)
"As the “north end” of Dubuque grew during the 1880s, Archbishop John Hennessy found it necessary to establish Sacred Heart Parish. Continued growth in that area inspired the Archbishop to found another parish, Holy Ghost, on Central Avenue. Holy Ghost Parish was the third parish to be founded to serve the many German immigrants and their descendants. The German Catholics had built Holy Trinity Church in 1850 and then replaced it with Saint Mary Church in 1867. The second parish for the German [...] of the Catholic population has Sacred Heart Church founded in 1880." <br /><br />- Rev. Msgr. Edgar Kurt, Parish Profile #198,<em> The Witness,</em> November 4, 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 and German.
Various primary and secondary sources.
1896-
History of the parish over the span of 122 years, including information about its priests and parishioners.
Holy Name (West Union, Iowa)
<p>“The first resident pastor was Father Patrick McMahon, coming to West Union in April 1879. It was he who began sacramental records. He lived with the John Owens family during his one-year pastorate. Father Laurence H. Burns came in May 1880 and immediately purchased a house, to which an addition was built a year later. He remained five years, also attending Wadena. West Union pastors continued to care for the Wadena Catholics until 1899.”</p>
<p>- Rev. Msgr. Edgar Kurt, “Parish Profile #105: Holy Name Parish, West Union.” Dubuque: <i>The Witness</i>, 25 December 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. 1861/1870--
History of the parish over the span of 158 years, including information about its priests and parishioners.
Holy Name Parish (Shell Rock, Iowa)
"While pastor of Parkersburg, Father B. W. Coyle served Shell Rock for nine years, from 1882 to 1891. He led them to build a church in 1891 and dedicated it to the Holy name of Jesus. From Father Coyle’s time, the Holy Name Mission continued to be cared for by the pastors of Waverly: Father B. O’Reilly, Michael C. Sullivan, P. H. McCauley, J. T. Gilchrist, P.J. Burke, Michael Grady, Edward J. Dougherty, James Mulligan, Dennis Lundon, Cornelius S. Regan, and John L. Byrne."<br /><br /> -Rev. Msgr. Edgar Kurt, Parish Profile #187, <em>The Witness,</em> August 19, 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.
1891-1992
History of the parish over the span of 101 years, including information about its priests and parishioners.