St. Mary (Corwith, Iowa)

St. Mary (Corwith, Iowa)

"On January 15, 1902, the Diocese of Sioux City was formed from the western half of the Archdiocese of Dubuque, following county lines. The Catholic church in Corwith found itself less than a mile east of the diocesan line. In both directions, Catholics of one diocese belong to a parish in the other. The next month Father William J. Baxter directed the building of the present Saint Mary Church in Corwith in 1913. Father Joseph P. Quirin also served a long pastorate, from 1918 to 1942. The annual catechetical summer schools began in 1926."

- Rev. Msgr. Edgar Kurt, "Parish Profile #184," The Witness, July 29, 1990.

The Archdiocese of Dubuque.
The Center for Dubuque History at Loras College.

Burback, Emily. Burns, Daniel. Gibson, Michael. Oberfoell, Carol. Waldmeir, Helen. Waldmeir, John.

Various primary and secondary sources.

English.

Loras College
Kucera Center for Catholic Thought
Frank and Ida Goedken Series: "Spiritual Life in the Upper Mississippi River Valley"

ca. 1913-2002
History of the parish over the span of 89 years, including information about its priests and parishioners.

ANNIVERSARY PACKET (1 document)
HISTORY (9 documents)
JUBILEE DOCUMENTS (1 document)
NEWS ARTICLES (4 documents)
NEWSPAPER ARTICLES (5 documents)
PASTOR LIST (2 document)
ROSARY SOCIETY (1 document)

Hanus, Jerome. “Jerome Hanus, O.S.B. By the Grace of God and the favor of the Apostolic See Archbishop of Dubuque DECREE Regarding St. Mary Parish Corwith, Iowa.” The Witness. 19 May 2002.

Kurt, Rev. Edgar, “Parish Profile: Saint Mary Parish, Corwith.” The Witness. 29 July 1990.