Saint Patrick (Dougherty, Iowa)

Title

Saint Patrick (Dougherty, Iowa)

Description

"In 1863 Daniel and Mary Dougherty came to the southeastern corner of Cerro Gordo County to begin farming a claim he had made on the treeless prairie seven years earlier. Through their efforts other Catholic settlers came and the town of Dougherty was founded. Father Feeley helped the Dougherty congregation begin a church in 1870, and Father Flannery directed its completion the next year. They named it for Saint Patrick. It was enlarged in 1875, and about the same time a 200-foot horsebarn for about fifty teams was located nearby."

-Rev. Msgr. Edgar Kurt, Parish Profile #155, The Witness, December 29, 1989.

Source

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

Contributor

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

Type

Various primary and secondary sources.

Language

English.

Publisher

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

Coverage

1870-
History of the parish over the span of 148 years, including information about its priests and parishioners.

Table Of Contents

Convent news/articles (2 documents)
Pastor lists (3 documents)
Parish histories (16 documents)
Sacred Heart possession documents (2 documents)

Hogan Bremer Colonial Chapel. Sister Mary Robertelle Dougherty funeral card. 17 October, 1983.

Unknown author. “Our church-- St. Patrick’s.” Parish poem/anthem. Unknown date.

Files

http://loras.libraryhost.com/files/original/269632ab33c0dad2e3f2b3415ddebb18.jpg

Citation

“Saint Patrick (Dougherty, Iowa),” Loras College Digital Collections, accessed March 28, 2024, http://digitalcollections.loras.edu/items/show/5737.