St. Gabriel (Zearing, Iowa)
<p>“Readers need to remember that St. Anthony is the name of a town in Marshall County east of Zearing. St. Anthony is named for two men, Saint and Anthony. The Catholic church in St. Anthony is named for the Sacred Heart of Jesus. While Father Dennis Lundon was pastor of Sacred Heart Parish from 1899 to 1906. Father Lundon continued to provide Mass at least every three months in various homes and in the hall over the Clift Hardware Store [for Zearing].”</p>
<p>- Rev. Msgr. Edgar Kurt, “Parish Profile #201: Saint Gabriel Parish, Zearing.” Dubuque: <i>The Witness,</i> 25 November 1990.</p>
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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 111 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. Patrick (Winthrop, Iowa)
<p>“Settlement of Winthrop and the surrounding area began with the coming of the Illinois Central Railroad in 1868. Most Catholic immigrants were Irish. Some came as laborers on the railroad, staying to make a permanent home. Others came to farm the Buchanan County land. Missionary priests visited the early Catholics, providing Mass, the sacraments, and other religious service.”</p>
<p>- Rev. Msgr. Edgar Kurt, “Parish Profile #157: Saint Patrick, Winthrop.” Dubuque: <i>The Witness</i>, 14 January 1990.</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.
1876-
History of the parish over the span of 143 years, including information about its priests and parishioners.
St. Mary (Williams, Iowa)
<p>“While resident pastor of Ackley from 1870 to 1881, Father Peter O’Dowd covered at least five counties in his missionary work among the scattered Catholic settlers. After visiting the Williams area in Hamilton County to celebrate Mass in their homes for a few years, Father O’Dowd proposed building a church. He found a score of families in 1875 willing to build a small frame church on an acre of land given by Lawrence McCue. It was named Saint Mary Church.”</p>
<p>- Rev. Msgr. Edgar Kurt, “Parish Profile #159, Saint Mary Parish, Williams.” Dubuque: <i>The Witness</i>, 28 January 1990.</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.
1875-
History of the parish over the span of 144 years, including information about its priests and parishioners.
Immaculate Conception (Wexford, Iowa)
<p>“Immaculate Conception Parish owes its origin to Father Thomas Hore, a native of the parish of Our Lady’s Island in County Wexford, Ireland. His life would be good material for an interesting saga. Father Hore, born in 1796, completed his theological studies in 1820 and came to the United States with the newly appointed Bishop of Richmond, who ordained him on their arrival there. After six years of pastoral work in Virginia, Father Hore returned to his native diocese. In 1850 Father Hore prepared to lead more than 450 fellow Irishmen to Arkansas because the Bishop of Little Rock had frequently returned to Ireland seeking priests and Sisters. Arriving there the group met its first great disappointment. Most of the land was already occupied, and they could not find a suitable place to settle. In late January of 1851, Father Hore came to Dubuque, visited Bishop Loras and New Melleray Abbey.”</p>
<p>- Rev. Msgr. Edgar Kurt, “Parish Profile #15: Immaculate Conception Parish, Wexford.” Dubuque: <i>The Witness</i>, 15 March 1987.</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. 1848/1851/1870-
History of the parish over the span of 171 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.
St. Thomas Aquinas (Webster City, Iowa)
<p>“During the three-year pastorate of Father Michael Daly, a new parish site was purchased near the center of the city at 1010 Des Moines Street, and Father Thomas J. O’Brien supervised the building of the present brick church dedicated to Saint Thomas Aquinas. It was the first church in the archdiocese to be dedicated by the newly appointed Archbishop John J. Keane, on January 5, 1901.”</p>
<p>- Rev. Msgr. Edgar Kurt, “Parish Profile #67: Saint Thomas Aquinas Parish, Webster City,” Dubuque: <i>The Witness,</i> 27 March 1968.</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.
1871-
History of the parish over the span of 148 years, including information about its priests and parishioners.
St. Mary (Waverly, Iowa)
<p>“In 1854 the Waverly area settlers gathered for the first Mass in Bremer County. A few years later Bishop Mathias Loras bought a block of property from Frederick Cretzmeyer in 1855. It became the site of the first church and came to be known as “Catholic Hill.” In October 1856 Father John Sheils came as pastor and construction of a church began.”</p>
- Rev. Msgr. Edgar Kurt, “Parish Profile #88: Saint Mary Parish, Waverly.” Dubuque:<i> The Witness, </i>28 August 1988.
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.
1913-
History of the parish over the span of 106 years, including information about its priests and parishioners.
St. Patrick (Waukon, Iowa)
<p>“Father Clement Lowery was assigned to northern Iowa and southern Minnesota in 1863. While he lived with James and Mary McDevitt in Waukon, he celebrated Mass in their home until 1864. During that year he purchased four lots and a house from the McDevitts and these were converted into a church. This building and its contents were destroyed by a fire on March 9, 1868, when Father Dennis Brennan was pastor. After the fire, Father Brennan directed the building of a brick church on the same site. It was twice remodeled and enlarged.”</p>
<p>- Rev. Msgr. Edgar Kurt, “Parish Profile #26: Saint Patrick Parish, Waukon.” Dubuque: <i>The Witness,</i> 31 May 1987.</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.
1855-
History of the parish over the span of 164 years, including information about its priests and parishioners.
St. Mary (Waucoma, Iowa)
<p>“Several Brannon families came from Ohio in 1852 and were followed by their friends in later years. They built a stone church dedicated to Saint Rose, which was supplanted by a larger frame church in 1877. When lightning struck the church in 1881, another frame church was hastily built. It was declared unsafe in 1897 and there was serious thought of building in the town of Waucoma, which had prospered in the meantime. After many Sunday afternoon meetings, the parishioners sent J. J. Kieron to Archbishop Hennessy with the solution of building within the town of Waucoma. He readily gave permission and sent Father Martin Hogan to care for Saint Rose and build the church in Waucoma.”</p>
- Rev. Msgr. Edgar Kurt, “Parish Profile #51: Saint Mary Parish, Waucoma,” Dubuque: <i>The Witness</i>, 29 November 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.