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"Only four Catholic families were living in the town of Earlville in eastern Delaware County, when Saint Joseph Church was built in 1886. The project was sponsored mainly by townspeople who were not Catholic. They thought another church in the…

"Saint John Parish at Delhi in Delaware County received its first resident pastor in 1872, but the next pastor moved the residence to Manchester in 1875. Delhi was a mission of Manchester for seventy years, when a resident pastor was appointed in…

"Father John M. Molloy was appointed pastor of the Belmont and Ryan parishes in January 1909. Later that year he moved the Belmont rectory to the town of Ryan. Since the Belmont church was a truly rural church, it was easy for Father Molloy to close…

"Foreseeing the need for a much larger church, Father Kortenkamp worked with his assistant, Father Joseph Brinkmann, to plan and construct the present Gothic style church with twin spires towering over 200 feet, until recent years the largest church…

Historical documents pertaining to Saint Clements parish in Eagle Center, Iowa, including information on its priests and parishioners.

"Saint Benedict Parish was established in 1857 with Father Edmund Farrell as resident pastor. He directed the building of a log church near the present Bluffton church. Later Father Clement Lowery supervised the building of a limestone church in…

"Foreseeing the need for a much larger church, Father Kortenkamp worked with his assistant, Father Joseph Brinkmann, to plan and construct the present Gothic style church with twin spires towering over 200 feet, until recent years the largest church…

“Saint Philomena Church was built in 1857 in the town of Asbury, a small community a short distance west of Dubuque. It was dedicated to a Roman martyr dear to the heart of Bishop Mathias Loras and his friend, the Cure of Ars. Over one hundred years…

“The Church of the Nativity became the ninth parish in the city of Dubuque in 1922. As the Catholic population had increased, Archbishop James J. Keane saw the need for another parish in the city. On July 4, 1923, Archbishop Keane blessed the…

"Immigrants of Slavic ancestry in the Cedar Rapids area gather at Immaculate Conception Church in Cedar Rapids for Sunday Mass. For their convenience, Father Clement J. G. Lowery frequently invited Bohemian missionaries. Prominent among them were…