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St. John (Clarion, Iowa)
"Father Hanley supervised the building of the first church. On January 3, 1883, the church was dedicated to Saint John the Evangelist by Father Toohill. Father John Egan came to Belmond in 1887 and also cared for Clarion until 1900. When a tornado…
St. John (Coggon, Iowa)
"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…
St. John (Dehli, Iowa)
"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…
St. John (Lisbon, Iowa)
Historical documents pertaining to the history of Saint John parish in Lisbon, Iowa.
St. John (Mount Vernon, Iowa)
“Father William Emmonds, the pastor of Saint Mary’s in Iowa City, first offered Mass in Mount Vernon and Lisbon area of Linn County in 1857. With the completion of the railroad to Cedar Rapids in 1859 came an influx of Irish immigrants. A year later…
St. John (Placid, Iowa)
"The Church of Saint John is eight miles northeast of Cascade and four miles south of Epworth. The two-acre church plot was given by a Protestant neighbor named Hooper. Father John Hawe directed the building of the first church in 1874 and cared for…
St. John Nepomucene (Fort Atkinson, Iowa)
"The parish of Saint John Nepomucene in Fort Atkinson, Winneshiek County, began in 1873 with plans for a church and their execution in 1874. But the parish stems from the “Old Indian Mission” among the Winnebago Indians living on the extensive…
St. John the Baptist
The card shows a man with brown hair and a halo seated on the floor. He has a red cloak and animal fur draped half over him, although his chest is bare. He holds a bowl in his right hand and a white object in his left. A cross made of branches is in…
St. John the Baptist (Peosta, Iowa)
"In 1874 Bishop John Hennessy granted the Vernon and Center Township Catholics permission to build a church and appointed Peter Erschens and Nicholas Mayer to organize the people. During the construction Father Bernard W. Coyle of Saint Anthony’s in…
St. John the Evangelist (Independence, Iowa)
“The Catholics of Independence built a frame church in 1856 in the block where the present Buchanan County courthouse stands, dedicated to the Holy Name of Jesus. Their spiritual needs have been served by priests traveling from Dubuque. After the…