St. Anthony (Dubuque, Iowa)

St. Anthony (Dubuque, Iowa)

"Saint Anthony’s was a school for several years before it was a parish. As a parish it was dedicated first to Saint Malachi, then to Saint Aiden in 1880. Later to Saint Ambrose and still later to Saint Anthony. The parish had its beginning when Bishop John Hennessy directed Father Thomas O’Reilly, rector of the Cathedral, to build a school at the present corner of St. Ambrose and Seminary Streets in 1866. It was the policy of the new bishop to have a school in every parish, and he intended establishing a parish for the people of the hill district of Dubuque. The school was staffed by lay teachers until the coming of the Presentation Sisters in 1876, when the men of the area built a convent for them and became the pioneers of the new parish."

- Rev. Msgr. Edgar Kurt, Parish Profile #52, The Witness, December 1, 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.

1876-
History of the parish over the span of 142 years, including information about its priests and parishioners.

RENOVATION AND REDEDICATION MATERIALS (3 documents) PARISH HISTORY MATERIALS (4 documents)
MASS PROGRAMS (3 documents)
PARISH NEWSLETTERS (4 documents)

“Souvenir Program… St. Anthony’s Church Concert.” 4 February,
1900.

Van der Meer, W.J, Jr. “Saint Anthony’s Church, Dubuque, Iowa: Rt. Rev. Peter O’Malley, Pastoral Golden Jubilee, 1898-1948.”

“St. Anthony CELEBRATION OF REDEDICATION.” Invitation pamphlet. December 1996.

“Rededication of St. Anthony Church.” Mass program. 14 December, 1996.

Unknown author(s). “St. Anthony’s Church; Dubuque, Iowa, 1985.” Parish directory. 1985.

McCarey, John and Karla. “St. Anthony’s High School Youth Retreat.” Invitation and release form. 1990.

Parish Plan Task Force. “St. Anthony’s Parish Plan.” 1975.

Blessington, W.H. Letter to James Byrne. 11 December, 1975.

Byrne, James. Response to William Blessington. 15 December, 1975.