Immaculate Conception (Allison, Iowa)

Immaculate Conception (Allison, Iowa)

"Father Bernard W. Coyle of Waverly is reputed to have celebrated the first Mass in the Allison community in the 1880s. He continued to care for the Catholics there on his many journeys. The further accounts of the parish’s beginning are confusing. One account claims the church was built in 1800 and dedicated on the Feast of the Immaculate Conception, 1890, while Father Coyle was still serving the community. Another account gives the date as 1895 and Father James Ryan directing the building during his pastorate. The date of the transfer of title to Archbishop John Hennessy on December 10, 1890, would tend to favor the earlier date."

- Rev. Msgr. Edgar Kurt, "Parish Profile #195," The Witness, October 14, 1990.

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.

1890-
The history of the parish over the span of 128 years, including information about its priests and parishioners.

FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (2 documents)
PARISH HISTORY (6 documents)

“Catholic Church Calendar and Souvenir: Immaculate Conception Church.” 1902.

St. Mary’s Church. Cheque for $19.71. Received by J. Morley. 15 August, 1874.