Saint Pius (Cherry Mound, Iowa)

Saint Pius (Cherry Mound, Iowa)

"Cherry Mound is located in Allamakee County. It is not a town, nor even a village, but a church site named for an abundance of wild cherry trees. The parish is named for Saint Pius V., a pope of the 16th century who worked for the reform of the Church. He is not to be confused with Saint Pius X, the 20th century pope who urged frequent Communion. While making his rounds of the Catholics in the Wexford area, Father Thomas Hore probably celebrated the first Mass in the area. Cherry Mound received its first resident pastor in 1891, Father John J. Horsfield, who saw to the building of a rectory. The parish continued to be independent for 85 years until 1976, when Father Bertram Kalb left and it returned to the care of the McGregor pastor, at that time Father Robert Hirsch."

-Rev. Msgr. Edgar Kurt, Profile #60, The Witness, n.d.

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. 1891-
History of the parish over the span of 127 years, including information about its priests and parishioners.

HISTORY (13 documents)
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (3 documents)

Baker, Margaret. “History of Cherry Mound.” 1961

Hutchinson, Donald. “History of the St. Pius Church, Cherry Mound 1985.” 1985.