St. Mary (Lamont, Iowa)

St. Mary (Lamont, Iowa)

"Father Thomas J. Murtagh came from Masonville and Father Patrick S. O’Connor from Oelwein to celebrate mass for the Catholics of the area in the 1890s. They were of Czech, German, and Irish ancestry. In 1895 Father O’Connor brought together the Catholics of the Aurora, Lamont, and Dundee area to build a church. Lots were bought in Lamont, and the frame church was ready for use by the fall of 1896. It was dedicated to the Blessed Virgin Mary under the title of her Immaculate Conception. Within a few years the Hazleton parish grew in numbers sufficient to support their own pastor, and Father M. M. Grady was appointed in November 1898 to reside in the Hazelton parish and also care for the Lamont area Catholics. He remained until the end of 1902."

-Rev. Msgr. Kurt, Parish Profile #123, The Witness, May 7, 1989.

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.

1895-
History of the parish over the span of 123 years, including information about its priests and parishioners.

Construction (3 documents)
History (13 documents)
Pastor list (2 documents)
Finances (5 documents)

Unknown author. “St. Mary’s Catholic Church cont… The Centennial Years.” Lamont Leader, 7 July 2007.

Hanus, Jerome. “DECREE Regarding St. Mary Parish; Lamont, Iowa.” The Witness, 3 July 2005