St. Catherine (St. Catherine, Iowa)

St. Catherine (St. Catherine, Iowa)

"Saint Catherine Parish, about eight miles south of Dubuque, bean in 1851 with the building of a log church on land donated by two settlers, Anthoy Noel and Hubert Rider. Before that, Mass was celebrated occasionally in the home of John Noel, three miles north of the present church. Because the Irish wanted to name the church for Saint Bridget and the Germans wanted a German patron Saint, Bishop Loras brought about a compromise by naming the parish for Saint Catherine of Alexandria."

- Kurt, Msgr. Edgar, Parish Profile #16, The Witness, March 22, 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.

1850-
History of the Parish over the span of 169 years, including information about its priests and parishioners.

Continuation of History from 1937-1961, Rev. Krapfl (2 documents)

Parish for National Shrine, Archdiocesan Chancery, 11 July 1953  (1 document)

Pastor Cards (1 compilation)

Photograph: Aerial of Church, Convent, Rectory, and School – Information on the back (1 photograph)

School Visitation 1961 document (2 documents)

Souvenir of St. Catherine’s Parish 1850-1935 (2 booklets)

St. Catherine Church 1887-1993 (1 booklet)

St. Catherine’s Parish Booklet 1850-1987 (3 booklets)

Timeline (1 document)

“Area parishes will share pastor,” Herald-Leader, 6 June 2002, p. 13.

Nepper, Mark. “Happy 100^th,” Dubuque: Telegraph Herald, 10 July 1987.

“St. Catherine’s commemorates church’s centennial year.” Dubuque: The Witness, Vol. LXVII No. 20, 12 July 1987.