St. Patrick (Cedar Rapids, Iowa)

St. Patrick (Cedar Rapids, Iowa)

"The parish began in 1885 with the appointment of Father Thomas F. Richardson to organize a parish on the west side of the Cedar River. The west-side Catholics had been members of Immaculate Conception Parish with its church east of the river. The third pastor was Father Timothy J. Sullivan, who remained 25 years. Soon after his arrival the parish purchased the present property on the corner of First Avenue and 5^th Street. The cornerstone of a large stone church was set on October 18, 1891, and the interior completed in 1893."

-Kurt, Rev. Msgr. Edgar, Parish Profile #118, The Witness, April 2, 1989.

The Archdiocese of Dubuque.
The Center for Dubuque History at Loras College.

Burback, Emily. Burns, Daniel. Gibson, Michael. Oberfoell, Carol. Waldmeir, Helen. Waldmeir, John.

Various primary and secondary sources.

English.

Loras College
Kucera Center for Catholic Thought
Frank and Ida Goedken Series: "Spiritual Life in the Upper Mississippi River Valley"

1886-
History of the parish over the span of 132 years, including information about its priests and parishioners.

Centennial Celebration (1 document)
Correspondences (1 document)
Dedication (2 documents)
Development (1 document)
News Articles (2 documents)
Pastoral Plan (1 document)
Pastor List (1 document)
Petras Last Will and Testament (1 document)
Promissory Notes (1 package)
Schools Development Booklet (1 document)

“St. Patrick’s Church Cedar Rapids” in Centennial History of the Archdiocese of Dubuque, edited by Rev. M. M. Hoffman, 347-350. Dubuque: Columbia College Press, 1937.