St. Bernadette
2331 E. Lourdes Drive
Appleton, WI 54915-3615
Phone: (920)
739-4157
Web: www.saint-bernadette.org
E-mail: peichhorst@saint-bernadette.org
Established
Parish histories published (?)
St. Bernard
1617 W. Pine Street
Appleton, WI 54914-5118
Phone: (920)
739-0331
Web: www.bernard.fp.execpc.com
E-mail: stboffice@tds.net
Established
Parish histories published (?)
St. Joseph
404 W. Lawrence Street
Appleton, WI 54911-5817
Phone: (920)
734-7195
Web: www.saintjosephparish.org
E-mail: preinl@saintjosephparish.org
Established
Parish histories published (?)
St. Mary
312 S. State Street
Appleton, WI 54911-5926
Phone: (920)
739-5119
Web: www.stmaryparish.org
E-mail: stmary@stmaryparish.org
Established
Parish histories published (?)
St. Pius X
500 W. Marquette Street
Appleton, WI 54911-1917
Phone: (920)
733-0575
Web: www.st-piusx.org
E-mail: stpiusx@athenet.net
Established
Parish histories published (?)
St. Therese
213 E. Wisconsin Ave
Appleton, WI 54911-4819
Phone: (920)
733-8568
Web: www.CommunityOfStTherese.4lpi.com
E-mail: barb.miller@st.therese.com
Established
Parish histories published (?)
St. Thomas More
1810B N McDonald Street
Appleton, WI 54911-3450
920-739-7758
Email stmcath@athenet.net
Web page www.stmcath.org
Established
Parish histories published (?)
Askeaton
St. Patrick
7815 Saint Pats Church Road
Greenleaf, WI 54126-9611
Phone: (920)
532-6665
Email
Web
Page
Established
about 1856.
Parish
histories published (?)
In 1887 the parish
priest at St. Patrick's made a "pew listing" of the members of his church. I have
transcribed that list, which can be found on St.
Patrick pew List web page.
Prior to
about 1900 this church was often referred to as "East Holland" by the
local newspapers when reporting on the burial location, vs. "West
Holland" which referred to St. Francis at Holland.
BRILLION
Holy Family
1100 West Ryan Street
Brillion, WI 54110-1074
Phone: (920)
756-2535
E-mail: holyfamily@pitnet.net
Web
Established 2001
Parish histories published (?)
COMBINED LOCKS
St. Paul
410 Wallace St.
Combined Locks, WI. 54113-1128
920-788-4553
Email
stpaulcl@aol.com
Web: www.stpaulcl.com
E-mail: stpaulcl@aol.co
Established 1923
St. Paul Catholic
Church History
St. Paul
Catholic Church Cemetery (partial listing)
St. Paul Catholic
Church archived records
DARBOY
Holy Angels
W2796 County Hwy KK
Appleton, WI. 54915-9407
920-733-6214
Email
Web page
Established 1850
Parish Histories published at 100 years, 125 years, 140 years and in
2002.
Holy
Angels Cemetery Burial Listing
News -----September 2004- Just a side note for your
information...Holy Angels Catholic Church in Darboy is in the process of merging
with Holy Name of Jesus Catholic Church in Kimberly. The new bishop to the Green
Bay Diocese is deciding the issue due to priest shortages and the growing
community in Darboy needing more space. Kimberly's Catholic Church is nearly
empty and is larger than Darboy's Church which is full to the brim) The new
parish will be called "Holy Spirit," as of January 1, 2005. Each church
building & cemetery will keep it's original name, but the schools have already
merged to have a "north" campus in Kimberly and a "south campus" in Darboy called
Holy Spirit School. So if you're seeing data from our area with this new
name...you'll know why. No doubt you'll begin seeing it within the next year.
FREEDOM
St. Nicholas
N4088 Cty Rd E,
Kaukauna, WI. 54130-7592
920-788-1492
Email
ssnics@aol.com
Web page
Established about 1851, though did not have a
resident priest until 1860. Prior to 1860 was a missionary church
serviced by the priests at St. John's in Little Chute and records dating
before 1860 can be found in the St. John's Little Chute Church archives.
Parish Histories published at 100 years, 125 years, and 1956-1971.
(I am looking for copies!!!)
Burials in
the St. Nicholas Catholic Cemetery can be found by following this link;
St.
Nicholas Catholic Cemetery Burials
|
Years |
Photo |
Pastor |
|
|
1860-1864 |
|
Father Gerald Spierings O.F.M. Cap. |
|
| 1864-1866 |
|
Father J Van Luytaar |
|
| 1866-1868 |
|
Father Anthony J Verberk |
|
| 1868-1869 |
|
Father William Wilkens |
|
| 1869-1870 |
|
Father Elzear DeWitt |
|
| 1870-1882 |
|
Father John Verstegen |
|
| 1882-1883 |
|
Father Geissler & Father Deurmeyer |
|
| 1883-1891 |
|
Father Peter J Lochman |
|
| 1891-1900 |
|
Father Joseph Selbach |
|
| 1900-1901 |
|
Father John Kaster |
|
| 1901-1901 |
|
Father A H Huitink |
|
| 1901-1916 |
|
Father Peter Van Heyster |
|
| 1916-1925 |
|
Father Francis J Peters |
|
| 1926-1950 |
|
Father Arnold Van Dyke |
|
| 1950-1955 |
|
Father Joseph Kools |
|
| 1955-1957 |
|
Father Raymond W Hietpas |
|
| 1957-1976 |
|
Father Alfred H Hietpas |
|
| 1976-1979 |
|
Father John Feeney |
|
| 1979-1990 |
|
Father Leander Nickel |
|
| 1990- |
|
Father Dennis M Ryan |
|
| |
|
|
|
The
Town of Freedom
published "Town of Freedom 1852-2002 Sesquicentennial Anniversary"
book in 2005, which includes valuable information on the history of
Freedom, including schools, churches and family histories. (All names
from the family histories have been added into my database)
The book is available from the town
clerk at the Town of Freedom.
GREENLEAF
St. Mary
2212 Day Street
Greenleaf, WI 54126-9200
Phone: (920)
864-2550
E-mail: parrec@athenet.net
Web Page
Established 1870.
Parish histories published - Just this short paragraph is what
was sent as a response to a request for a copy of any parish historical information.
Along with the listing of priests, shown here.
St. Mary's Parish History
St. Mary's Parish in Greenleaf was founded in the early 1870's. It was started as
a mission to St. John's parish in a Morrison. At the time of the Morrison parish
was primarily Irish and the Greenleaf parish was German. The pastor in Morrison at
the time of the establishment of St. Mary's was Father James Lane, a native of
Ireland. Father Lane served in the parish from 1870 until 1876. He died in January
18th 77 at the age of 31 years. He lies buried in St. Patrick's cemetery in
Askeaton. Father Henry Hunck was appointed pastor in 1900 and in 1902 the first
school building at St. Mary's was built. The old school was originally a two
classroom structure. The present St. Mary's church was built in 1917 during the
pastorate of Father Anthony Koeferl. The present school and convent structure was
begun on May 14th, 1971 during Father Earl Bouchoud's pastorate. The school and
convent were blessed by Bishop Bona on October 29th, 1961. St. Mary's remained at
the mission of St. John's in Morrison until St. John's was officially closed on
February 13th, 1966. Father Emmet Weber was pastor during this time of transition.
|
Years |
|
Pastor |
|
|
1870-1876 |
|
Rev. James Lane |
|
|
1876-1877 |
|
Rev. William Herbert |
|
|
1877 |
|
Rev. Anthony Abb |
|
|
1877-1878 |
|
Rev. Nicholas Gallweiler |
|
|
1878-1879 |
|
Rev. Andrew Andolschek |
|
|
1879-1884 |
|
Rev. John Holzknecht |
|
|
1884-1885 |
|
Rev. Englebert Blume |
|
|
1885-1886 |
|
Rev. Conrad Saile |
|
|
1886-1887 |
|
Rev. Athanasius Buschle |
|
|
1887-1888 |
|
Rev. Amandus Masschelein |
|
|
1888-1890 |
|
Rev. Lawrence Spitzberger |
|
|
1891-1895 |
|
Rev. Peter Van Sustern |
|
|
1895-1896 |
|
Rev. William De Haan |
|
|
1896-1901 |
|
Rev. Francis Geier |
|
|
1901-1905 |
|
Rev. Henry Hunck |
|
|
1908-1912 |
|
Rev. Peter Nilles |
|
|
1912-1918 |
|
Rev. Anthony Koeferl |
|
|
1918-1927 |
|
Rev. Matthias Hauch |
|
|
1927 |
|
Rev. Frank Schoettl |
|
|
1927-1942 |
|
Rev. John Murphy |
|
|
1942-1950 |
|
Rev. John Haen |
|
|
1950 |
|
Rev. Gerald Van Nuland |
|
|
1950-1957 |
|
Rev. Francis Helwig |
|
|
1957-1958 |
|
Rev. Henry Arens |
|
|
1958-1965 |
|
Rev. Earl Brouchoud |
|
|
1965-1968 |
|
Rev. Emmet Weber |
|
|
1968-1978 |
|
Rev. John O'Brien |
|
|
1978-1988 |
|
Rev. Thomas Stocker |
|
|
1988- |
|
Rev. Robert Kabat |
|
|
|
|
|
|
HOLLANDTOWN
St. Francis
433 Cty Rd. CE
Kaukauna, WI. 54130-8964
920-766-1222
Established
1848.
Parish Histories published in 1903, also 100 years, and at 125 years.
Email
Web Page
St. Francis Cemetery Listing
www.1familytree.com/stfrancis.htm
Some tomb stones from St. Francis Cemetery are shown on the
St. Francis tomb stones page.
In 1887 the parish priest, , listed all the members of the
families of his parish. A partial list can be found on my
St. Francis 1887 Pew List web page.
St. Francis currently (2004) does not have a resident priest and is serviced
as a mission church to Holy Cross in Kaukauna. It was a mission church to St. John's in
Little Chute in many of it's earliest years.
If you plan to search any of the church records available at
the Diocese of Green Bay Archives, it can be helpful to know the priests names and
the years that they served at the church.
For a listing of the priests at St. Francis, visit my web page
St. Francis Priests.
KAUKAUNA
St. Aloysius
2401 Main Ave.
Kaukauna, WI. 54130-3599
920-766-5111
Email
st_als@execpc.com
Web page
http://www.kcssonline.org/St. Al's Parish.htm
Established 1964 (School established in 1962)
Parish Histories published - None have yet been published as of
August 2004.
Holy Cross
309 Desnoyer St.
Kaukauna, WI. 54130-2103
920-766-3773
Email
Web Page
www.kcssonline.org
http://www.kcssonline.org/Holy Cross.htm
Established about 1873
Parish Histories published ?
Holy Cross Cemetery Burial listing ?
St. Mary of the Annunciation
119 W. 7th St.
Kaukauna, WI. 54130-2356
920-766-1445
Email
Web Page
http://www.kcssonline.org/parish/parish%20stmary.htm
Established about 1885.
Parish Histories published at 40th year.
KIMBERLY
Holy Name of Jesus
620 E. Kimberly Ave.
Kimberly, WI. 54136-1599
920-788-7640
Email
hnj@athenet.net
Web page
www.holynamekimberly.org
Established 1907
Parish histories published ( ? )
News September 2004- Just a
side note for your information...Holy Angels Catholic Church in Darboy is in the
process of merging with Holy Name of Jesus Catholic Church in Kimberly. The new
bishop to the Green Bay Diocese is deciding the issue due to priest shortages and
the growing community in Darboy needing more space. Kimberly's Catholic Church is
nearly empty and is larger than Darboy's Church which is full to the brim) The new
parish will be called "Holy Spirit," as of January 1, 2005. Each church building &
cemetery will keep it's original name, but the schools have already merged to have
a "north" campus in Kimberly and a "south campus" in Darboy called Holy Spirit
School. So if you're seeing data from our area with this new name...you'll know
why. No doubt you'll begin seeing it within the next year.
LITTLE CHUTE
St. John Nepomucene
323 S. Pine St.
Little Chute, WI. 54140-1854
920-788-9061
Email
sjs1836@athenet.net
Web page
Parish Histories published at 100 years (1936) and 150 years (1986)
Also see Village of Little Chute 100 year “Century of Progress”
published in 1999.
St. John Nepomucene Cemetery listing of burials
www.1familytree.com/stjohn.htm
Parish list of priests and years served. (Partial
listing..... the rest Coming Soon!)
SHERWOOD
Sacred Heart
PO Box 58
Sherwood, WI 54169-0058
Phone: (920)
989-1515
ST. JOHN
the Baptist
St. John the Baptist is the name of the church which was built
and dedicated in 1862. At that time the congregation of eighteen families, all
of whom were German. The church was a crude though comfortable structure, being
built of logs, and the furnishings were, as may be supposed, well in keeping
with the general condition of the structure. This little community, which was
located in St. John's in Calumet County, was at first attended by the pastors at
Hollandtown. The first of these to thus administer to the spiritual wants of
these people, was the Rev. Father Luytelaar, who continued to do so from 1861 to
1864. He was succeeded in these duties by the Rev. B. DeGoey, who continued to
visit St. John until 1869. From the beginning of the latter year until 1870 the
pastor serving this congregation was the Rev. Clement Duerr who was resident
pastor at Buchanan. He was the last of the visiting pastors, as in 1870 the
Rev. Anthony Leitner was appointed as resident pastor. He remained at St. John
for a couple of years, during which time he managed to build the present church,
a nice and spacious structure, in every way more suitable than its predecessor.
From 1872 until 1874 the Rev. Father Lezno administered the pastorate, and from
1874 to 1875 the Rev. John Guenterscheod. Following him came the Rev J. Jaster,
who was succeeded in 1879 by the Rev. Charles Buschle. He was followed in
1879 by Father I.G. Ritter, who administered the duties of the pastorate until
his death in 1896, when the Rev. John Westkamp, present rector of the parish,
was appointed.
The congregation of St. John now consists of eighty-three
families. There are three Catholic organizations in the parish, all of which
are very active and thoroughly well represented. One of these, a branch of the
Catholic Knights of Wisconsin, has a membership of thirty-five. The Altar
Society for Married Women, Mmes. Annie Jacobs and Gertrude Pscherra officers,
has sixty-three members. A St. Mary Sodality for Young Ladies, of which Miss
Anna Fisch is president, has a membership of fourty-three. The educational
interests in this parish are subserved by two parochial schools, which are in
charge of school Sisters of St. Agnes from Fond du Lac. The number of children
now in attendance at these schools averages nearly eighty.
The Rev. John WestKamp, present rector of St. John the Baptist
congregation, is a native of Westphalia, Germany, where he was born in 1836. He
was ordained to the priesthood in 1861.
Tombstone
photographs from St. John the Baptist cemetery.
WRIGHTSTOWN
St. Paul
PO Box 187
Wrightstown, WI 54180-0187
Phone: (920)
532-4374
Religious Ed: (920)
532-0319
E-mail: stpaulwr@netnet.net
Established about 1858.
Detailed information can be found on
Donald Schulteis'
website - The Omnibus Portal on these churches;
Belgium, village (Ozaukee County):
St. Mary.
(Ad Angelos) 1851-- (still in use in 1942)
Note:
Organized in 1849 by the Revs. Laufhuber and Gernbauer. the first chuch destroyed in
1884. New church built same year. Prior to 1854 St. Mary was in Washington County.
See (author) Henning, The Catholic Church in Wisconsin, page 368; also (author) Haug,
Geschichte der Katholischen Kirche in Wisconsin, page 313.
Cedarburg,
(Ozaukee County)
St.
Francis Borgia
Fredonia,
village (Ozaukee County):
St. Rose of Lima. 1860-- (still in use in 1942)
1860-1902, Mater Dolorosa.
1910--, St.
Rose of Lima (still in use in 1942)
Note: Attends
as mission* Mother of Sorrow, Kohler, Ozaukee County. For early history of Mater
Dolorosa, see (author) Henning, The Catholic Church in Wisconsin, page 416.
Newburg,
Ozaukee
Holy Trinity
In 1896, Holy Trinity Catholic Church in Newburg appointed Father Bernard Nuttmann as
its pastor.
Nuttmann was known as a pastor experienced in building churches. The parish appointed
him for a reason.
According to documents at the Washington County Historical Society, the church at that
time, was finished in 1859, and quickly grew small with only 250 seats in the church.
By 1896, Newburg had grown to 137 families, far exceeding the size of the church.
In 1898, the parish created a building committee to explore options for the small
church. Its recommendation: Build a new church.
On Jan. 20, 1898, the church signed a contract with Joseph Hutter Company of Fond du
Lac to construct the new church at an unbelievable low price, $11,400. Father Nuttmann
was credited with getting the low price because of his experience dealing with
building churches.
The bricks for the new church were to be purchased from Kohler at a price of $5 per
1,000 bricks. More than 273,000 bricks were ordered for the project. To save money on
handling fees from Kohler, the parish decided to haul the bricks itself. To entice
families to help, the parish had a friendly contest.
The team with the most bricks hauled from Kohler won cash prizes. First place won $10,
second won $5 and third won $2.50. The parish thought this was a great idea as they
saved money and got the community involved in the construction of the building.
Each time a wagon of bricks came to the village, the bell at the old church would ring
and the town's people came to see how many bricks were in the load.
In 1899, the church, which at the time was considered unusually large, was finished.
The church was built with wooden altars and Medford Stone - the type of brick.
The last child baptized in the old, smaller church was Anthony Fara on Sept. 3, 1899.
The last couple married was Matthias Michels and Theresa Buffer on April 10, 1899.
Sadly, the last funeral at the old church was that of 10-month-old George Redlinger on
Sept. 20, 1899, less than a month prior to the official opening of the new church on
Oct. 4, 1899.
The new church seats up to 550 people.
In 1919, Nuttmann was transferred from the church, and since then, numerous pastors
have taken position at the church, including Father Stephen Zohlen from 1919-1922,
Father Joseph Bittle from 1932-1950 and currently Father Robert Sampon.
The church was completely remodeled and refurbished in 1975. No catastrophes such as
fire or flood hit the church in its 103-year history.
The church, at 521 Congress Drive in Newburg, now has approximately 350 parishioners,
Sampon said.
St.
Finbar
Port
Washington, city (Ozaukee County)
St. Ambrosius. (Lithuanian) 1912- (still in
use in 1942)
Note:
Attended as mission* from Immaculate Conception, (Lithuanian), Sheboygan, Sheboygan
County
St. Mary. 1850-- (still in use in 1942)
Note: Small
frame building erected in 1849. First resident pastor, Rev. Bradley. Present church
(Gothic) built by Rev. Willmes about 1871. See (author) Henning, The Catholic Church in
Wisconsin, page 506.
St. Stephen. 1857-61.
Note:
Actively maintained from 1852-60. First resident pastor, Rev. Bradley, who also was
pastor of St. Mary until 1853. Rev. Russ Eder succeeded to the pastorate about 1860.
Irish congregation discontinued as separate congregation and joined the Germans at St.
Mary. See (author) Henning, The Catholic Church in Wisconsin, page 506; Early Catholic
Church Prop., sheet 30.
Trenton, (Ozaukee)
St.
Augustine
West Bend
Church of the Holy Angels
*A mission is
defined as "an established institution, having a parish or congregation, served
periodically by a visiting priest and having no resident priest."
SOURCE: A
Directory of Catholic Churches in Wisconsin, prepared by The Wisconsin Historical
Records Survey division of Community Service Programs Work Projects Administration.
Madison, Wisconsin, 1942.
