St. Ambrose (Port Washington) was assigned to Archdiocesan Region III, District No. 10, Town 11. The parish had been located at Port Washington, Ozaukee County, Wisconsin. Sacramental registration information on this congregation can be found in Church of the Latter Day Saints Film: 1871297: Item 7, Vol 1 - Baptisms 1911-1920; Marriages 1911-1920; Deaths 1911-1920. St. Ambrose was officially recognized in 1911. Parish registration began that same year. Pastors who attend the parish:
In 1993 the parish was reported as closed. Parish registrations came to the LDS along with the records of Immaculate Conception in Sheboygan. (1) Please be aware the tenure dates supported by parish registrations reflect the earliest and latest sacramental registration entries made by the priest. Actual arrival and departure may have been before and after these dates. Endnotes:
St. Anthony (Allenton), initially known as St. Anthony of Padra, was assigned to Archdiocesan Region III, District No. 06, Town 11. The parish had been located at Allenton, Washington County, Wisconsin. Sacramental registration information on this congregation can be found in Church of the Latter Day Saints Film(s): 1871066
1862416:
St. Anthony was officially recognized in 1855. Parish registrations are recorded in Latin and began in 1855. From THE CATHOLIC CHURCH IN WISCONSIN: The mission of St. Anthony near Allentown (sic), Washington County, Wisconsin, which is also attended by the resident pastor at Addison, was first visited some fifty years ago by the priest from St. Lawrence. The congregation, however, was organized and the first church built in 1855. When the Rev. Michael Heiss became rector of SS Peter & Paul the mission was attended from that parish, as it has been regularly ever since. The congregation belonging to the mission is in a fairly prosperous condition, and now possesses a substantial stone edifice, which was erected in the year 1873. The mission at present [1898] is comprised of sixty-eight families, most of whom are descendants of early emigrants from Bavaria and Prussia. The school attached to this mission is conducted by two Franciscan Sisters, and has an average attendance of sixty-five scholars. There are two societies connected with the mission, one for men and one for ladies. (5) In 1851 Augustin and Helena Martin deeded three acres of land to Bishop John Martin Henni of the Milwaukee Diocese for exclusive use of the Roman Catholic Congregation to be known as St. Anthony of Padra.
A new school and sister residence were built in 1917. This building replaced the original school building which had a living area for the priest on the main floor and the sisters residence on the second level. The complex included a barn which housed the horses and an area for chickens which the sisters raised for food. These building were torn down. (1) In 1966 the school consolidated with SS Peter & Paul but in 1969 the consolidated school was also closed. (1) In 1976 St. Anthony of Padra consists of 72 families. (1) During St.Anthony's short lived independence as a parish, it had as its mission St. Mathias in Nabob. Sacred Heart Parish in Allenton was established in 1917 under Reverend Anthony Lauer. At that time St. Anthony of Padra again became a mission of SS Peter & Paul in Nenno. (1) (2) Sacred Heart Parish (Allenton), St. Anthony Parish (Allenton), and SS Peter and Paul Parish (Nenno) merged in 1997 to become Resurrection Parish in Allenton. On 20 July 1997 the Mission of St. Anthony (Allenton) was closed. (4) Please be aware that the tenure dates supported by parish registrations reflect the earliest and latest sacramental registration entries made by the priest. Actual arrival and departure may have been before and after these dates. Endnotes:
(2) St. Anthony, International Genealogical Index (IGI), Allenton, Washington County, Wisconsin, USA, Film Number 1862416. (3) Susan Kedinger and Marlene Reinders, editors, OUR FAMILY'S JOURNEY OF FAITH (Slinger, Wisconsin: Brant Printing, 1998), St. Matthias Mission. (4) (not identified), compiler, WISCONSIN PASTORAL HANDBOOK (Milwaukee, Milwaukee County, Wisconsin, USA: Milwaukee Catholic Press Apostolate, 2001). (5) Harry H. Hemming, compiler, THE CATHOLIC CHURCH IN WISCONSIN (Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA: Catholic Historical Publishing Company, 1898, pages 361-362).
St. Augustine Mission (St. Augustine) would have been assigned to Archdiocesan Region III, District No. 06, Town 09. The mission was located in St. Augustine, Washington County, Wisconsin . Geographic location is Section 9, northeast corner St. Augustine and Holy Hill Roads, Richfield Township, Washington County, Wisconsin. Sacramental registration information on this congregation can be found in Church of the Latter Day Saints Film: 1862870:
St. Augustine was officially recognized in 1856. Instructions were in German and English. The first registration assigned to the congregation can be found at St. Boniface and was recorded by Father Pfeiffer in May of 1854. Parish registration were in Latin and began in 1856. From THE CATHOLIC CHURCH IN WISCONSIN: The congregation of St. Augustine was organized in 1846, at about which time a small church was built. Some years later this building was destroyed by fire, but although the members of the congregation were in rather straight circumstances they managed to raise sufficient funds to erect and complete the present stone structure. There are about fifty-five members in the congregation. The churches of St. Hubertus (sic) and St. Augustine were the first built in the town of Richfield. (3)
In 1895 the church catches fire. (2) In the year 1896 the congregation consisted of 55 members. (3) At noon on 21 October 1922 the church burns down; parish is later dissolved, members assimilated into St. Mary of the Hill in Holy Hill. Please be aware that the tenure dates supported by parish registrations reflect the earliest and latest sacramental registration entries made by the priest. Actual arrival and departure may have been before and after these dates. Endnotes: (1) St. Boniface, International Genealogical Index (IGI), Germantown, Washington County, Wisconsin, USA, Film Number 1862868. (2) St. Augustine, International Genealogical Index (IGI), St. Augustine, Washington County, Wisconsin, USA, Film Number 1862870. (3) Harry H. Hemming, compiler, THE CATHOLIC CHURCH IN WISCONSIN (Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA: Catholic Historical Publishing Company, 1898, page 518).
St. Augustine Mission (Trenton) is assigned to Archdiocesan Region III, District No. 10, Town 11. The mission is in Trenton, Ozaukee County, Wisconsin. Current ministering priest (2001) is Reverend Robert G. Sampon pastor of Holy Trinity in Newburg. Sacramental registration information on this congregation can be found in Church of the Latter Day Saints Film: Records of Caspar Rehrl)
From THE CATHOLIC CHURCH IN WISCONSIN: St. Augustine mission was organized in 1855 by Messrs. Bach, Nichael Weiss, Engelhard and others. To this end, Messrs. Weiss, Nach, and Willing donated thirteen acres of land. After the mission's organization, the place received occasional visits from missionary priests, who held services in the log house of Mr. Bach. In 1857 a church was erected and dedicated by the Rev. Father Bartozs (sic). Endnotes:
St. Boniface (Goldenthal, Goldendale, Germantown) is assigned to Archdiocesan Region III, District No. 06, Town 09. The parish is located at W204 N11924 Goldendale Road, Germantown, Washington County, Wisconsin. The postal address is W204 N11940 Goldendale Road, Germantown, Wisconsin 53022. The parish school is located at School: W204 N11968 Goldendale Road, Germantown; Principal: Susan Nygaard. Geographic location is Section 20, Village of Germantown, Washington County, Wisconsin. Current pastor (2001) is Reverend Bernard Sippel. Telephone: Parish Parish: 262/628-2040; Fax: 628-2076; School: 628-1955.
Deacon: James A. Chrisien.
Sacramental registration information on this congregation can be found in Church of the Latter Day Saints Film: 1862868:
St. Boniface was officially recognized in 1846. Instructions were in German. In 1845 parishioners erected a 20 by 30 foot log church in the southwest corner of the southwest 1/4 of the southeast 1/4 of Section 17, Town 9, Range 20 East. Reverend Michael Heiss of The Cathedral of St. Peter the Apostle in Milwaukee visited the parish as a mission in 1844-1845. Parish registrations are in Latin and English and begin in 1846. About 1847 the parish was relocated from Section 17 to Section 20, a frame church was erected , a school established with Mr. Michael Boeden as teacher and Father Salzmann ministered to the Diocese Provincial Seminary on the property. In 1852 church building #3 was built under the direction of Father Paulhuber. Reverend Sebastian Seif was associate pastor. In the year 1858, the Parish received responsible for St. Mary Mission in Richfield. Seven years later in 1865 Sister of the Third Order of St. Francis of Assissi arrived to conduct, firstly a free school and then a parish school. The sisters left the parish in 1869 at the call of their Mother House as the La Crosse Diocese was newly founded. In 1866, possibly 1865, the log church building #1 was dismantled and moved from Section 17 to Section 20, there reassembled and used as a school house. In the year 1868 the second rectory was built. In 1889 a wood frame two story school was built the duplicate of one built by St. Hubert the previous year. School Sisters of St. Francis accept responsibility for the school. In 1915 responsibility for St. Mary Mission was turned over to St. Hubert. In this same year the School Sisters of St. Francis of Assissi leave and Sisters of St. Agnes arrive. In 1925 the church was put under interdict for part of the year; Sisters of St. Agnes leave, School Sisters of St. Francis return. On Thursday 4 Mar 1954 the church building #4 was consumed by fire. Sunday 16 Oct 1955 church building #5 was dedicated by Most Reverend Albert Gregory Meyer, Archbishop of Milwaukee. In 1958 five rooms were added to the school. For a detailed history of St. Boniface see St. Boniface, A History
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St. Bridget Mission (Jackson) would have been assigned to Archdiocesan Region III, District No. 06, Town 10. The parish was located on what is now Country Aire Drive and Cedar Creek Road, Jackson, Washington County, Wisconsin. Geographic location is Section 12, Town of Jackson, Washington County, Wisconsin. St. Bridget Mission was officially recognized in 1851. Instructions were in English. St. Bridget was a mission church of St. Francis Borgia in Cedarburg. On 19 February 1851 Dennis O'Connell and his wife donated four acres of land to the Milwaukee Diocese. On this land was erected a log church 24 by 34 feet. This was an Irish congregation.1 In 1860 the mission was closed. About a mile north of the church ran Cedar Creek crossing the road. In rainy weather especially, in the spring, it was difficult to cross the creek. Since many of the parishioners lived north of the creek, several of the members decided to build on their side of the creek. On 29 May 1861, four acres on which was St. Bridget was located was deeded back to Dennis O'Connell. The church was remodeled and used as a residence. In 1885 the building was raised. (1) Endnotes:
St. Bridget (Wayne) was assigned to Archdiocesan Region III, District No. 06, Town 12. The parish was located in Wayne, Washington County, Wisconsin. Geographic location is Section 10, Wayne Township, Washington County, Wisconsin. Sacramental registration information on this congregation can be found in Church of the Latter Day Saints Films: 1872316:
St. Bridget mission was officially recognized in 1856. Parish registrations were in Latin and began in 1856. From THE CATHOLIC CHURCH IN WISCONSIN: The congregation of St. Bridget at Wayne, in Washington County, is attended as a mission from Kewaskum. This congregation was organized in 1856 and was at first attended by the Rev. Father Rehrl, who, while resident pastor at Barton, visited that place regularly until 1865. During the year 1868 and for some time following it was attended from Kewaskum, and later from St. Kilian by the Rev. Fathers Schumacher and Jacobs. Since 1878, however, it has been permanently attached to Holy Trinity congregation at Kewaskum. The parochial school connected with this mission is conducted by Sisters of St. Agnes, the attendance being about thirty-five children. The congregation is composed of fifty-one families. (2) From FOOTPRINTS THROUGH FARMINGTON: The area around Wayne was settled by English and Irish settlers. In 1848 religious services were conducted in settlers homes by visiting clergy. In 1851 Phillip and Hannah Ryan sold three acres of land for $6.00 to Reverend John Henni Bishop of Milwaukee on which was to be located an Irish church named St. Bridget. In 1852 a rough hewn oak church caulked with mortar inside and out was constructed. Log church building replace with a fieldstone structure built by Joseph Schild, the mason, and John Massans, the carpenter. Say 1895 a two story school building was erected. The date of its arrival is not known but in 1897 to 1910, Sisters of St. Agnes taught the school children. The sister were replaced by lay teachers until the school closed in 1950. The building consisted of two classrooms downstairs with kitchen, bedrooms, sitting room, and chapel upstairs. On 27 November 1931 the church building was destroyed by fire. On 12 July 1932 the newly rebuilt church building was dedicated. (1)
St. Bridget Parish (Wayne) and St. Matthias Parish (Aubum) were merged into Holy Trinity Parish in Kewaskum on 1 Jul 1998. Please be aware that the tenure dates supported by parish registrations reflect the earliest and latest sacramental registration entries made by the priest. Actual arrival and departure may be before and after these dates. Endnotes:
(2) St. Bridget in Wayne, International Genealogical Index (IGI), Film Number 1871066. (3) Harry H. Hemming, compiler, THE CATHOLIC CHURCH IN WISCONSIN (Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA: Catholic Historical Publishing Company, 1898, page 442).
St. Columbia Mission (Lake five) is assigned to Archdiocesan Region III, District No. 6, Town 9. The parish's postal address is 106 Highway 164, Colgate 53017. Its pastor (2001) is Reverend Charles T. Hanel, located at St. Hubert in Hubertus and serving St. Columbia and St. Mary in Richfield. Telephone: Parish 262/628-9089
From THE CATHOLIC CHURCH IN WISCONSIN: The mission of St. Columbia at Lake Five, Washington County, which is attended by the resident pastor from Monches, was established in the year 1842 by the Rev. Martin Kundig. Prior to this time Father Kundig said Mass at Lake Five in the house of John Donnelly, which was located on the shores of the lake. The time of this occurrence is given as November, 1842. Among the first Catholic families to settle in the neighborhood of Lake Five were those of Messrs. M. Cosgrove, P. Flynn, Edward McCartan, John Fleming, M. Claffey, M. and John Redmond, William Dunn, and M. Denney. The present congregation consists of forty families and is attended every Sunday by Father Bowe. There is an Altar Society connected with St. Columbia in which most of the lady members are actively interested. (1) St. Columbia (Lake Five), St. Hubert (Hubertus), and St. Mary (Richdield) will be merged forming a new congregation at a new location and called St. Gabriel. Endnotes:
Divine Word (Cedarburg) was assigned to Archdiocesan Region III, District No. 10, Town 10. At the time the parish was located at 1375 Covered Bridge Road, Cedarburg, Ozaukee County, Wisconsin. Its last pastor (2001) was Very Reverend George T. Gajdos. Telephone: Parish 262/377-1070; Fax: 377-6898.
Divine Word Parish was merged with St. Francis Borgia in September 2001 dropping its identify.
St. Finbar Mission (Newburg/Saukville) would have been assigned to Archdiocesan Region III, District No. 10, Town 12. The parish was located 3 miles northeast of Newburg, Ozaukee County, Wisconsin. Its postal address was Saukville, Ozaukee County, Wisconsin. Sacramental registration information on this congregation can be found in Church of the Latter Day Saints Film: (Records of Caspar Rehrl)
From THE CATHOLIC CHURCH IN WISCONSIN: The mission of St. Finbar is located three miles northeast of Newburg [in Ozauklee County], and consisted principally of Irish families. It was organized in 1843 by Messrs. Bradley, J. Cotter, McCarthy, Safford, Hagerty, Gough, Gorman, and others. At first the services were held in private homes, but in 1850 a frame church was built. During his lifetime, father Bradley, one of the visiting priests, did much for the good and advancement of this congregation. He died and was buried at St. Finbar. The two societies connected with this congregation are: The Married Ladies' Society and Young Ladies' Society. [The mission existed until the early 1880s when is was merged into Holy Trinity in Newburg.] Endnotes:
St. Francis Borgia (Cedarburg) is assigned to Archdiocesan Region III, District No. 10, Town 10. The parish is located at N44 W6055 Hamilton Road, Cedarburg, Ozaukee County, Wisconsin. The parish school is located at N43 W6005 Hamilton Road, Cedarburg, Wisconsin; Principal: Sue Brandley. Current pastor (2001) is Reverend Edward J. Wawrzyniakowski. Telephone: Parish 262/377-1968; School: 377-2050.
Sacramental registration information on this congregation can be found in Church of the Latter Day Saints Film: 1862506:
St. Francis Borgia (Cedarburg) was officially recognized in 1846. Instructions were in English. Sacramental registrations were in Latin and began in 1846. From THE CATHOLIC CHURCH IN WISCONSIN: The first Catholic church in Cedarburg was built of logs, fully fifty-three years ago. The location was about two miles distant from where the city now stands, and there the missionary fathers made occasional visits from the larger and more thoroughly established parishes. In 1852 the log church was replaced by a frame building which was in constant use until 1870. During these years the pastors attending this congregation were the Rev. Fathers Morrissey, 1844; Monaghan, 1846; Prendergast, 1849; Colton, Bradley, 1851; Tierney, 1853; Doherty, 1854; Mahoney, Jarmon, and McMahon. The present church, St. Francis Borgia, was built by the Rev. Hugh McMahon, now of Oconomowoc. The church is a fine stone edifice, situated at the head of Main Street, city of Cedarburg, and in the best possible location. Father McMahon was succeeded by the Rev. John Kinsella, who died in Franklin some years later. Following Father Kinsella came Revs. McFarland, now of Byron, P.H. Durnin of St. Rose's Milwaukee, M. Wrynn of Clyman, and F.C. Ryan of St. Mathew's, Milwaukee. There are six hundred members in the congregation. Father J.W. O'Keefe is the present rector was appointed December 15, 1895. Father O'Keefe also attends St. Mary's church at Jackson, as a Mission. (1) In 1843 Father Martin Kundig was associated with the building and naming of St. Francis Borgia log church. Father Kundig secured the land which was purchased from Thomas OBrien in the southeast quarter section of section 33 across the road from the cemetery in the now Mequon township. Before selecting the Village of Cedarburg as the location for the church, the congregation replaced the log edifice with a frame building on the original site in 1852. In the early days no one could tell where the village was going to be located and so the people placed the church in their midst. From 1851 to 1860 St. Bridget Mission was ministered by the pastor of St. Francis Borgia. The mission was located on what is now Country Aire Drive and Cedar Creek Road. The congregation was Irish. In 1860 the parishioners decided to build a new church and this they did at Country Aire Drive and Pleasant Vallly Road called Stauskes Corner at the time. The reason for the change was Cedar Creek which had to be crossed. At high water it was difficult if not impossible to do so. The new church was called St. Marys Church of the Immaculate Conception. Some time in the 1920s or so St. Mary Mission was closed. (4) (5) In 1852 a log church was replaced by a frame building which was dedicated by Bishop Henni in November. At the time the locality was known as Newland. (2)
Please be aware that the tenure dates supported by parish registrations reflect the earliest and latest sacramental registration entries made by the priest. Actual arrival and departure may have been before and after these dates. Endnotes:
(2) Harry H. Hemming, compiler, THE CATHOLIC CHURCH IN WISCONSIN (Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA: Catholic Historical Publishing Company, 1898, pages 380-381). (3) St. Francis Borgia, International Genealogical Index (IGI), Cedarburg, Ozaukee County, Wisconsin, USA, Film Number 1862506. (4) Phyllis Dausman, Raymond Dausman, Diane Hafemmmeister, William Rudolph, Lorna Waechter Ethel Bernal, editors, HISTORY OF JACKSON, Wisconsin 1843-1976 (page 55: Jackson Historical Society, 1976), St. Bridget Catholic MIssion. (5) Phyllis Dausman, Raymond Dausman, Diane Hafemmmeister, William Rudolph, Lorna Waechter Ethel Bernal, editors, HISTORY OF JACKSON, Wisconsin 1843-1976 (page 55: Jackson Historical Society, 1976), St. Mary Catholic Mission.
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