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Holy Cross Priest Guided Elkader Catholic History
The article traces St. Joseph’s church roots in Elkader from Father Lynch of Holy Cross delivering early Mass in the 1850s to the 1900 dedication of a new stone church. It details construction, bells, architecture, and renovations, plus the parish school founded 1868 led by Sisters of Charity and later the Presentation Sisters, with milestones in leadership, expansion, and accreditation.
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St. Joseph's
Lynch
Holy Cross
Elkader
Father Lynich
David Livingood
P. Keenan
Julian Annas Barrett
Joseph Collins
Mather
Peter McGimbis
Braims
Old Rock Chrch
Walla
Palano
Donavin
Peter Mayen
Father McGinnis
Michael O'Beirne
J. Quig- Tey
Sisters of Charity
Quigley
J. F Reilly
McGregor
Dikeder
PJ. Cain
W. Helfer
Wm. Bauer
James Foran
M. Witzpatrick
Guido Beck
Thomas Byrnes
Billederstone
J. I. Schneider & Bros
Nger
Churen
Monsignor Ryan
Dulugue
Norton
Nelson
Raedler
Luke Donlon
Coyle
J. Titspatrick
St. Joseph's College
Dushuque
Mary
M. Mita
J. Z. Reilly
Father NeVard
Wisconsin
J. Campell
L. P. ‘Peken
Sls
Aent
L. Beckman
J. J. ‘Faken
Adolph Eberhart
Thomas Donohoe
Parisi
Dubuque
St. Joseph's School
Mary de Chantal Ielsen
Mary Gertrude Hanlon
Mary Alphonsus
Presentation Sisters
Ing’ Pega