St. Peter's Catholic Church, in Mendota Heights, is the oldest church in the state of Minnesota. The parish was founded in 1840, and the original stone chapel was built in 1858.[1]
| St. Peter's Church | |
|---|---|
 The stone church and steeple. | |
  St. Peter's Church | |
| 44°53′9″N 93°10′7″W / 44.88583°N 93.16861°W | |
| Location | Mendota Heights, Minnesota |
| Country | United States |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
| Website | www.stpetersmendota.org |
| History | |
| Founded | 1840 |
| Administration | |
| Archdiocese | Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Saint Paul and Minneapolis |
| Clergy | |
| Archbishop | Bernard Hebda |
| Priest(s) | Steven Hoffman |
Pastors
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- Bishop Mathias Loras (1839)
- Lucien Galtier (1840–1844)
- Augustin Ravoux (1844–1857)
- Anatole Oster (1857–1859)
- J. Claude Robert (1859–1866)
- Claude Genis (1866–1868)
- Patrick F. Glennon (1868–1877)
- Joseph Anthime Payetite (1877–1878)
- C. Arthur Sicazrd De Carufel (1878–1881)
- William P. Murray (1881)
- Constantine L. Egan, O.P. (1881–1883)
- Louis Cornelis (1883–1886)
- Thomas F. Duane (1886–1891)
- John Gmeiner (1891–1894)
- Martin Mahoney (1894–1902)
- Anatole Oster (1902–1907)
- Joseph Goiffon (1905–1908)
- Francis A. Serpaggi (1907–1908)
- Patrick J. O'Connor (1908–1913)
- Martin Mahoney (1913–1931)
- Stephen J. Cassidy (1918–1929)
- Thomas P. Ryan (1931)
- William J. Harrington (1931–1956)
- Harvey F. Egan (1957–1965)
- John V. Flaherty (1965–1969)
- James B. Namie (1969–1970)
- John T. Bauer (1970–1975)
- Peter Fleming (1970–1972)
- Raymond W. Marschall (1975–1977)
- Michael M. Arms (1977–1989)
- Kevin I. Clinton (1989–2005)
- Rick Banker (2005–2008)
- Joseph Gallatin (2008–2014)
- Steven Hoffman (2014–present)
See also
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References
edit- ^ Becker, Maria (1 July 2015). "In Mendota, archdiocese's oldest parish turns 175 - TheCatholicSpirit.com". The Catholic Spirit. Retrieved 4 February 2024.