Following the example of our patron Saint Stephen, we are called to be witnesses of God's love and to be a faith-filled, reconciling parish.
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| Important Historical Dates, 1767 - 2005 |
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1767 Founding of Carondelet and a Catholic Mission. Present Church site set aside for church purposes. (Holly Hills - Minnesota) 1776 Declaration of Independence of United States 1777 American Revolution. 1778 Birth of Felix de Andreis. 1789 George Washington becomes U. S. President. 1793 Catholicism banned in France (French Revolution). 1793 Spain gives U. S. right to navigate Mississippi River. 1808 U. S. prohibits importation of Slaves from Africa. 1818 Bishop William DuBourg arrives in St. Louis from New Orleans with Father Joseph Rosati and Father Felix de Andreis. 1818 Father Felix de Andreis places first post for log Chapel on church site and dedicates it to Our Lady of Mount Carmel. 1820 Father Felix de Andreis dies. Cause for beatification now pending. 1820 Missouri becomes a State. 1821 Oldest written baptismal record in French. 1825 Oldest written marriage record in French. 1826 Diocese of St. Louis - Bishop Joseph Rosati. 1832 First resident pastor - Father Edmund Saulnier. 1835 First stone church built by Father Saulnier and dedicated to Our Lady of Mount Carmel and St. Joseph of the Angels. 1836 Sisters of St. Joseph of Lyons, France arrive in Carondelet. (Now Sisters of St. Joseph of Carondelet) 1841 Parish church dedicated simply to Sts. Mary and Joseph. 1842 Father James Fontbonne, Pastor. 1845 Father Anthony Thibaudier, Pastor. 1846 Father George Orthieb, Pastor. 1847 Archdiocese of St. Louis, Archbishop Peter Richard Kenrick. 1848 Kulturkamp in Germany - Famine in Ireland. 1852 Father James Stehle, Pastor. 1858 All records until this year were written in French, when they were written in Latin. 1860 Germans start their own parish of St. Boniface. 1864 Father Edmund Saulnier died. 1868 Records no longer written in Latin, but from this year on they were written in English. 1872 Irish start their own parish of St. Columbkill, which later merged into St. Boniface. 1875 Father Thomas Daly, Pastor. 1876 New school building was built and used for over fifty years. 1886 Father Myles Tobyn, Pastor. 1899 Father Patrick Crane, Assistant Pastor. 1905 Father Joseph McMahon, Assistant Pastor. 1908 Father Joseph McMahon. Administrator of Parish. 1910 Monsignor Martin Brennan, Pastor. 1919 Father George Keating, Assistant Pastor. 1927 Father George Keating, Pastor. 1927 Father George Rider, Assistant Pastor. 1929 Father Sylvester Mullin, Assistant Pastor. 1932 Our Lady of Covadonga closed by Archbishop Glennon. 1937 Church was damaged by tornadic winds. 1937 First Annual Picnic for New Church. 1937 Father Thomas Winkelmann, Assistant Pastor. 1941 New Church built. 1943 Father Arnold Bruckerhoff, Assistant Pastor. 1946 Archbishop John Glennon, made Cardinal by Pope Pius XII. 1948 Father Joseph Bartin, Assistant Pastor. 1949 Father Raymond Schuermann, Assistant Pastor. 1952 Father James Klein, Assistant Pastor. 1952 Father James Holland, Assistant Pastor. 1952 St. Columbkill Parish closed by Archbishop Ritter. 1963 Father Francis Eberle, Assistant Pastor. 1955 Father Donald Sullivan, Assistant Pastor. 1959 Father Richard Suren, Assistant Pastor. 1961 Archbishop Joseph Ritter made Cardinal by Pope John XXIII. 1962 Father James O'Brien, Assistant Pastor. 1962 Monsignor George Keating died as Pastor. 1962 Father James Franey, Pastor. 1964 Father Joseph O'Brien, Assistant Pastor. 1965 Father James Franey died as Pastor. 1966 Father Harry Roberts, Pastor. 1967 Archbishop John Carberry made Cardinal by Pope Paul VI. 1970 Monsignor James O'Connell, Pastor. 1971 Father Joseph Reed, Assistant Pastor. 1972 Sisters of St. Joseph withdraw from the School. 1972 School building becomes St. Joseph Outreach Program of Catholic Charities; used for Head Start Program. 1977 Father Daniel Mosley, Assistant Pastor. 1981 Father Stephen Bauer, Assistant Pastor. 1982 Father Joseph Portucheck, Assistant Pastor. 1984 Father Robert Plumley, Assistant Pastor. 1985 Father Michael Freymuth, Assistant Pastor. 1991 Monsignor Fenton Runge, Senior Priest. 1991 Celebration of Parish Anniversaries. 1992 Monsignor James O'Connell, Retired. 1992 Father Robert Szydlowski, Pastor. 1993 Flood in July sets Record. 1997 Year of Faith 1997 Parish Website on Internet courtesy of the Catholic Community Forum 1997 Presentation of Historic Plaque by Carondelet Historical Society 1998 Year of Hope 2005 Saints Mary and Joseph parish merges into Saint Stephen Protomartyr parish |
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