St. Boniface Catholic Church (Sioux City, Iowa)
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St. Boniface Catholic Church is a parish of the Diocese of Sioux City
. The church is located in Sioux City, Iowa
, United States
, and the parish buildings form an historic district listed on the National Register of Historic Places
.
teaching in the school.
The parish was started when Sioux City was still in the Diocese of Dubuque
. It became part of the Diocese of Sioux City when it was formed in 1902. In 1906 Franciscan
Friars from the Sacred Heart Province started serving the parish. That year the Rev. Seraphin Lampe, OFM became pastor that year and plans were made for a new church. A new church and rectory
were built on West Fifth Street between Omaha and Cook Streets. Brother Leonard Darschield, OFM designed the new church in the Romanesque Revival style. The new church was dedicated by Bishop Philip Joseph Garrigan
on September 4, 1911. That same a year a new convent for the sisters was built.
The Sisters of the Living Word started staffing the school in 1975. In 1986 the Franciscan Friars left the parish and were replaced by priests from the diocese. The schools from St. Boniface, St. Joseph and the Cathedral of the Epiphany
consolidated in 1987 to form Holy Family School.
Roman Catholic Diocese of Sioux City
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Sioux City is the Roman Catholic diocese for the northwestern quarter of the state of Iowa, US The diocese comprises 24 counties in northwestern Iowa, and it covers an area of ....
. The church is located in Sioux City, Iowa
Sioux City, Iowa
Sioux City is a city in Plymouth and Woodbury counties in the western part of the U.S. state of Iowa. The population was 82,684 in the 2010 census, a decline from 85,013 in the 2000 census, which makes it currently the fourth largest city in the state....
, United States
United States
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, and the parish buildings form an historic district listed on the National Register of Historic Places
National Register of Historic Places
The National Register of Historic Places is the United States government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation...
.
History
In December 1885 a meeting was held by German Catholics in Sioux City to form a new parish. It was the second parish in the city. They purchased two lots on the corner of West Fifth and Main Streets for $1,500. The Rev. John A Gerleman was appointed the parish’s first pastor on Christmas Eve 1886. A small frame church was built and the first Mass in the church was celebrated on July 17, 1887. The parish school opened the same year with Franciscan Sisters from Dubuque, IowaDubuque, Iowa
Dubuque is a city in and the county seat of Dubuque County, Iowa, United States, located along the Mississippi River. In 2010 its population was 57,637, making it the ninth-largest city in the state and the county's population was 93,653....
teaching in the school.
The parish was started when Sioux City was still in the Diocese of Dubuque
Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Dubuque
The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Dubuque is an ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Roman Catholic Church in the northeastern quarter of the state of Iowa in the United States. It includes all the Iowa counties north of Polk, Jasper, Poweshiek, Iowa, Johnson, Cedar, and Clinton counties. ...
. It became part of the Diocese of Sioux City when it was formed in 1902. In 1906 Franciscan
Franciscan
Most Franciscans are members of Roman Catholic religious orders founded by Saint Francis of Assisi. Besides Roman Catholic communities, there are also Old Catholic, Anglican, Lutheran, ecumenical and Non-denominational Franciscan communities....
Friars from the Sacred Heart Province started serving the parish. That year the Rev. Seraphin Lampe, OFM became pastor that year and plans were made for a new church. A new church and rectory
Rectory
A rectory is the residence, or former residence, of a rector, most often a Christian cleric, but in some cases an academic rector or other person with that title...
were built on West Fifth Street between Omaha and Cook Streets. Brother Leonard Darschield, OFM designed the new church in the Romanesque Revival style. The new church was dedicated by Bishop Philip Joseph Garrigan
Philip Joseph Garrigan
Philip Joseph Garrigan was a Roman Catholic clergyman.Garrigan was born in Whitegate, Ireland in 1840, he came to the United States with his parents, and received his elementary education in the public schools of Lowell, Massachusetts. He pursued his classical course at St...
on September 4, 1911. That same a year a new convent for the sisters was built.
The Sisters of the Living Word started staffing the school in 1975. In 1986 the Franciscan Friars left the parish and were replaced by priests from the diocese. The schools from St. Boniface, St. Joseph and the Cathedral of the Epiphany
Cathedral of the Epiphany (Sioux City, Iowa)
The Cathedral of the Epiphany in Sioux City, Iowa is the cathedral parish for the Roman Catholic Diocese of Sioux City. The Cathedral is located at 1000 Douglas Street in Sioux City.-History:...
consolidated in 1987 to form Holy Family School.