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]

Pastors

The back, which was formerly living quarters for priests.
  • 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

External links

References

  1. ^ Becker, Maria (1 July 2015). "In Mendota, archdiocese's oldest parish turns 175 - TheCatholicSpirit.com". The Catholic Spirit. Retrieved 4 February 2024.