St. Patrick's Church (Cumming, Iowa)

St. Patrick’s Church
Location Northwest of Cumming, Iowa
Coordinates 41°25′39″N 93°47′34″W / 41.42750°N 93.79278°W / 41.42750; -93.79278Coordinates: 41°25′39″N 93°47′34″W / 41.42750°N 93.79278°W / 41.42750; -93.79278
Area 20 acres (8.1 ha)
Built 1870
NRHP Reference # 78001245[1]
Added to NRHP December 12, 1978

St. Patrick’s Catholic Church is a parish of the Diocese of Des Moines. The church is located near the town of Cumming, Iowa, United States and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

The parish was founded in 1852 in the Diocese of Dubuque, which at the time covered the entire state of Iowa. It was situated in area called Irish Settlement, and it was the first parish founded in what would become the Diocese of Des Moines.[2] The parish became part of the Diocese of Davenport when it was established in 1881 and was then transferred to the Des Moines Diocese in 1911. A log structure served as the first church and the present frame structure, with a central entrance tower, replaced it in 1870. [3] On October 4, 1979 Pope John Paul II visited the church while he was on his first pastoral visit to the United States.[2]

References

  1. ↑ National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. 1 2 Rural America Welcomes Pope John Paul II. Des Moines: Meredith. 1979. p. 26.
  3. ↑ "St. Patrick Irish Settlement Church". City of Cumming, Iowa. Retrieved 2010-05-18.
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