Uptown Catholic Parish
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The Uptown Catholic Parish was to be the second Roman Catholic parish in Dubuque, Iowa
. It was to be a second parish in addition to the St. Raphael's Cathedral
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, and part of the Archdiocese of Dubuque.
The Uptown Catholic Parish was to be located on the west side of Main Street between 7th and 8th streets in Dubuque. Bishop Loras planned the parish due to crowded conditions at the Cathedral - then the only parish in Dubuque. A cornerstone was laid for the parish church, but construction work never proceeded past the laying of the foundation. It's unclear what the parish would've been named if the parish had been completed as planned. Overcrowding at the Cathedral was later addressed by the adding of parishes further to the north and west.
An early map of the city of Dubuque which included the church buildings of the local Christian denominations included the proposed church building as the Catholic Cathedral.
Dubuque, 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....
. It was to be a second parish in addition to the St. Raphael's Cathedral
St. Raphael's Cathedral (Dubuque)
Saint Raphael's is the Catholic cathedral parish for the Archdiocese of Dubuque, in Iowa. The parish is the oldest church of any Christian denomination in the state of Iowa. It is part of the Cathedral Historic District on the National Register of Historic Places.-The first years:The Cathedral...
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Parish
A parish is a territorial unit historically under the pastoral care and clerical jurisdiction of one parish priest, who might be assisted in his pastoral duties by a curate or curates - also priests but not the parish priest - from a more or less central parish church with its associated organization...
, and part of the Archdiocese of Dubuque.
The Uptown Catholic Parish was to be located on the west side of Main Street between 7th and 8th streets in Dubuque. Bishop Loras planned the parish due to crowded conditions at the Cathedral - then the only parish in Dubuque. A cornerstone was laid for the parish church, but construction work never proceeded past the laying of the foundation. It's unclear what the parish would've been named if the parish had been completed as planned. Overcrowding at the Cathedral was later addressed by the adding of parishes further to the north and west.
An early map of the city of Dubuque which included the church buildings of the local Christian denominations included the proposed church building as the Catholic Cathedral.