Holy Family Catholic Church (Fort Madison, Iowa)
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St. Mary of the Assumption Church
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| Location | 1111 Avenue E Fort Madison, Iowa |
| Country | United States |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
| Website | www |
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| Diocese | Davenport |
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| Bishop(s) | Most Rev. Thomas Zinkula |
| Pastor(s) |
Rev. Joseph P.V. Phung |
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St. Mary of the Assumption Church
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| Location | 1031 Ave. E Fort Madison, Iowa |
| Built | 1871 |
| Architect | Walsh & Schmidt |
| Architectural style | Gothic Revival |
| Part of | Park-to-Park Residential Historic District (#14001069) |
| NRHP reference # | 80001455 |
| Added to NRHP | February 8, 1980 |
Rev. Joseph P.V. Phung
Holy Family Catholic Church is a parish of the Diocese of Davenport. The parish is the result of a merger between Saints Mary and Joseph Parish and Sacred Heart Parish in the city of Fort Madison, Iowa, United States. The parish maintains both of the former parish church buildings as worship sites. The oldest parish in town, St. Joseph, and St. Mary of the Assumption had merged in the 1990s. St. Mary of the Assumption Church, which became Saints Mary and Joseph, is located at 11th Street and Avenue E, and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Sacred Heart Church is located at 23rd Street and Ave I.
In 2014 St. Mary's Church, rectory and convent were included as contributing properties in the Park-to-Park Residential Historic District on the National Register of Historic Places.
The Catholic Church in Fort Madison was organized by a missionary priest to the Midwest named John George Alleman. Initially, he stayed in the home of John Gerhard Schwartz, where he also celebrated the first Mass in the town. Schwartz also offered his assistance in building the first Catholic church in the community. St. Joseph parish was organized in 1840 in what was then the Diocese of Dubuque. Father Alleman also established the first parochial school at St. Joseph’s and was its first teacher. The School Sisters of Notre Dame from St. Louis were the first sisters to teach in Fort Madison. They were replaced at St. Joseph by the Congregation of the Humility of Mary. The school grew to include elementary and secondary grades. The last church building for the parish, which still stands on the east side of downtown, was built in 1886. It was the smallest of the three Catholic Churches in town. Bishop Martin Amos celebrated the last Mass in the church on November 17, 2007.
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