St. John the Baptist Catholic Church (Johnsburg, Wisconsin)
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St. John the Baptist Catholic Church
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| Location | N9288 Cty W, Johnsburg, Wisconsin. Located on County W just south of County Q. |
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| Coordinates | 43°52′36″N 88°17′26″W / 43.87667°N 88.29056°WCoordinates: 43°52′36″N 88°17′26″W / 43.87667°N 88.29056°W |
| Area | 0.4 acres (0.16 ha) |
| Built | 1857 |
| Architectural style | Romanesque |
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| Added to NRHP | October 29, 1980 |
The St. John the Baptist Roman Catholic Church is a Roman Catholic church in Johnsburg in Fond du Lac County, Wisconsin. The church is part of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Milwaukee. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1980.
The parish can trace its history back to 1830s German immigrants. The first church was built in 1843 and its current structure was built in 1857. The community of Johnsburg grew up around the church which now includes a school, cemetery, and rectory.
Immigrants from Prussia began settling in the Holyland region of Wisconsin in the 1830s. They began holding religious services in settler's huts with services conducted by Father Theodore Van den Broek. Members donated 2 acres of land for a permanent site and a small log church was built over the middle of 1843. Father Pete Carabin was appointed the first permanent pastor but he did not take residence. The Archdiocese of Milwaukee was formed in 1843; the church has remained in the archdiocese since. Newly appointed Bishop John Henni, a Swiss native, visited the church and parishioners were excited to be addressed using their native German language. An 1844 census of the church showed 40 registered families. The Bishop named Father Caspar Rehrl the first resident pastor in September 1845. All land within 8 miles (13 km) from Lake Winnebago had been purchased by settlers or was owned by Native Americans and parishioners built a church on the large hill in Mount Calvary which is now the home of the St. Lawrence Seminary High School. Father Fabian Bermadinger arrived from Austria (along with three Brothers) to assist Rehrl in 1847.
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