Saint Joseph's Catholic Church (Key West, Iowa)

Mount Olivet Cemetery

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Saint Joseph's Catholic Church is a

Archdiocese of Dubuque

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The church is across from

Mount Olivet Cemetery, one of two main Catholic cemeteries for Dubuque-area Catholics. While people from St. Joseph's parish are often buried at Mount Olivet, the cemetery is not part of the parish.^{[citation needed}

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History

The parish was originally established in 1872 by Father Thomas J. O'Reilly [1] for the Catholics living just south of Dubuque in Mosalem and Table Mound townships. Father James Ward was the first resident pastor.^{[citation needed]}

In the late 1940s another Saint Joseph's Church was established about three miles away in Dubuque. This led to confusion on the part of people between the two parishes; at times one parish would receive mail meant for the other. As a result, St. Joseph's in Dubuque eventually changed its name to Saint Joseph the Worker Catholic Church in the 1990s.^{[citation needed]}

During the 1990s the parish seriously considered demolishing the current church structure and replacing it with a new building. However the parish decided to keep their current church building, and instead make improvements to the parish school. The school mascot was the Cobras.^{[citation needed]}

References

^ Michelle, London (27 August 2022). "St. Joseph Key West Parish to celebrate 150 years of faith, family and friendship". TelegraphHerald.com. Retrieved 15 February 2024.

[1] Michelle, London (27 August 2022). "St. Joseph Key West Parish to celebrate 150 years of faith, family and friendship". TelegraphHerald.com. Retrieved 15 February 2024.