Index To A History Of The Catholic Church In The Diocese Of Vincennes By Rev Herman J Alerding Published 1883 PDF Download

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1888 edition. Excerpt: ... CHAPTER XXII. EVAN8VILLE DISTRICT. Evansv1lle: Church Of The Assumpt1on, Holy Tr1n1ty Church, St. Mary's, And St. Bon1face's--The Cemetery At EVANSVILLE--ST. WENDEI.'s--ST. JOSEPH'S--ST. JAMES*--ST. PHILIP'S-- MT. VERNON, ST. MATTHEW'S; CYPRESS DALE, SACRED HEART; NEW HARMONY--ST. JOHN'S, BLUE GRASS, BOONVILLE, NEWBURO --HAUBSTADT, SS. PETER AND PAUL'S--PRINCETON, ST. JOSEPH'S; OBERTSVILLE, ST. BERNARD'S--REV. E. F. M'BARRON--REV. P. J. J. DUDDENHAUSEN, REV. F. B. LUEBBERMANN--REV. F. VIEFHAU3--REV. W. BULTMANN--REV. M. HECK--REV. JOSEPH SCHUCK --REV. J. MERCKL--REV. H. J. DIESTEL--REV. J. J. SCHOENTRUP --REV. C. J. CONRAD--REV. B. EWERS--REV. A. PECKSKAMP. Cathol1c settlers in the southwestern portion of Indiana, previous to the year 1836, had to call on missionary priests of the Diocese of Bardstown, Ky., to supply their spiritual wants. The Diocese of Bardstown then comprised all the newer States and the entire northwestern territory. Rev. E. J. Durbin, since 1823, chaplain for the Sisters of Nazareth, at St. Vincent, Union county. Ky., visited the Catholic families scattered over the vast district bounded by the rivers Green, Ohio, and Mississippi. Up to 1838, when Nashville was made an episcopal see. Father Durbin's apostolic labors extended over the entire State of Tennessee. But his great zeal for the salvation of souls penetrated also into the southern portions of Indiana and Illinois. Even after the erection of the episcopal see ofVincennes, in 1834, comprising the entire State of Indiana and the eastern half of Illinois, this truly apostolic man continued his grand missionary labors in the vast region described. He continued his visits until priests were found to replace him in the remotest portions of his missionary district.-...