St. Mary's Parish (Appleton, Wisconsin)

St. Mary's Parish is a Roman Catholic parish in Appleton, Wisconsin, USA, in the Diocese of Green Bay.

St. Mary Parish
St. Mary of the Seven Dolors
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44°15′32.5″N 88°24′48.1″W / 44.259028°N 88.413361°W / 44.259028; -88.413361
LocationAppleton, Wisconsin
CountryUnited States
DenominationRoman Catholic
Membership2,404 [1]
Websitestmaryparish.org
Administration
ProvinceMilwaukee
DioceseGreen Bay, Wisconsin

Organized by Fr. J.N. Pfeiffer and the Irish Catholics of the area in 1859, St. Mary Parish was the first Roman Catholic church in Appleton.[2][3] In 1860, a frame church was completed and dedicated to Mary, mother of Jesus under the title “St. Mary of the Seven Dolors”. U.S. Senator Joseph McCarthy is buried in the parish cemetery.[4] Wisconsin State Assemblyman John Tracy and his family were attendees.[5]

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  1. ^ Annual Report 2021-22. p. 2. Retrieved 3 April 2024.
  2. ^ "History of St. Joseph Parish". saintjosephparish.org. Archived from the original on 2013-04-14. Retrieved 2024-04-05.
  3. ^ "Appleton Firsts From Settlement to the Present Day". Appleton Public Library. Archived from the original on 2012-02-10. Retrieved 2024-04-05.
  4. ^ The Funeral. Appleton Public Library.
  5. ^ Thomas H. Ryan, ed. (1911). History of Outagamie County Wisconsin. Chicago: Goodspeed Historical Association. pp. 1038–1040.
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