Church of Saint Stephen (Minneapolis, Minnesota) explained

Church of Saint Stephen
Built:1889–91
Architect:Frederick Corser, et al.
Area:less than one acre
Refnum:91001058

The Church of Saint Stephen is a historic Roman Catholic church in the Whittier neighborhood of Minneapolis in the U.S. state of Minnesota. This neighborhood is where entrepreneurs and businessmen built their mansions in the modern-day Washburn-Fair Oaks Mansion District. The building was built with sandstone, brick, concrete, and copper in 1889–1891.

It was listed in the National Register of Historic Places in 1991. It is considered significant as an early and well-preserved example of a Richardsonian Romanesque/Romanesque Revival church.[1]

History

The parish was founded in the 1880s to serve a largely Irish immigrant population.

In 2008, Fr. Joseph A. Williams was appointed as pastor. When Williams was appointed, the parish was largely failing to follow the rubrics of the Mass of the Second Vatican Council and did not submit to the teachings of the Catholic Church.[2] Williams' efforts to bring the parish in line with Catholic teaching resulted in many of the older parishioners walking out in the middle of Mass and leaving the parish entirely.[3] His first Christmas Mass at the parish had no worshippers.[4] Williams eventually rebuilt the parish into a thriving Latino community, the largest in Minnesota, with over 1,600 families.[5] [6] Pope Francis appointed Williams as an auxiliary bishop of Saint Paul and Minneapolis on December 10, 2021.[7] [8] [9] Williams remained as pastor of St. Stephen's until July 1, 2022.[10]

On July 1, 2022, St. Stephen's merged with the nearby Holy Rosary parish to become the Church of St. Stephen-Holy Rosary.[11]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Koop . Michael . [{{NRHP url|id=91001058}} National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Church of St. Stephen (Catholic) ]. National Park Service . January 1990 . 2015-02-06.
  2. News: Coleman . Nick . The push for conformity shoves away parishioners . 21 May 2024 . Star Tribune . March 1, 2008.
  3. Web site: Bayly . Michael J. . The Wild Reed: A Catholic "Crisis and Opportunity" in South Minneapolis . The Wild Reed . 15 February 2009.
  4. News: Hrbacek . Dave . Word on the streets . 21 May 2024 . TheCatholicSpirit.com . 26 March 2013.
  5. News: French . Rose . Latinos give Minneapolis Catholic church new life . 21 May 2024 . Star Tribune . March 31, 2013.
  6. Web site: Sotro. Melina . Evangelization, Formation, Invitation . Newsroom University of St. Thomas.
  7. News: Pope Francis Names New Auxiliary Bishop of Saint Paul and Minneapolis . December 10, 2021 . US Conference of Catholic Bishops.
  8. News: Pope Francis Names Rev. Joseph Williams Auxiliary Bishop of Saint Paul and Minneapolis . December 10, 2021 . Archdiocese of Saint Paul and Minneapolis.
  9. News: Omastiak . Rebecca . Pope Francis names new auxiliary bishop of Minneapolis, St. Paul . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20211210143321/https://kstp.com/minnesota-news/pope-francis-names-rev-joseph-williams-new-auxiliary-bishop-of-minneapolis-st-paul/6327719/ . December 10, 2021 . December 10, 2021 . KSTP.com.
  10. News: Appointments - June 16, 2022 . 30 July 2024 . TheCatholicSpirit.com . 16 June 2022.
  11. Bernard . Hebda . Bernard Hebda . Archdiocese of Saint Paul and Minneapolis . Parish merger . en . May 29, 2022 . https://archspmmainsite.s3.amazonaws.com/News/2022/Archbishop+Letter+Announcing+Merger+May+2022.pdf . pdf . Saint Paul . July 30, 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240630133348/https://archspmmainsite.s3.amazonaws.com/News/2022/Archbishop+Letter+Announcing+Merger+May+2022.pdf . June 30, 2024.

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