Saint Peter's Church (Mendota, Minnesota) Explained

St. Peter's Church
Pushpin Map:	Minnesota
Coordinates:	44.8858°N -93.1686°W
Location:	Mendota Heights, Minnesota
Country:	United States
Denomination:	Roman Catholic
Website:	www.stpetersmendota.org
Founded Date:	1840
Archdiocese:	Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Saint Paul and Minneapolis
Archbishop:	Bernard Hebda
Priest:	Steven Hoffman

St. Peter's Catholic Church, in Mendota Heights, is the oldest church in the state of Minnesota. The parish was founded in 1840, and the original stone chapel was built in 1858.^[1]

Pastors

• Bishop Mathias Loras (1839)
• Lucien Galtier (1840–1844)
• Augustin Ravoux (1844–1857)
• Anatole Oster (1857–1859)
• J. Claude Robert (1859–1866)
• Claude Genis (1866–1868)
• Patrick F. Glennon (1868–1877)
• Joseph Anthime Payetite (1877–1878)
• C. Arthur Sicazrd De Carufel (1878–1881)
• William P. Murray (1881)
• Constantine L. Egan, O.P. (1881–1883)
• Louis Cornelis (1883–1886)
• Thomas F. Duane (1886–1891)
• John Gmeiner (1891–1894)
• Martin Mahoney (1894–1902)
• Anatole Oster (1902–1907)
• Joseph Goiffon (1905–1908)
• Francis A. Serpaggi (1907–1908)
• Patrick J. O'Connor (1908–1913)
• Martin Mahoney (1913–1931)
• Stephen J. Cassidy (1918–1929)
• Thomas P. Ryan (1931)
• William J. Harrington (1931–1956)
• Harvey F. Egan (1957–1965)
• John V. Flaherty (1965–1969)
• James B. Namie (1969–1970)
• John T. Bauer (1970–1975)
• Peter Fleming (1970–1972)
• Raymond W. Marschall (1975–1977)
• Michael M. Arms (1977–1989)
• Kevin I. Clinton (1989–2005)
• Rick Banker (2005–2008)
• Joseph Gallatin (2008–2014)
• Steven Hoffman (2014–present)

See also

• List of the oldest buildings in Minnesota

Notes and References

1. News: Becker . Maria . In Mendota, archdiocese’s oldest parish turns 175 - TheCatholicSpirit.com . 4 February 2024 . The Catholic Spirit . 1 July 2015.