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Quincy, Illinois |
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Diocese of Springfield in Illinois |
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St. Peter Catholic Church |
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Parish History |
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The Church of St. Peter has been a home for Quincy area Catholics for over 165 years. Established in 1838 as St. Lawrence O’Toole parish, the cornerstone of the first parish church was laid in June of 1839. In the years that followed, a parish school (1863) and a new church (1870) was built at Eighth and Maine Streets. At this time, the parish received the name St. Peter’s (under the patronage of St. Peter in Chains). In the 1870’s, Augustine Tolton, son of a runaway slave, found refuge and completed a primary education at St. Peter’s which would allow him to later pursue formation and studies as the first African-American priest in 1886. In 1945, the second church was destroyed in a tornado and the parish was moved east to the 2500 block of Maine Street. A new school (1947) and church (1962) complex was built on 10 acres of land and in the years that followed, the parish has grown to serve over 1500 families. The Church of St. Peter is presently discerning and developing a “Master Plan” of ministries, buildings, and services to build on our history of Catholic Worship and Education well into the 21st century. |
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Our Pastors (1839 to present) Rev. Peter McGirr (1862-1893) Rev. John P. Kerr (1893-1914) Rev. Msgr. J. J. Driscoll (1914-1935) Rev. Msgr. Thomas E. Cusack (1935-1959) Rev. Joseph A. O’Brien (1959-1974) Rev. A.D. LeBreton (1974-1984?) Rev. Roy Bauer (1985-2004) Rev. Daniel Bergbower (2004-2008) Rev. John C. Burnette (2008-present)
Parish “Master Plan” for the 21st Century
Photo Archive: Church of St. Peter at 2500 Maine
They Called Him Gus — Biography of Rev. Augustine Tolton by Rev. Roy Bauer (1997) Father Tolton Centennial Pilgrimage (July 12-13, 1997)
St. Lawrence O’Toole/St. Peter School (1861-1986)
Dedication Program for St. Peter Parish Center [Gymnasium Addition], (November 27, 1979)
Dedication Program for the present Church of St. Peter building (January 16, 1962, 33mb)
Building Brochure for the ‘new’ Church of St. Peter FRONT BACK (c. 1959)
The Tornado of April 12-13, 1945 picture 1, picture 2, picture 3
Photo Archive: St. Peter’s Church at 8th and Maine
Centennial Program (1939, 21mb)
Link to Schneider Organs story about St. Peter’s pipe organ (opus 18, 1988)
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