Church of Saint Stephen (Minneapolis, Minnesota)

Historic church in Minnesota, United States

United States historic place

Location2211 Clinton Avenue S., Minneapolis, Minnesota

Coordinates44°57′38.5″N 93°16′16″W / 44.960694°N 93.27111°W / 44.960694; -93.27111

Arealess than one acre

Built1889–91^[1]


Church of Saint Stephen
U.S. National Register of Historic Places

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Location	2211 Clinton Avenue S., Minneapolis, Minnesota
Coordinates	44°57′38.5″N 93°16′16″W / 44.960694°N 93.27111°W / 44.960694; -93.27111
Area	less than one acre
Built	1889–91^[1]
Architect	Frederick Corser, et al.
Architectural style	Romanesque Revival
NRHP reference No.	91001058^[1]

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 constructed with sandstone, brick, concrete, and copper in 1889–1891.^[1]

It was listed in the National Register of Historic Places in 1991.^[1] It is considered significant as an early and well-preserved example of a Richardsonian Romanesque/Romanesque Revival church.^[2]

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.^[3] 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.^[4] His first Christmas Mass at the parish had no worshippers.^[5] Williams eventually rebuilt the parish into a thriving Latino community, the largest in Minnesota, with over 1,600 families.^[6]^[7] Pope Francis appointed Williams as an auxiliary bishop of Saint Paul and Minneapolis on December 10, 2021.^[8]^[9]^[10] Williams remained as pastor of St. Stephen's until July 1, 2022.^[11]

On July 1, 2022, St. Stephen's merged with the nearby Holy Rosary parish to become the Church of St. Stephen-Holy Rosary.^[12]

References

1 2 3 4 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
↑ Koop, Michael (January 1990). "National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Church of St. Stephen (Catholic)". National Park Service. Retrieved February 6, 2015.
↑ Coleman, Nick (March 1, 2008). "The push for conformity shoves away parishioners". Star Tribune. Retrieved May 21, 2024.
↑ Bayly, Michael J. (February 15, 2009). "The Wild Reed: A Catholic "Crisis and Opportunity" in South Minneapolis". The Wild Reed.
↑ Hrbacek, Dave (March 26, 2013). "Word on the streets". TheCatholicSpirit.com. Retrieved May 21, 2024.
↑ French, Rose (March 31, 2013). "Latinos give Minneapolis Catholic church new life". Star Tribune. Retrieved May 21, 2024.
↑ Sotro, Melina. "Evangelization, Formation, Invitation". Newsroom | University of St. Thomas.
↑ "Pope Francis Names New Auxiliary Bishop of Saint Paul and Minneapolis". US Conference of Catholic Bishops. Retrieved December 10, 2021.
↑ "Pope Francis Names Rev. Joseph Williams Auxiliary Bishop of Saint Paul and Minneapolis". Archdiocese of Saint Paul and Minneapolis. Retrieved December 10, 2021.
↑ Omastiak, Rebecca. "Pope Francis names new auxiliary bishop of Minneapolis, St. Paul". KSTP.com. Archived from the original on December 10, 2021. Retrieved December 10, 2021.
↑ "Appointments - June 16, 2022". TheCatholicSpirit.com. June 16, 2022. Retrieved July 30, 2024.
↑ Hebda, Bernard (May 29, 2022). "Parish merger" (PDF). Letter to Archdiocese of Saint Paul and Minneapolis. Saint Paul. Archived from the original (pdf) on June 30, 2024. Retrieved July 30, 2024.

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Ordinaries	Bishops Joseph Crétin Thomas Grace Archbishops John Ireland Austin Dowling John Gregory Murray William O. Brady Leo Binz John Roach Harry Joseph Flynn John Clayton Nienstedt Bernard Hebda Coadjutor archbishop Leo Christopher Byrne
Auxiliary bishops	John Jeremiah Lawler James J. Byrne Leonard Philip Cowley Gerald Francis O'Keefe James P. Shannon John Roach Raymond Alphonse Lucker Paul Vincent Dudley John Francis Kinney William Henry Bullock James Richard Ham Robert James Carlson Joseph Charron Lawrence Welsh Frederick F. Campbell Richard Pates Lee A. Piché Andrew H. Cozzens Joseph Andrew Williams Michael Izen Kevin Kenney
Churches	Cathedrals Cathedral of Saint Paul Basilica of Saint Mary Former cathedrals First Second Third Parishes Church of St. Mark, Saint Paul Church of St. Mary, New Trier Church of St. Stephen, Minneapolis Church of St. Agnes, St. Paul Church of St. Bernard, St. Paul Church of St. Casimir, St. Paul Church of St. Michael, St. Michael Church of St. Wenceslaus, New Prague Church of the Annunciation, Minneapolis Church of the Annunciation, Webster Township Church of the Assumption, St. Paul Church of the Incarnation, Minneapolis Church of the Most Holy Trinity, Wheatland Township Guardian Angels Church, Chaska Our Lady of Lourdes Church, Minneapolis St. Peter's Church, Mendota St. Columba Church (Saint Paul, Minnesota) St. Mary's Church of the Purification, Marystown Historic Church of St. Hubertus, Chanhassen Chapel Our Lady of Victory Chapel
Education	Higher education St. Catherine University University of St. Thomas Seminaries Saint John Vianney College Seminary Saint Paul Seminary Nazareth Hall Preparatory Seminary (defunct) High schools Academy of Holy Angels, Richfield Benilde-St. Margaret's, St. Louis Park Bethlehem Academy, Faribault Chesterton Academy, Edina Convent of the Visitation, Mendota Heights Cretin-Derham Hall, St. Paul Cristo Rey Jesuit High School, Minneapolis DeLaSalle High School, Minneapolis Hill-Murray School, Maplewood Holy Family Catholic High School, Victoria Providence Academy, Plymouth Saint Agnes School, St. Paul Saint Thomas Academy, Mendota Heights Totino-Grace High School, Fridley
Priests	Joseph Francis Busch Peter F. Christensen Alexander Christie Jozef Cieminski James Louis Connolly Timothy J. Corbett Donald DeGrood James Albert Duffy Hilary Baumann Hacker Ambrose Hayden Patrick Richard Heffron Patrick J. Hessian Michael Joncas James Keane Kevin Kenney John M. LeVoir James McGolrick Francis Missia Thomas O'Gorman Augustin Ravoux James Michael Reardon James O'Reilly Jakub W.J. Pacholski John A. Ryan Patrick J. Ryan Francis Joseph Schenk Alphonse James Schladweiler John Shanley Paul Sirba John Stariha Tim Vakoc Thomas Anthony Welch
Cemeteries	Calvary Cemetery Resurrection Cemetery
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