Holy Trinity Catholic Church (Luxemburg, Iowa)

Church building in Iowa, United States of America

Coordinates: 42°36′10″N 91°04′29″W﻿ / ﻿42.602776°N 91.074615°W﻿ / 42.602776; -91.074615

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Holy Trinity Catholic Church is a Roman Catholic church of the Archdiocese of Dubuque, located in Luxemburg, Iowa.

The parish dates back to the 1850s when families living in the area requested a church from Diocesan officials. Construction on the current church building began in 1874 and was completed in 1875. The church later became part of the St. LaSalle Pastorate - which is a parish that covers the churches in the Iowa towns of Luxemburg, Balltown, Holy Cross, Rickardsville, and Sherrill.

On August 9, 2010, the church was damaged in a fire which destroyed the steeple. Shortly after 2am, it's believed that lightning struck the steeple and ignited the blaze. Firefighters from several communities responded, and while the steeple was destroyed they were able to keep the fire from spreading to the church itself.[1]

## References[edit]

1. ^ Morrissey, Amber (2010-08-15). "Luxemburg church steeple burns down" (PDF). The Witness. The Archdiocese of Dubuque.[permanent dead link]

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Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Dubuque

Ordinaries|

Bishops
Mathias Loras
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Archbishops
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* Edward Aloysius Fitzgerald
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Cathedral

St. Raphael's Cathedral, Dubuque

Parishes
Basilica of St. Francis Xavier, Dyersville
St. John XXIII, Cedar Rapids
Holy Ghost, Dubuque
Holy Trinity, Luxemburg
Sacred Heart, Dubuque
Sacred Heart, Fillmore
St. Boniface, New Vienna
St. Donatus, St. Donatus
St. Joseph, Elkader
St. Joseph, Key West
Saint Joseph the Worker, Dubuque
St. Martin, Cascade
St. Mary, Guttenberg
St. Patrick, Dubuque
St. Patrick, Garryowen
St. Lawrence, Otter Creek
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Saints Peter and Paul, Petersburg

Former parishes
Saint Joseph's Prairie Church
St. Mary, Dubuque
St. Joseph, Stone City

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Higher education
Clarke University
Divine Word College
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Mount Mercy University
St. Pius X Seminary, Dubuque

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Beckman High School, Dyersville
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Don Bosco High School, Gilbertville
Marquette High School, Bellevue
Newman Catholic High School, Mason City
Wahlert High School, Dubuque
Xavier High School, Cedar Rapids

Primary schools
Mazzuchelli Middle School, Dubuque
Holy Family Catholic Schools, Dubuque
St. Mary's School, Guttenberg

Former schools
Sacred Heart School, Dubuque
St. Luke's School, St. Lucas

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* New Melleray Abbey
* Our Lady of the Mississippi Abbey
* Sisters of Charity of the Blessed Virgin Mary

Priests|

* John George Alleman
* John Patrick Carroll
* James Vincent Casey
* Joseph Crétin
* Justin Albert Driscoll
* Thomas William Drumm
* Raymond Philip Etteldorf
* Daniel Mary Gorman
* Edward Howard
* William Michael Joensen
* Louis Benedict Kucera
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* Thomas Mathias Lenihan
* J. A. M. Pelamourgues
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* Joseph Clement Willging
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