St joseph biography catholic church bryan tx

Bryan in Brazos County, Texas — The American South (West South Central)

St. Joseph Catholic Church. . , Although Catholic worship services were celebrated in Bryan by 1869, this church traces its history to the early 1870s.

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The first church building was erected about 1871 for a small active parish. The Reverend John Moore is considered to be the first full-time pastor of St. Joseph Church of Bryan. , Fire destroyed the church structure in 1876. The congregation held worship services in temporary quarters in a local store building until a new location was established.

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In 1883 the Masonic schoolhouse was purchased for $500 and converted into a church at a cost of about $1,200. In 1904 a new frame edifice replaced the converted schoolhouse. Another structure was built at East 26th and Preston Streets as the con