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St. Boniface Church (Sublimity, Oregon)

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St. Boniface Church
General information
Architectural styleCarpenter Gothic
Town or city375 SE Church St., Sublimity, Oregon
CountryUnited States
Construction started1889
Completed1889
Technical details
Structural systemWood frame

St. Boniface Church is a historic Roman Catholic church building in Sublimity, Oregon, United States built in 1889.

Description

Isometric image of St. Boniface Catholic Church, Sublimity. St. Boniface Catholic Church in Sublimity was built in 1889. View is of front and left side of building.
St. Boniface Catholic Church, Sublimity. St. Boniface Catholic Church in Sublimity was built in 1889.

St. Boniface is construction in the Carpenter Gothic style of architecture, it is a massive six-bay wooden structure with lancet stained glass windows and a steep sloping roof. The cross-adorned steeple above its front entrance reaches to a height of 110 feet above the ground. A historic cemetery adjoins the church building on one side.

History

The first Catholics came to Sublimity in the 1870s. They were German immigrant farmers who came by rail from states like Minnesota, Wisconsin and Nebraska. Originally, services were held in private homes. The first priest, Fr. Peter Juvenal Stampfl, arrived in 1879. He made the first entry in St. Boniface's parish records on December 3, 1879.

St. Boniface Church is still an active parish in the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Portland. Fr. Paul Materu is the current pastor.

References

  1. Friedman Ralph, In Search of Western Oregon, Caldwell, Idaho: Caxton Printers, Ltd., 2nd printing, 1992, pp. 376-377, ISBN 0-87004-332-3
  2. Strobel, Henry. "Catholic settlers who reached Sublimity considered no place better", Catholic Sentinel, July 15, 2009
  3. Stobel, Henry. "Illustrated History of Sublimity, Oregon"
  4. St. Boniface Church's website

External links

Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Portland in Oregon
Ordinaries
Archbishops of Oregon City
François Norbert Blanchet
Charles John Seghers
William Hickley Gross
Alexander Christie
Archbishops of Portland
Edward Howard
Robert Joseph Dwyer
Cornelius Michael Power
William Levada
Francis George
John George Vlazny
Alexander King Sample
Auxiliary bishops
Paul E. Waldschmidt
Kenneth Steiner
Peter Leslie Smith
Churches
List
List of churches in the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Portland in Oregon
Cathedral
St. Mary's Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception
Abbeys
Mount Angel Abbey
Our Lady of Guadalupe Trappist Abbey
Parishes
Our Lady of Perpetual Help Church, Cottage Grove
St. Mary's Church, Mount Angel
St. Patrick's Church, Portland
St. Paul's Church, St. Paul
St. Joseph's Church, Salem
St. Boniface Church, Sublimity
Former churches
St. Patrick's Church, Independence
St. John the Evangelist Church, Zigzag
Education
Higher education
University of Portland
Marylhurst University
High schools
Blanchet Catholic School, Salem
Central Catholic High School, Portland
De La Salle North Catholic High School, Portland
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La Salle High School, Milwaukie
Marist Catholic High School, Eugene
Regis High School, Stayton
St. Mary's Academy, Portland
St. Mary's High School, Medford
Valley Catholic School, Beaverton
Priests
Liam Cary
Francis Peter Leipzig
Edward John O'Dea
Edwin Vincent O'Hara
Charles Joseph O'Reilly
Miscellany
Catholic Sentinel
Oregon Catholic Press
Monastery of Our Lady of Jordan
Monastery of the Precious Blood
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