History of the diocese of Sault Ste, Marie and Marquette; containing a full and accurate account of the development of the Catholic church in upper Michigan, with portraits of bishops, priests and illustrations of churches old and new . e on Spring Street inthe summer of 1853. The same year theUpper Peninsula became Vicariate Apos-tolic and Father Baraga became its firstbishop. The Jesuits from the Sault vis-ted the place from time to time, but no History of thegan, p. 415. Upper Peninsula of Michi- 193 194 HISTORY OF THE DIOCESE OF Steps were taken towards the building ofa church until 1855 w
History of the diocese of Sault Ste, Marie and Marquette; containing a full and accurate account of the development of the Catholic church in upper Michigan, with portraits of bishops, priests and illustrations of churches old and new . e on Spring Street inthe summer of 1853. The same year theUpper Peninsula became Vicariate Apos-tolic and Father Baraga became its firstbishop. The Jesuits from the Sault vis-ted the place from time to time, but no History of thegan, p. 415. Upper Peninsula of Michi- 193 194 HISTORY OF THE DIOCESE OF Steps were taken towards the building ofa church until 1855 when in October thenew bishop visited the Place. He con-firmed, October 12th, thirty persons andselected the site for the future in the fall of 1856, Rev. SebastianDuroc arrived on Mackinac Island, fromFrance, and proceeded by order of theBishop to Marquette on a dog sleigh. He pastor until July 31, 1864, when he wassucceeded by Rev. Henry L. Thiele. Atthis time it was generally known, to theinner circle, tliat the see would be trans-ferred from the Sault to Marquette assoon as Rome would give its prepare for it, Father Thiele com-menced the building of a substantialchurch, and indeed for those davs an ed-. VIEW OF THE PROSPECTIVE NEW ST. JOSEPHS CHURCH, LAKE LINDEM. CONVENT IN THE REAR. RECTORY TO THE LEFT. arrived there in February 1857, and inthe spring commenced the erection of atwo-story frame building on the site ofthe rear-end of the present Cathedral, ofwhich the upper part he occupied himselfand said Mass in the lower. The firstbaptism recorded, October 12, 1857, isthat of John Shade. Father Duroc was ifice of extraordinary design worthy ofthe name of a cathedral. It was a framestructure of Gothic character based on astone foundation. Bishop Baraga laidthe first corner stone in his diocese to thischurch and on his removal dedicated itto St. Peter the Apostle, in 1865. Hetook pardonable pride in his new cath- SAULT STE. MARIE AND MARQUETTE 195 edr
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