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St. Alphonsus' Catholic Church was built in 1854 by Rev. Walter
Coombs, on land donated by John Rodman. Mr. Coombs was
a very zealous clergyman, and at that time the only priest in the
county. Mass was first offered up by Rev. John Boyle, who was
stationed at St. Raphael's Church, and served at St. Alphonsus'
Church once a month for two years. After he left Rev. Eugene
O'Callaghan officiated. He was a good and zealous man, never
failing to fill his appointments. He served this church once a month
for four years, being at that time stationed at Owensboro.

In 1861, the Rev. Ivo Schacht was sent to St. Alphonsus' by Rev. Martin
Spalding as the first resident pastor. He enlarged the old church
building, which had become too small, and purchased a lot from
James Glenn and built St. Joseph's Female Academy, which was
occupied by the Sisters of Loretto, of Marion County, Ky. It was
a frame building, and was accidentally burned in 1870. Mr. Schacht
was succeeded by Rev. Charles Eggermont, and during his administration the old frame church was burned. He immediately made
arrangements to build the present brick church, but before its completion
he was called to fill a professorship at St. Joseph's College,
at Bardstown, Kentucky. Rev. Paul Yolk, the present pastor,
took his place. He finished the church building, and rebuilt St.
Joseph's Academy, which is now occupied by the Ursuline nuns.
The church is 84 x 45 feet, and has a graceful spire. It is situated
fifteen miles southwest of Owensboro, and there is a membership
of about 1,200. A beautiful cemetery adjoins the church. This
part of Daviess County is settled almost entirely by Catholics, and
it is a remarkable fact that during a period of more than twelve
years not a murder has been committed by a member of this
church.

==Priests==
The following is a list of all the priests that have served this
church:
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Priest !! Years
|-
| E. J. Durbin || 1825-1831
|-
| John Wathen || 1831-1837
|-
| Walter Coombs || 1837-1846
|-
| Athanasius And || 1846-1848
|-
| John Boyle || 1848-1850
|-
| Eugene Callaghan || 1850-1861
|-
| Ivo Schacht || 1861-1864
|-
| Charles Eggermont || 1864-1870
|-
| Paul Yolk || 1870-
|-
| Rev. Michael Coghlan (Ireland) || 1848-1871
|}
The members belonging to St. Alphousus' Church are all Americans,
coming chiefly from Marion, Nelson and Washington counties,
whose ancestors came from Maryland. The baptismal registers
show that from 1861 to 1881, 900 infants have been baptized in this
congregation. Children all receive a good Christian education in
the district school.

{{1883}}

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