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St. Louis Catholic Church
N8726 County Line Road
Luxemburg, Wisconsin, 54229
Phone: 920-866-2410
St. Louis Catholic
N8710 County Line Road
Luxemburg, Wisconsin, 54229
Phone: 920-866-2611
St. Louis is located in Dyckesville, Town of Red River, Kewaunee County, Wisconsin, and 15 miles from Green Bay, Wisconsin. In 1999 they had a membership of 300 families.
St.
Louis Parish was founded in 1863, and the first church was built on land
donated by Louis and Octavia Van Dycke, who were storekeepers in
Dyckesville. Before this all Catholics
in this area had to attend services in Bay Settlement, a ten-mile trek, often
times by foot.
St.
Louis was a mission until 1872 when a rectory and sacristy was added to the
church. Rev. Martin Smitz became
resident pastor, as well as assisting surrounding missions. Rev. Smitz left in 1874 and the parish
became a mission to St. Joseph parish in Champion. There were 125 families in membership.
In
1894 a brick steeple was added to the church.
In 1895 a floor was laid, and in 1896 a Gothic Altar was built. All under the guidance of Rev. J.J. Van
Rooy.
In 1921
Two and three quarters acres were purchases from Henry Smeesters for use as a
cemetery.
The
Church vestibules and confessionals were added in 1925.
In the
1930’s a porch was built on the rectory.
St.
Louis also runs a catholic school with grades from pre-school thru fifth
grade. In 1999 there were 40 students
attending.
List of Pastors and Administrators
1872 Rev. Martin Smitz
1877 Rev. Charles Stein
1894 Rev. J.J. Van Rooy, O. Praem
1904 Rev. Clement Smits, O. Praem
1908 Rev. John W. Melchers, O. Praem
1925 Rev. Augustine G. Vande Gevel, O. Praem
1929 Rev. Richard Londo, O. Praem
1933 Rev. Walter A. Paiement, O. Praem
1948 Rev. Ludolph F. Jacobs, O. Praem
1953 Rev. Blaise J. Peters, O. Praem
1954 Rev. Ferdinand F. Du Pont, O. Praem
1959 Rev. Dominic Hockers, O. Praem
1970 Rev. Gerald Kempn, O. Praem
1977 Rev. Sebastian Schalk, O. Praem (Temp. Administrator)
1978 Rev. Kenneth De Groot, O. Praem
1979 Rev. Peter J. Renard, O. Praem
1980 Rev. Donald Buzanowski, O. Praem
1981 Perm. Deacon David Ludke, Part-time
1982 Rev. Richard Kleiber
1991 Rev. Richard Mauthe, Administrator
1993 Rev. Richard Mauthe, Pastor
1999 Rev.Thimothy Shillcox, O. Praem, (Temp. Administrator &
Moderator)
1999 Sister Marlene Dimmerling, Parish Director
2000 Rev. Joseph Bestler, Minister of the Sacraments.
Surnames listed in St. Louis Cemetery
AGAMAITE, ALEXANDER, ALLARD,
BADER, BAUDHUIN, BERGER, BODART, BOJEAN, BORLEE, BOUCHER, BOUCHONVILLE,
BOULANGER, BRAIBANT, BRUNS, CASPER, CHARLES, CHARLIER, COLLIN, CORNETTE,
CRAVILLION, DANZ, DEBACKER, DEBAKER, DEBAUCHE, DECREMER, DEGRAND, DEGRAVE,
DEGREVE, DEJARDIN, DELAURELLE, DELFOSSE, DELWICHE, DEMEUSE, DENIS, DEPREY,
DEPREZ, DEPRINCE, DEQUAINE, DERENNE, DESHAUTELS, DESOTELL, DETHY, DEMMER,
DTERY, DUCHATEAU, DUPONT, DUQUANE, ENGLEBERT, ERALEY, ETTIEN, FALISH, FERRIER,
FLEMAL, FRONCEE, GASPARD, GERONDALE, GIESENBURG, GILLIS, GILSON, GIRANDEZ,
GISEMBERG, HANNON, HENDRICKS, HENRY, HERBENAUX, HOCKERS, JACOBS, JACQUART,
KEMPEN, LANCELLE, LARDO, LAROSE, LEGO, LEGOT, LEMENS, LEROY, LONDO,
LORBERBLATT, LORITZ, MACAU, MACCO, MALCORE, MARCHANT, MAYAT, MELCHERS, MOENS,
NELLES, NELLIS, PAIMENT, PAQUE, PAUL, PAYE, PETERS, POMMIER, PORTIE, PORTIER,
PRAIL, PREVOST, RENTER, RISSE, ROBINSON, ROPSON, ROUTHIEAUX, ROUX, SACOTTE,
SEMES, SMASAL, SMEESTERS, SMITH, SMITS, TABORDON, TERWAGNE, THEYS, TOMBAL,
VANCASTER, VANDEGEVEL, VANDENACK, VANDERHOUTEN, VANDERMISSEN, VANDERVEST,
VANESS, VAN ROOY, VANZEELAND, VERBOMSEVR, WERY, WILSMAN, WOODARD