Reverend Theobald Spetz of St. Louis Catholic Church
Description
- Creator
- Spetz, Theobald, Author
- Media Type
- Image
- Item Types
- Books
- Photographs
- Description
- This photo of Father Theobald Spetz was originally found in The Diamond Jubilee History of the Diocese of Hamilton with a Complete History of the County of Waterloo book that was published in 1916. This book explains the history of the Catholic Church in Waterloo County up until the year of its publication.
St. Louis congregation began in 1889 when Waterloo Catholics petitioned Reverend Louis Funcken of St. Mary's Church, Berlin (Kitchener) for a Catholic church in Waterloo. The original church building was dedicated on January 6, 1891. Theobald Spatz was the first priest and continued in this role until 1911. - Notes
- Please see the associated record to see the complete book where this photo was taken from.
- Inscriptions
- Rev. Theobald Spetz, C.R. D.D.
- Publisher
- The Catholic Register and Extension
- Place of Publication
- Toronto, Ontario
- Date of Original
- [ca. 1916]
- Subject(s)
- Local identifier
- Box JJ-4
- Language of Item
- English
- Copyright Statement
- Copyright has expired according to Canadian law. No restrictions on use.
- Contact
- Waterloo Public LibraryEmail:askus@wpl.ca
Website:
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