St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Church - Munjor

The Catholic church in Munjor is called St. Francis of Assisi. The first church was a frame building, 41 feet x 20 feet, begun in the autumn of 1877 and completed in February 1878. To support a growing congregation, a second building was constructed with the cornerstone laid on Palm Sunday, 1889. By December of that year, the roof was completed and the new church was dedicated in honor of St. Francis of Assisi on the Feast of the Holy Trinity in 1890. The church was 105 feet long, 39 feet wide, and 50 feet high. The steeple with cross at the top was 54 feet above the stone tower and was dedicated 15 May 1906.

A fire destroyed most of this building in February 1932. It was quickly rebuilt, but the massive steeple was never replaced.

Location:

883 Moscow St.
Munjor, KS 67601
785.625.5314

Pastors & Priests: 

The following priests have served the St. Francis parish:

Adolf Wibbert (1876)
Valentine Sommereisen (1877)
Anastatius Müller (1878-1880)
James Muench (1881-1882)
Andrew Eisenhut (1883)
James Muench (1884)
Francis K. Strobel (1884-1885)
Martin Muelders (1886)
Matthew Savelsberg (1886-1890)
Martin Muelders (1891)
Matthew Savelsberg (1891)
Albert Andlauer (1891-1893)
Hilary Maier (1894-1895)
Nicholas Deinlein (1896)
Leo Egger (1897-1899)
Chilian Lutz (1900-1903)
Leo Egger (1903-1905)
Raphael Schwarz (1905)
Emmeram Kausler (1906-1908)
Herman Jos. Peters (1909-?)
External Links: 

- Munjor
- Munjor, Kansas (German Capital of Kansas)
- St. Francis Catholic Church (Kansas Catholic)
- St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Church (Heartland Parishes)

Resources: 

Saint Francis Cemetery (findagrave.com)

Immigration: 
Munjor, Ellis Co., Kansas

First Catholic Church & Bell Tower in Munjor, Kansas.
Source: The Golden Jubilee of German-Russian Settlements of Ellis and Rush Counties, Kansas.

First Church in Munjor
Source: Kansas Catholic

St. Francis Catholic Church in Munjor, Kansas.
Source: The Golden Jubilee of German-Russian Settlements of Ellis and Rush Counties, Kansas.

St. Francis Catholic Church in Munjor, Kansas.
Source: Kansas Catholic

St. Francis Catholic Church in Munjor, Kansas.
Source: Kevin Rupp.

Interior of St. Francis Catholic Church in Munjor, Kansas.
Source: Kevin Rupp.

Interior (rear) of St. Francis Catholic Church in Munjor, Kansas.
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