History of st john bosco parish
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A History of St. John Bosco Catholic Church
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History of st john bosco parish
John Bosco Catholic Church began through the efforts of missionary catechists in Indiana Harbor and Rev. Paul J. Schmid, principal of Catholic Central High School, in 1934. Seeing the growth of the city's South Hammond and Woodmar neighborhoods, a need was met through their efforts.
Fr. Schmid rented a basement flat in a three-story building in the 6800 block of Columbia Avenue, which the catechists used three times each week to provide religious instruction to Catholic children in the neighborhood.
On Easter Sunday, April 1, 1934, Pope Pius XI canonized the Italian priest John Bosco and Fr.
Schmid dedicated his new parish in honor of the saint that same day, though the parish did not hold its first Holy Massuntil April 15, 1934. This is, therefore, the first parish in the world named after St. John Bosco.
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Schmid would leave the parish he established later in the year to make up residence at the Josephinium Seminary i