St. James Catholic Church (St. James Basilica)
622 1st Avenue S
Jamestown, Stutsman County, North Dakota 58401
622 1st Avenue S
Jamestown, Stutsman County, North Dakota 58401
St. James' Catholic Church Jamestown, North Dakota
St. James' beloved pastor MONSIGNOR EDWARD J. GERAGHTY
Born in County Mayo, Ireland, Sept. 3, 1866.
Ordained priest of Fargo Diocese, Dec. 21, 1897.
Appointed pastor pf St. James Parish, July 1905.
Completed construction of St. James Church, Dec. 8, 1914.
Delegated Sisters of St. Joseph to take over Trinity Hospital in 1917.
Celebrated Silver Jubilee, Dec. 21, 1922.
Erected new St. John's Academy in 1927, the Beck Addition in 1951.
Invested as a domestic prelate, Oct. 21, 1947.
Died in Trinity Hospital, Feb. 22, 1953.
Buried in Calvary Cemetery, Feb. 25, 1953.
---Priest, Benefactor, Friend---
Monsignor Geraghty where his life to building a parish where souls could grow strong in the strength of Christ.
Information - back of St. James Catholic Church plate.
St. James' beloved pastor MONSIGNOR EDWARD J. GERAGHTY
Born in County Mayo, Ireland, Sept. 3, 1866.
Ordained priest of Fargo Diocese, Dec. 21, 1897.
Appointed pastor pf St. James Parish, July 1905.
Completed construction of St. James Church, Dec. 8, 1914.
Delegated Sisters of St. Joseph to take over Trinity Hospital in 1917.
Celebrated Silver Jubilee, Dec. 21, 1922.
Erected new St. John's Academy in 1927, the Beck Addition in 1951.
Invested as a domestic prelate, Oct. 21, 1947.
Died in Trinity Hospital, Feb. 22, 1953.
Buried in Calvary Cemetery, Feb. 25, 1953.
---Priest, Benefactor, Friend---
Monsignor Geraghty where his life to building a parish where souls could grow strong in the strength of Christ.
Information - back of St. James Catholic Church plate.