8 6 0 . ▁The ▁Rev . ▁Jacob ▁Orth ▁became ▁past or ▁the ▁following ▁year ▁and ▁construction ▁on ▁the ▁new ▁church ▁preced ed ▁with ▁the ▁lay ing ▁of ▁the ▁corner stone ▁for ▁the ▁present ▁St . ▁Mary ' s ▁Church ▁on ▁July ▁ 1 8 , ▁ 1 8 6 6 . ▁Pl ans ▁were ▁made ▁to ▁move ▁to ▁the ▁new ▁parish ▁facilities ▁in ▁late ▁ 1 8 7 0 , ▁but ▁Bishop ▁John ▁H enn ess y ▁of ▁Dub u que ▁refused ▁to ▁dedic ate ▁the ▁new ▁church ▁until ▁its ▁deb t ▁of ▁$ 7 , 0 0 0 ▁was ▁paid ▁off . ▁Father ▁Orth ▁decided ▁to ▁act ▁on ▁his ▁own ▁and ▁dedicated ▁the ▁new ▁church ▁himself ▁on ▁January ▁ 1 , ▁ 1 8 7 1 . ▁He ▁was ▁replaced ▁as ▁past or ▁the ▁following ▁month ▁by ▁the ▁Rev . ▁Alo ys ius ▁Me is . ▁The ▁parish ▁fl uct u ated ▁between ▁being ▁known ▁as ▁St . ▁Joseph ' s , ▁the ▁German ▁Catholic ▁Church ▁in ▁recognition ▁of ▁the ▁parish ' s ▁many ▁German ▁parish ion ers , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁other ▁names . ▁The ▁confusion ▁ended ▁in ▁January ▁ 1 8 7 4 ▁when ▁St . ▁Joseph ' s ▁was ▁given ▁its ▁own ▁past or ▁at ▁its ▁original ▁location . ▁The ▁new ▁facility ▁became ▁a ▁new ▁parish ▁and ▁was ▁placed ▁under ▁the ▁patron age ▁of ▁St . ▁Mary ▁of ▁the ▁Ass umption . ▁ ▁The ▁third ▁parish ▁in ▁Fort ▁Mad ison ▁was ▁founded ▁in ▁the ▁town ' s ▁Santa