▁there . ▁He ▁also ▁built ▁the ▁front ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁present ▁rect ory ▁in ▁Hol bro ok . ▁Four ▁years ▁later ▁he ▁was ▁transferred ▁to ▁St . ▁Margaret ' s ▁C athedral ▁in ▁D aven port . ▁He ▁would ▁be ▁the ▁c athedral ' s ▁re ctor ▁and ▁direct ▁the ▁construction ▁of ▁the ▁new ▁Sac red ▁Heart ▁C athedral . ▁The ▁people ▁of ▁Hol bro ok ▁considered ▁the ▁transfer ▁a ▁dem otion ▁seeing ▁as ▁St . ▁Margaret ' s ▁was ▁a ▁smaller ▁parish . ▁Father ▁Davis ▁went ▁on ▁to ▁become ▁co adj utor ▁bishop ▁in ▁ 1 9 0 4 ▁and ▁then ▁Bishop ▁of ▁D aven port ▁in ▁ 1 9 0 6 . ▁ ▁As ▁the ▁ 2 0 th ▁century ▁progress ed ▁the ▁rural ▁population ▁of ▁Iowa ▁decre ased , ▁and ▁the ▁Hol bro ok ▁area ▁was ▁no ▁different . ▁Tow ard ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁century ▁St . ▁Michael ' s ▁was ▁cluster ed ▁with ▁other ▁par ishes ▁in ▁the ▁area ▁and ▁served ▁by ▁a ▁single ▁priest . ▁Finally , ▁on ▁March ▁ 2 8 , ▁ 1 9 9 6 , ▁Bishop ▁William ▁Franklin ▁announced ▁in ▁The ▁Catholic ▁M essen ger ▁that ▁St . ▁Michael ' s ▁would ▁close ▁by ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁June . ▁In ▁a ▁little ▁over ▁a ▁century ▁St . ▁Michael ' s ▁went ▁from ▁being ▁“ the ▁largest ▁and ▁best ▁parish ▁in ▁the ▁dioc ese ” ▁to ▁closing . ▁Rev . ▁Richard ▁Ok um u ▁of ▁St . ▁Peter ' s ▁parish ▁in ▁Cos gro