bro se ▁Church ▁in ▁Des ▁Mo ines ▁offered ▁the ▁first ▁Mass ▁in ▁Perry ▁in ▁ 1 8 7 1 . ▁He ▁and ▁other ▁pri ests ▁celebrated ▁Mass ▁in ▁the ▁homes ▁of ▁Catholic ▁people ▁in ▁town . ▁The ▁property ▁at ▁the ▁corner ▁of ▁Third ▁and ▁Luc inda ▁streets ▁was ▁purchased ▁in ▁ 1 8 7 4 ▁and ▁a ▁small ▁frame ▁building ▁was ▁constructed ▁for ▁a ▁church . ▁At ▁the ▁time ▁it ▁was ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁Dioc ese ▁of ▁Dub u que . ▁Father ▁Brazil ▁celebrated ▁the ▁first ▁mass ▁in ▁the ▁new ▁church , ▁and ▁the ▁Rev . ▁Charles ▁Ton er ▁became ▁the ▁parish ' s ▁first ▁past or ▁the ▁same ▁year . ▁The ▁parish ▁became ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁Dioc ese ▁of ▁D aven port ▁when ▁it ▁was ▁established ▁in ▁ 1 8 8 1 . ▁As ▁the ▁Catholic ▁community ▁increased ▁in ▁size ▁the ▁church ▁became ▁too ▁small . ▁Pl ans ▁were ▁drawn ▁up ▁for ▁a ▁red ▁brick ▁church ▁that ▁was ▁completed ▁in ▁ 1 8 8 3 . ▁ ▁By ▁the ▁time ▁the ▁Rev . ▁James ▁Cle ary ▁became ▁the ▁past or ▁in ▁ 1 8 9 8 ▁the ▁second ▁church ▁was ▁also ▁becoming ▁too ▁crow ded . ▁The ▁parish ▁voted ▁to ▁build ▁a ▁third ▁church ▁in ▁ 1 9 0 0 . ▁It ▁was ▁designed ▁by ▁Rock ▁Island , ▁Illinois ▁architect ▁George ▁Sta ud u har ▁in ▁the ▁Late ▁Goth ic ▁Rev ival ▁style . ▁He ▁was ▁responsible ▁for ▁design ing ▁over ▁ 2 0 0 ▁churches ▁between ▁ 1 8 9 0