mˌɪnɪsˈoʊɾəz fˈɜːst bˈɪʃəp, ðɪ ˌɑːɹtˈiː. ɹˈɛv. dʒˈoʊsəf kɹˈiːʔn̩, hæd sˈɛləbɹˌeɪɾᵻd ðə fˈɜːst ɹᵻkˈoːɹdᵻd mˈæs ɪn tˈaʊn ðə pɹˈiːviəs jˈɪɹ ænd sˈɛnt ðə ɹˈɛv. tˈɑːməs mˈɜːɹeɪ tʊ ˈɔːɹɡənˌaɪz ðə pˈæɹɪʃ.
Minnesota's first bishop, the Rt. Rev. Joseph Cretin, had celebrated the first recorded Mass in town the previous year and sent the Rev. Thomas Murray to organize the parish.