Leavenworth County Churches
Holy Angels (AKA St. Patrick's) Catholic Church, Hoge/Basehor
"History of Leavenworth County," 1921
The priests stationed in Leavenworth
did not neglect any of the Catholic families even though they lived miles
away during the early days. There being a number of Catholic families
living in the community now known as Hoge during the early days of
statehood, a congregation was organized there by Rev. Aloysius Laigneil,
S. J., who resided at the cathedral in 1866, and a church was built and
placed under the invocation of the Holy Angels. One year following this,
Rev. Laigneil was succeeded in the pastorate by Rev. Ambrose Butler,
who before the end of the year 1867 was replaced by Rev. Joseph Perrier,
who remained four years.
The rectors of the Holy Angels' Church at Hoge from 1871 to 1874
were the following: Rev. John Murphy, Rev. M. J. Dougherty and Rev.
P. J. Tuit. In 1874 Rev. Ambrose Butler returned and remained until
1875. His successor at Hoge was the Rev. John Leary. He remained
there as rector until 1879.
The next rectors at Hoge in the succession in which they held the
pastorate were as follows: Rev. Michael Browne, Rev. Bernard Hayden,
Rev. Michael Harrigan, Rev. Peter Bishop, Rev. James McNamee, Rev.
Patrick Shields, Rev. M. D. Cavanaugh, Rev. P. J. Kennedy, Rev. Sylvester
Meehan, Rev. Eugene Dekat and Rev. Thomas J. McCaul. The Revs.
James McNamee and Thomas J. McCaul died while at Hoge in charge of
the prison there.
The present pastor, Father Twomey, has replaced the old stone church
with a handsome brick edifice in the Roman style and dedicated the new
church to St. Patrick. The altar and other interior furnishings are very
beautiful and are in keeping with the architecture. A Catholic Cemetery
adjoins the church in which many of the pioneer Catholics of this community have long since been laid to rest. A beautiful monument has
been erected in the cemetery by the members of the parish in honor of
the Rev. James McNamee, who died at Hoge attending his parish.
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