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St. Mary's Parish was founded in the 1870's, and was originally a mission to the St. John's Parish in Morrison. At first, the Morrison parish was primarily an Irish, and the Greenleaf site was German.

The pastor at the time of origin of the Greenleaf parish was Father James Lane, from Ireland. He served the parishes from 1870 through 1876. He died in January 1877, and is buried in the St. Patrick's parish cemetery in nearby Askeaton.

Father Henry Hunck was appointed pastor to in 1900, and in 1902 the parish built it's first school. The original school building was a two classroom structure. The current St. Mary's Church was built in 1917 during the pastorate of Father Anthony Koeferl. The present school and convent (parish center) structure were begun in May 1961 during Father Earl Brouchoud's pastorage, and were dedicated by Bishop Bona in December 1961.

St. Mary's officially remained the mission of St. John's in Morrison until St. John's officially closed on February 13, 1966. Father Emmet Weber was pastor during this transition.

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1870-1876 Rev. James Lane
1876-1877 Rev. William Herbert
1877 Rev. Anthony Abb
1877-1878 Rev. Nicholas Gallweiler
1878-1879 Rev. Andrew Andolschek
1879-1884 Rev. John Holzknecht
1884-1885 Rev. Englebert Blume
1885-1886 Rev. Conrad Saile
1886-1887 Rev. Anthonasius Buschle
1887-1888 Rev. Amandus Masschelein
  1888-1890 Rev. Lawrence Spitzelberger
  1891-1895 Rev. Peter VanSustern
Where two or         three are         gathered in         my name...

     I will be there.
1895-1896 Rev. William de Haan
1896-1900 Rev. Francis Geier
1900-1905 Rev. William Hunck
1908-1912 Rev. Peter Nilles
1912-1918 Rev. Anthony Koeferl
1918-1927 Rev. Matthias Hauch
1927 Rev. Frank Schoettl
1927-1942 Rev. John Murphy
1942-1950 Rev. John Haen
1950 Rev. Gerald Van Nuland
1950-1957 Rev. Francis Helwig
1957-1958 Rev. Henry Arens
1958-1965 Rev. Earl Brouchoud
  1965-1968 Rev. Emmet Weber
  1968-1978 Rev. John O'Brien
  1978-1988 Rev. Thomas Stocker
  1988-2005 Rev. Robert Kabat
  2005 Msgr. John Schuh
  2005-2008 Deacon Robert & Monica Penzenstadler
  2008- Rev. Dennis Bergsbaken
 
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