In 1869 the Capuchin Fathers built a public chapel and Friary in the block bounded by 4th, and 5th, and Brown streets and Reservoir avenue. St. Francis Parish was organized  in 1871 and the present stone buildings where designed by the famous New York architect William Schickel. When construction had been completed, the buildings were dedicated in 1877.

St. Francis Parish  was founded by  the Capuchin Franciscans friars who first came the United States from Switzerland in 1851. They were invited to Milwaukee by the Milwaukee Bishop John Martin Henni who was concerned about the spiritual welfare of his fellow Germans. At this time, the Germans were on the "low rung" of the immigrants in the Milwaukee area, causing city residents to drive the Germans and the Capuchins to establish their chapel on the north edge of Milwaukee. As numbers grew and Germanic industries [e.g. farming, brewing beer, and making sausage] flourished, Germans were mainstreamed into Milwaukee society. From the start, the Capuchin Franciscans and St. Francis Parish have always devoted themselves to caring for the poor, the needy, and the outcast.

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10:30 Misa en Español

La parroquia tiene una población hispana, principalmente puertorriqueña, y ofrece una misa dominical en español, que incluye partes bilingües en segmentos importantes de la misa, para quienes no saben español.

El Ministerio Hispano de la Parroquia de San Francisco sirve a la comunidad que habla en español a través de oportunidades para crecer en la fe y en el servicio.  Dado que la población hispana de la parroquia es mayormente puertorriqueña, se lleva a cabo una importante celebración anual en junio, en honor a San Juan Bautista, el patrón de Puerto Rico.

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