Catholic Church History of Waterloo County

Diamond Jubiliee History of the Diocese of Hamilton
with a complete History of the County of Waterloo, 1856-1916
by Rev. Theobald Spetz, C.R. D.D. 

This book is a seminal history of the Catholic Church in Waterloo County. It is out of copyright and there are no restrictions on its use. 

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PART 1 - Cover, Errata, Frontispiece, Title Page, Map of Waterloo County, Sources of Information, List of Illustrations, Preface, Foreword, Introduction, Index [Table of Contents]

​BOOK ONE (part 1)
PART I - St. Agatha
PART II - New Germany [Maryhill]
PART III - St. Clements
PART IV - Berlin 
Part V - Preston
PART VI - Hespeler
PART VII - Morriston

BOOK ONE (part 2)
PART VIII - Galt
PART IX - Macton/Linwood 
PART X - Waterloo 
PART XI - Hamburg 
PART XII - Elmira
PART XIII - Rainham
PART XIV - Hesson

APPENDICES
No. A - St. Agatha Early Settlers
No. B - New Germany Old Settlers [Maryhill]
No. C - St. Clements Early Settlers
No. D - Berlin Early Settlers 
No. E - Preston Early Settlers 
No. F - Hamburg Early Settlers 
No. G - Religious Census of 1911 for Waterloo County 

BOOK TWO
HAMILTON DIOCESE - 
CHAPTER I - Right Reverend Thomas Joseph Dowling, D.D. Bishop of Hamilton 
CHAPTER II - Religious communities 
CHAPTER III - The Sisters of St. Joseph 
CHAPTER IV - The Sisters of Loretto
CHAPTER V - The Sisters of Notre Dame
CHAPTER VI - The Parishes of the Diocese Alphabetically Arranged 

BOOK THREE
An Alphabetical List of the Clergy Serving the District of the Present Diocese of Hamilton, with Brief Biographical Note
List of Places