Sacred Heart and St. Joseph Parish (Altario and Compeer)

Sacred Heart Parish in Altario, formerly known as Bideford, was served from Consort by Father J.T. Currier and Father McQuaid until a church was built in 1927. Between 1927 and 1929 the church was a mission served from Assumption Parish in South Rosenheim. In 1929 Altario received a resident pastor, Father Schachtel who served at the parish until 1932. In 1932 Altario became a mission once again for Assumption Parish in South Rosenheim, served by Father Fidelis Becker (1932-1943) and Father Joseph Rolheiser (1943-1951).
In 1919 Father Jacob Schwebius celebrated the first mass in Compeer in a family home. Mass would continue to be celebrated in private homes in the area until the Compeer Altar Society was organized by Father Becker, pastor at Rosenheim, to raise funds to build a church. On July 23rd, 1948, after substantial renovations to a school purchased by the Altar Society Archbishop J.H. MacDonald blessed the new church and dedicated it to St. Joseph.
In 1951 both Compeer and Altario became missions of Consort. In 1968 when the diocese parishes were reorganized Altario and Compeer missions were transferred to Assumption Parish in Bodo served by Father Francis Dittrich until 1985. In 1985 both mission were transferred to Provost Parish. Finally in 1988 the missions of Compeer and Altario were amalgamated and the first mass, for the newly mergerd parishes was celebrated on August 28, 1988 in Compeer. Services continued until 1996 when due to limited resources and declining church population they were ceased. The Compeer church was closed on June 30 1996 and the building was sold on March 22, 2000.

Altario and Compeer