The Catholic Community of Washington County, Kansas


Sacred Heart
South Main Street
Greenleaf, KS 66943

Parish Council and Finance Council Members

1871 Starts with mass being offered in homes
1880 School house bought and refurnished as the Church of St. Mary of the Rosary, A mission of Palmer, and later Kimeo
1890 Present Church built and name changed to Sacred Heart Church
1904 First resident Pastor
1914 Addition to Church is built, Palmer mission is removed
1927 Coon Creek Church is dismantled
1971 Mission Church of Hanover
1972 Parish with a resident Pastor covered Missions of Washington and Morrowville
1975 Mission Church of Washington
1982 Mission Church of Hanover
Early 1990's Joined Washington and Morrowville with teachers and students for religious education classes at Washington
2002 Became part of the Catholic Community of Washington County
2002 Placed under the Pastor Care of Fr. Jim Hoover, Pastor, and Sister Marilyn Wall, Pastor Associate
2009 Placed under the pastoral care of Fr. David Metz