Father Leo Medić OFM, arrived in the U.S. in May 1912 was charged with the responsibility to form the new parish.
He began by organizing about 5,000 immigrants from Dalmatia, Banovina, Istria, Slavonia and Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Father Ivica Majstorovic is the director of the Croatian school and Jennifer Kraljević is the current president.
The parish grammar school has two nuns who teach and they are members of the Adorers of the Precious Blood, and the principal is a lay person.
It has been said that the most influential keepsake book was released in 1932 by pastor Blaž Jerković because it contained a wealth of information as well as wonderful photographs.