[2] Oconto has a long history of French involvement, going back to the Jesuit missionary Allouez and fur-trading days.

Over time their numbers grew and they weren't satisfied with the French dominance at St Peter's.

To hold the more diverse congregation together, services rotated between English, Dutch, German and Bohemian.

Carlos Buck of Green Bay designed the new building in High Victorian Gothic style.

When the church was built, various national groups donated stained glass windows depicting their favored saints.

Above the one main front entrance is a tall central tower, with a conical spire topped with a cross.