Reverend Peter F. Hylebos was born in Belgium in 1848. Shortly after he graduated from the University of Louvain and his ordination in 1870, he left for North America. Later in that same year, he was appointed as Secretary to Bishop A.M.A. Blanchet for the Diocese of Nisqually. This Diocese included Western Washington and parts or Oregon. At one time he was in charge of missions at Olympia, Steilacoom, and Tacoma.
Father Hylebos moved to Tacoma in 1880, and became the first pastor of St Leo's Parish. At his invitation, the Sisters of St. Francis of Philadelphia established St. Joseph's Hospital and the Sisters of St. Dominic and Sisters of St Joseph established other hospitals and schools in Western Washington. He also brought the Visitation Sisters to Tacoma in 1890.
In 1888 he purchased property for use as a Catholic Indian school next to what was to become Hylebos Creek, and later to become Gethsemane Cemetery.
For 25 years he was Victor General of the Seattle Diocese (formerly the Diocese of Nisqually), and in 1910 was accorded a personal interview in Rome with St. Pius X.
Father Hylebos was active in the lives of many of Tacoma's earliest parishes and the Puyallup Tribe, as well as other tribes. He was present in 1885 enduring Tacoma's anti-Chinese riot, at which time he was deputized by the Pierce County Sheriff and attempted to establish some semblance of peace with both Chinese and non-Chinese residents.
He died during the 1918 "Spanish flu" pandemic on Thanksgiving Day, November 28, 1918. He had been scheduled to speak that day at an ecumenical service at the Rialto Theater.
He was buried at Calvary Cemetery. The main altar of the cemetery was erected in 1921 in his memory as the "1st Resident Pastor of Tacoma". The "Sisters Plot" was installed around the Hylebos Altar in honor of his efforts to bring the various orders of nuns to Tacoma and Pierce County during his lifetime.
Father Hylebos moved to Tacoma in 1880, and became the first pastor of St Leo's Parish. At his invitation, the Sisters of St. Francis of Philadelphia established St. Joseph's Hospital and the Sisters of St. Dominic and Sisters of St Joseph established other hospitals and schools in Western Washington. He also brought the Visitation Sisters to Tacoma in 1890.
In 1888 he purchased property for use as a Catholic Indian school next to what was to become Hylebos Creek, and later to become Gethsemane Cemetery.
For 25 years he was Victor General of the Seattle Diocese (formerly the Diocese of Nisqually), and in 1910 was accorded a personal interview in Rome with St. Pius X.
Father Hylebos was active in the lives of many of Tacoma's earliest parishes and the Puyallup Tribe, as well as other tribes. He was present in 1885 enduring Tacoma's anti-Chinese riot, at which time he was deputized by the Pierce County Sheriff and attempted to establish some semblance of peace with both Chinese and non-Chinese residents.
He died during the 1918 "Spanish flu" pandemic on Thanksgiving Day, November 28, 1918. He had been scheduled to speak that day at an ecumenical service at the Rialto Theater.
He was buried at Calvary Cemetery. The main altar of the cemetery was erected in 1921 in his memory as the "1st Resident Pastor of Tacoma". The "Sisters Plot" was installed around the Hylebos Altar in honor of his efforts to bring the various orders of nuns to Tacoma and Pierce County during his lifetime.
Reverend Peter F. Hylebos was born in Belgium in 1848. Shortly after he graduated from the University of Louvain and his ordination in 1870, he left for North America. Later in that same year, he was appointed as Secretary to Bishop A.M.A. Blanchet for the Diocese of Nisqually. This Diocese included Western Washington and parts or Oregon. At one time he was in charge of missions at Olympia, Steilacoom, and Tacoma.
Father Hylebos moved to Tacoma in 1880, and became the first pastor of St Leo's Parish. At his invitation, the Sisters of St. Francis of Philadelphia established St. Joseph's Hospital and the Sisters of St. Dominic and Sisters of St Joseph established other hospitals and schools in Western Washington. He also brought the Visitation Sisters to Tacoma in 1890.
In 1888 he purchased property for use as a Catholic Indian school next to what was to become Hylebos Creek, and later to become Gethsemane Cemetery.
For 25 years he was Victor General of the Seattle Diocese (formerly the Diocese of Nisqually), and in 1910 was accorded a personal interview in Rome with St. Pius X.
Father Hylebos was active in the lives of many of Tacoma's earliest parishes and the Puyallup Tribe, as well as other tribes. He was present in 1885 enduring Tacoma's anti-Chinese riot, at which time he was deputized by the Pierce County Sheriff and attempted to establish some semblance of peace with both Chinese and non-Chinese residents.
He died during the 1918 "Spanish flu" pandemic on Thanksgiving Day, November 28, 1918. He had been scheduled to speak that day at an ecumenical service at the Rialto Theater.
He was buried at Calvary Cemetery. The main altar of the cemetery was erected in 1921 in his memory as the "1st Resident Pastor of Tacoma". The "Sisters Plot" was installed around the Hylebos Altar in honor of his efforts to bring the various orders of nuns to Tacoma and Pierce County during his lifetime.
Father Hylebos moved to Tacoma in 1880, and became the first pastor of St Leo's Parish. At his invitation, the Sisters of St. Francis of Philadelphia established St. Joseph's Hospital and the Sisters of St. Dominic and Sisters of St Joseph established other hospitals and schools in Western Washington. He also brought the Visitation Sisters to Tacoma in 1890.
In 1888 he purchased property for use as a Catholic Indian school next to what was to become Hylebos Creek, and later to become Gethsemane Cemetery.
For 25 years he was Victor General of the Seattle Diocese (formerly the Diocese of Nisqually), and in 1910 was accorded a personal interview in Rome with St. Pius X.
Father Hylebos was active in the lives of many of Tacoma's earliest parishes and the Puyallup Tribe, as well as other tribes. He was present in 1885 enduring Tacoma's anti-Chinese riot, at which time he was deputized by the Pierce County Sheriff and attempted to establish some semblance of peace with both Chinese and non-Chinese residents.
He died during the 1918 "Spanish flu" pandemic on Thanksgiving Day, November 28, 1918. He had been scheduled to speak that day at an ecumenical service at the Rialto Theater.
He was buried at Calvary Cemetery. The main altar of the cemetery was erected in 1921 in his memory as the "1st Resident Pastor of Tacoma". The "Sisters Plot" was installed around the Hylebos Altar in honor of his efforts to bring the various orders of nuns to Tacoma and Pierce County during his lifetime.
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