Graf (Krutoyarovka), Russia
AHSGR Village Coordinator - Kevin Rupp
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1912
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1890
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The parish was established in 1883 with the construction of the church in 1886. The parish had a total of 2105 souls in 1909 and in 1919 had grown to 2153 souls.
The church was made out of wood.
Church Photo
from the book
"Die Kirchen und das
Religiose Leben der
Russlanddeutschen"
Katholischer Teil
by Joseph Schnurr
Priests
1898
Alois Vondrau
Hannes Schoenfeld
1898 - 1901
Emanuel Stang
1901 - 1903
Andreas Brungardt
1903 - 1905
Alois Vondrau
1904 - 1905
Gabriel Gwamaradse
1910 - 1911
Alois Vondrau
1912 - 1914
Adolf Braun
From the book
"Die Kirchen und das
Religiose Leben der
Russlanddeutschen"
Katholischer Teil
by Joseph Schnurr
Graf (Krutoyarovka), a German Catholic colony, was established on the "Wiesenseite" or "meadow side" of the Volga River on the 10th of June 1766. The colony was founded by LeRoy and Picet.