 In 1863, Father Pierz sailed for Europe to recruit additional priests for the Minnesota missions.Among those who returned with him were Fathers Joseph Francis Buh (for whom Buh Township, Morrison County is named), Ignaz Tomazin, and James Trobec (later Bishop of Saint Cloud).In 1871, Father Pierz reluctantly accepted the limitations of age and retired to the predominantly German parish of Rich Prairie, Morrison County.