GUIDE TO CATHOLIC RECORDS ABOUT NATIVE AMERICANS IN THE U.S.
Volume 2: Midwest United States
Illinois: IL-4

Claretian Missionaries. United States-Canada Province. Archives
205 West Monroe Street
Chicago, IL 60606

Phone: 312-544-8239
Email: archives@claretians.org

 

Access: See website

 

History: St. Anthony Mary Claret founded the Claretian Missionaries in Spain, 1849. The Claretian Missionaries self-identify with the post-nominal initials, 鈥淐.M.F.鈥 They made their first U.S. foundation in San Antonio, Texas, 1908, and established their Western Province, which evangelized Native American missions and parishes in Arizona and Texas through the following missions and parishes.

1902-1978 (transferred to San Antonio Archdiocese, Texas)

Claretians administered San Fernando Church (Mestizos) (now Cathedral), San Antonio, Texas

1911-1922 (transferred to Redemptorists, Chicago, Illinois)

Claretians at San Fernando Cathedral, San Antonio, Texas, attended to San Jos茅 y San Miguel Mission (Mestizos), San Antonio, Texas

1911-1920s

Claretians at San Fernando Cathedral intermittently attended to San Juan Capistrano Mission (Mestizos), San Antonio, Texas

1927-1933 (transferred to Phoenix Diocese, Arizona)

Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church (Pima, Yaqui), Tempe, Arizona

1927-1933 (transferred to Phoenix Diocese, Arizona)

Our Lady of Guadalupe Mission (Yaqui), Guadalupe, Arizona

 

1941-1943 (transferred to Franciscans, Our Lady of Guadalupe Province)

St. Joseph Church (Navajo, Paiute), Monticello, Utah

1980-1981 (transferred to Tucson Diocese, Arizona)

St. Catherine Church (Apache), Cibecue, Fort Apache Reservation, Arizona

1980-1999 (transferred to Congregation of Holy Cross, Midwest Province)

St. Brendan Church (Paiute, Washo), Eureka, Nevada

 

Holdings of Catholic records about Native Americans: Unknown.

 

Unless otherwise noted, the repository on this page holds (or held) the records described here and they are not held at the 向日葵视频 Archives.

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