GUIDE TO CATHOLIC RECORDS ABOUT NATIVE AMERICANS IN THE U.S.
Volume 3: Western United States
Alaska: AK-19

Little Flower of Jesus Church
P.O. Box 9
Hooper Bay, AK 99604

Phone: 907-758-4620

 

History: Little Flower of Jesus Church, Hooper Bay, Kusilvak Census Area, Alaska, has been a predominantly Native American (Yupik Eskimo) parish in the Diocese of Fairbanks (Archives: Fairbanks, Alaska). It is located on the Bering Sea.

1890s

Jesuits (Turin Province) (Archives: St. Louis, Missouri) visited Hooper Bay (Yupik Eskimo) 

1928-1983

Jesuits (California, Oregon Provinces) (Archives: St. Louis, Missouri, and Montreal, Quebec) established and administered Little Flower of Jesus Church (Eskimo)

1932-1945 (disbanded)

Sisters of Our Lady of the Snows (Yupik Eskimo) founded at Little Flower by Rev. John P. Fox, S.J. [Jesuits] with assistance by Ursulines (Western Province) (Archives: Santa Rosa, California)

1930s

Sisters of Our Lady of the Snows staffed a school (Eskimo) at Little Flower

1983-1986

A Fairbanks diocesan priest administered Little Flower

1986-present

Jesuits and Fairbanks diocesan priests have administered Little Flower with assistance from permanent deacons (Yupik Eskimo) and lay administrators (Yupik Eskimo)

1980s-1994

Sisters of St. Joseph (California Province) (Archives: Saratoga, California) and a Sister of Notre Dame de Namur ministered to Little Flower

Jesuits and a Fairbanks diocesan priest at Little Flower attended the following Eskimo missions and station:  

1928-1935 (became a mission)

Chevak station

1930-1990 (became a parish)

Blessed Sacrament Mission, Scammon Bay

1935-1950

St. John the Baptist Mission, Chevak 

1983-1986

St. Catherine Church, Cheforniak   

 

Holdings of Catholic records about Native Americans: 

Inclusive dates: 1928-ongoing

Volume: Several volumes 

Description: Sacramental records (e.g. baptisms, marriages, burials) for the Native American parishioners of Little Flower of Jesus Church and Blessed Sacrament Mission.

 

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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