GUIDE TO CATHOLIC RECORDS ABOUT NATIVE AMERICANS IN THE U.S.
Volume 3: Western United States
Alaska: AK-25

St. Theresa Church
39 Second Street
P.O. Box 69
Kaltag, AK 99748

Phone: 907-534-2218

 

History: St. Theresa Church, Kaltag, Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area, Alaska, has been a small and predominantly Native American (Koyukon) parish on the lower Yukon River in the Diocese of Fairbanks (Archives: Fairbanks, Alaska).

1890s

Jesuits (Turin Province) visited Kaltag (Koyukon)

1901-1948, 1950-1952

Jesuits (California, Oregon Provinces) (Archives: St. Louis, Missouri) at Our Lady, Nulato, established and attended St. Teresa/ Little Flower of Jesus Mission (Koyukon)

1948-1950, 1952-1955

Jesuits at St. John鈥檚, Galena, attended St. Theresa鈥檚

1955-1956

Jesuits at St. Michael鈥檚, St. Michael, attended St. Theresa鈥檚

1979-present

Also, various women religious (e.g. Sisters of Notre Dame, School Sisters of Notre Dame, Sisters of the Holy Names of Jesus and Mary) have ministered to the parishioners of St. Theresa鈥檚

1985-1986

Various Jesuits (e.g. unknown parish, Anchorage, St. Mary鈥檚, St. Marys, St. Lawrence, Mountain Village) attended St. Theresa鈥檚

1986-1992

Franciscans (Sacred Heart Province, St. Louis, Missouri) administered St. Theresa Church

1992

Fairbanks diocesan priests administered St. Theresa鈥檚

1992-1994

Fairbanks diocesan priests at Our Lady, Nulato, attended St. Theresa鈥檚

1994-present

Franciscans and Fairbanks diocesan priests have administered St. Theresa鈥檚

1990s-present

Permanent deacons (Yupik Eskimo) have served the parish

 Jesuits at St. Teresa鈥檚 attended the following Native missions:

1980s (transferred to Holy Family, Glenallen)

St. Francis Regis Mission (Koyukon), Huslia

1980s

St. Michael Mission (Eskimo), McGrath

 

Holdings of Catholic records about Native Americans:

Inclusive dates: 1950-ongoing  

Volume: Several volumes 

Description: Sacramental records (e.g. baptisms, marriages, burials) for Native American parishioners of St. Theresa Church and its attended Native missions.    

 

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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