GUIDE TO CATHOLIC RECORDS ABOUT NATIVE AMERICANS IN THE U.S.
Volume 3: Western United States
Alaska: AK-29
St. Joseph Church
P.O. Box 20228
Kotlik, AK 99620
Phone: 907-899-4715
History: St. Joseph Church, Kotlik, Kusilvak Census Area, Alaska, has been a small and predominantly Native American (Yupik Eskimo) parish in the Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta Region and in the Diocese of Fairbanks (Archives: Fairbanks, Alaska).
1949-1960 |
Jesuits (Oregon Province) (Archives: St. Louis, Missouri) at St. Anthony鈥檚, Hamilton, established and attended St. Joseph Mission (Yupik Eskimo), Kotlik |
1960-1969 |
Jesuits at St. Michael鈥檚, St. Michael, attended to St. Joseph鈥檚 |
1969-1990s |
Became a parish; Jesuits have administered St. Joseph Church |
1980s-present |
Permanent deacons (Yupik Eskimo) and lay administrators (Yupik Eskimo) have ministered to St. Joseph鈥檚 |
1980s-present |
Religious sisters (e.g. Ursulines, Sisters of St. Francis, School Sisters of Notre Dame) have ministered to St. Joseph鈥檚 |
1980s-present |
Visiting Fairbanks diocesan priests and diocesan ministry team members have ministered to St. Joseph鈥檚 |
Jesuits from St. Joseph鈥檚 have attended the following Eskimo missions:
1969-1980s (became a parish) |
Sacred Heart Mission, Emmonak |
1970s-present |
St. Anthony Mission, Hamilton |
Holdings of Catholic records about Native Americans:
Inclusive dates: 1969-ongoing
Volume: Several volumes
Description: Sacramental records (e.g. baptisms, marriages, burials) for the Native American parishioners for St. Joseph Church and Sacred Heart and St. Anthony 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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