GUIDE TO CATHOLIC RECORDS ABOUT NATIVE AMERICANS IN THE U.S.
Volume 3: Western United States
Alaska: AK-35

Our Lady of Perpetual Help Church
General Delivery
Nightmute, AK 99690

Phone: 907-647-6428

 

History: Our Lady of Perpetual Help Church, Nightmute, Bethel Census Area, Alaska, has been a small and predominantly Native American (Yupik Eskimo) parish on Nelson Island of the Bering Sea coast and in the Diocese of Fairbanks (Archives: Fairbanks, Alaska).

1929-1931

Catechist Simeon Sipary (Yupik Eskimo) at Little Flower, Hooper鈥檚 Bay, evangelized Nigtmuit (Yupik Eskimo), Nelson Island

1931-1934

Jesuits (Oregon Province) (Archives: St. Louis, Missouri) at Little Flower, Hooper鈥檚 Bay, established and attended to Nigtmuit Chapel (Yupik Eskimo)

1934-1961

Jesuits at St. Joseph鈥檚, Tununak, Jesuits attended to Nightmute/ Nigtmuit Chapel

1959-1966

Jesuits at St. Catherine鈥檚, Cheforniak, established and attended to Our Lady of Perpetual Help Mission (Yupik Eskimo)

1966-1979, 1991-1990s

Became a parish; Jesuits at St. Peter鈥檚, Toksook Bay, attended to Our Lady of Perpetual Help Church

1980s-present

Permanent deacons (Yupik Eskimo) have assisted in ministering to the parish

1979-1984

Jesuits at St. Joseph鈥檚, Tunuak, attended to Our Lady of Perpetual Help

1983-1988

Sisters of St. Ann concurrently ministered to Our Lady of Perpetual Help and St. Catherine鈥檚, Cheforniak    

1990s-present

Visiting Fairbanks diocesan priests and diocesan ministry team members have ministered to St. Aloysius

 

Holdings of Catholic records about Native Americans:

Inclusive dates: 1989-ongoing

Volume: Few volumes

Description: Sacramental records (e.g. baptisms, marriages, burials) for Native American parishioners of Our Lady of Perpetual Help Church.

 

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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