GUIDE TO CATHOLIC RECORDS ABOUT NATIVE AMERICANS IN THE U.S.
Volume 3: Western United States
Alaska: AK-51

St. Bernard Church
General Delivery
Stebbins, AK 99671

Phone: 907-934-3151

 

History: St. Bernard Church, Stebbins, Nome Census Area, Alaska, has been a small and predominantly Native American (Yupik Eskimo) parish on St. Michael Island in Norton Sound and in the Diocese of Fairbanks (Archives: Fairbanks, Alaska).

1904-1910

Jesuits (Turin, Canada, California, Oregon Provinces) (Archives: St. Louis, Missouri, and Montreal, Quebec) at St. Michael鈥檚, St. Michael, attended to Stebbins/ Steben station (Yupik Eskimo)

1908-1918

Jesuits at St. Michael鈥檚, St. Michael, established and attended to St. Bernard Mission (Yupik Eskimo)

1918-1919

Became a parish; Jesuits administered St. Bernard Church 

1919-1999

Jesuits at St. Michael鈥檚, St. Michael, attended to St. Bernard鈥檚

1999-present

Lay administrators (Yupik Eskimo) have served the parish and provided day-to-day administration of St. Bernard鈥檚

1999-present

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

 

Holdings of Catholic records about Native Americans: 

Inclusive dates: 1908-ongoing   

Volume: Several volumes  

Description: Sacramental records (e.g. baptisms, marriages, burials) for the Native American parishioners of St. Bernard 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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