GUIDE TO CATHOLIC RECORDS ABOUT NATIVE AMERICANS IN THE U.S.
Volume 3: Western United States
Alaska: AK-52

St. Aloysius Church
P.O. Box 6
Tanana, AK 99777

Phone: 907-366-7238

 

History: St. Aloysius Church, Tanana, Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area, Alaska, has been a predominantly small and Native American (Koyukon) parish at the confluence of the Yukon and Tanana Rivers and in the Diocese of Fairbanks (Archives: Fairbanks, Alaska).

1863, 1873

Oblates of Mary Immaculate (Archives: Vancouver, British Columbia) visited Tanana (Koyukon)

1871-1872

Bishop Isidore Clut, O.M.I. [Oblates of Mary Immaculate] (Archives: Vancouver, British Columbia) visited the Athabascan-MacKenzie District

1878, 1886

Archbishop Charles Seghers (Archives: Vancouver, British Columbia) visited Tanana

1887-1945, 1948-1952, 1953-1954

Jesuits (Turin, Canada, California, Oregon Provinces) (Archives: St. Louis, Missouri, and Montreal, Quebec) at St. Peter鈥檚, Nulato, established and attended to St. Aloysius Mission (Koyukon), Tanana

1945-1948, 1952-1966

Jesuits at St. John鈥檚, Galena, attended to St. Aloysius

1963-1973

Sisters of Charity of Providence [Sisters of Providence] provided summertime religious education

1966-1973

Became a parish; Jesuits administered St. Aloysius Church

1968-1996

Ursulines (Western Province) (Archives: Santa Rosa, California) served St. Aloysius

1973-2000s

Jesuits from Bishop鈥檚 House, Fairbanks, visited St. Aloysius

1996-2000s

An Xaverian brother (Archives: Baltimore, Maryland) administered St. Aloysius

2000s-present

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

2000s-present

A Franciscan brother and lay administrators (Yupik Eskimo) have served the parish and provided day-to-day administration

Jesuits from St. Aloysius attended the following Native (Koyukon) missions and stations:

1966-1980 (became a parish)

St. John Berchmans Mission, Galena

1966-1973 (closed)

Hot Springs station

1966-1980 (transferred to St. Theresa鈥檚, Kaltag)

St. Francis Regis/ Huslia Mission, Huslia

1966-1973 (closed)

Manley Mission, Manley

1966-1973 (transferred to St. John鈥檚, Galena)

St. Peter in Chains/ Ruby Mission, Ruby

1970-1973 (became a parish)

St. Patrick Mission, Koyukuk

 

Holdings of Catholic records about Native Americans:

Inclusive dates: 1966-ongoing

Volume: Few volumes

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

 

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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