GUIDE TO CATHOLIC RECORDS ABOUT NATIVE AMERICANS IN THE U.S.
Volume 3: Western United States
Alaska: AK-6

Immaculate Conception Church
P.O. Box 429
Bethel, AK 99559

Phone: 907-543-2464 

 

History: Immaculate Conception Church, Bethel, has been a predominantly Native American (Yupik Eskimo) parish on the lower Kushokwim River in the Diocese of Fairbanks (Archives: Fairbanks, Alaska).

1890-1943

Jesuits (Turin, Canada, California, Oregon Provinces) (Archives: St. Louis, Missouri; Montreal, Quebec) at Holy Cross, Holy Cross, and St. Joseph鈥檚, Tununak, visited Bethel station (Yupik Eskimo)

1943-2000s

Jesuits established and have administered Immaculate Conception Church (Yupik Eskimo)

1995-present

Permanent deacons (Yupik Eskimo) and lay administrators (Yupik Eskimo) have served the parish and provided day-to-day administration

2000s-present

Visiting Fairbanks diocesan priests and diocesan ministry team members have ministered to Immaculate Conception

Jesuits from Immaculate Conception, Bethal, attended the following Native (Yupik Eskimo) missions:

1943-1968 (transferred to St. Theresa, Aniak)

Sacred Heart/ Immaculate Conception Mission, Kalskag

1950-1968 (became a parish)

St. Theresa Mission, Aniak

1970-1990 (became a parish)

Immaculate Conception/ Church of Mary, the Mother of God, Marshall

 

Holdings of Catholic records about Native Americans:

Inclusive dates: 1943-ongoing

Volume: Few volumes 

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