GUIDE TO CATHOLIC RECORDS ABOUT NATIVE AMERICANS IN THE U.S.
Volume 3: Western United States
Colorado: CO-8
St. Margaret Mary Church
28 East Montezuma Avenue
Cortez, CO 81321
Phone: 970-565-7308
Email: smm@fone.net
History: St. Margaret Mary Church, Cortez, Montezuma County, Colorado, has been a predominantly non-Native American parish with some Ute Indian parishioners in the Diocese of Pueblo (Archives: Pueblo, Colorado). Theatines have administered St. Margaret Mary Church, 2005-present. Previously, various priests at St. Margaret Mary had attended to Towaoc Mission (Ute), Ute Mountain Reservation, Towaoc, Colorado.
1951-1987 |
Pueblo diocesan priests at St. Margaret鈥檚, Cortez, established and attended to Towaoc Mission |
1987-1991 |
Vincentians (Midwest Province) (Archives: Chicago, Illinois) attended to Towaoc Mission |
1991-1992 |
Benedictines (Mount Michael Abbey) (Archives: Elkhorn, Nebraska) attended to Towaoc Mission |
1993-ca. 1998 (closed) |
Pueblo diocesan priests at St. Margaret鈥檚, Cortez, attended to Towaoc Mission |
Holdings of Catholic records about Native Americans:
Volume: Several entries among many volumes
Inclusive dates: 1942-ongoing
Description: Sacramental records (e.g. baptisms, marriages, burials) for Native American parishioners of St. Margaret Mary Church and Towaoc Mission.
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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