GUIDE TO CATHOLIC RECORDS ABOUT NATIVE AMERICANS IN THE U.S.
Volume 3: Western United States
Montana: MT-33

St. Ignatius Mission
Church Street
P.O. Box 667
St. Ignatius, MT 59865

Phone: 406-745-2768

 

History: St. Ignatius Mission, Flathead Reservation, Montana, has been a predominantly Native American parish in the Diocese of Helena (Archives: Helena, Montana).

1844-1854

Rev. Pierre J. De Smet, S.J. established and Jesuits (Turin, California, Oregon Provinces) (Archives: St. Louis, Missouri) administered St. Ignatius Mission (Kalispel), Pend Oreille River, Washington

1854-present

Jesuits relocated and administered St. Ignatius Mission (Kootenai, Salish), Flathead/ Pend O鈥檙eille Reservation, St. Ignatius/ Snielemen, Montana

1864-1919

Sisters of Charity of Providence (Montreal Motherhouse, Mother Joseph Province) (Archives: Montreal, Quebec, and Seattle, Washington) established and staffed St. Ignatius Boarding School (Kootenai, Salish) at the mission  

1890-1972 (closed)

Ursulines (Western Province) (Archives: Santa Rosa, California) staffed the school

Jesuits at St. Ignatius, Washington Territory, attended to the following Indian missions:  

1848-1849

St. Francis Borgia station (Kalispel), Flathead Lake, Montana

1848-ca. 1854

St. Paul Mission (e.g. Okanagan, Spokan), Colville Valley, Washington

Jesuits at St. Ignatius, Montana, have attended to the following Native American missions:

1864-ca. 1880

Dolores Mission (Kalispel? Kootenai?), Montana

1864-ca. 1880

St. Louis Mission (Kalispel? Kootenai?), [Montana?]

1865-1866

Cootenay /Courtenay鈥檚 Mission (Kootenai), Montana

1865-1866 (became a parish)

St. Mary鈥檚 Mission (Salish), Stevensville/ Bitter Root Valley

 

1896-present

St. John Berchman Mission (Salish), Jocko/ Arlee/ Jocko Valley, Flathead Reservation

1941-present

Sacred Heart Mission (Salish), Arlee, Flathead Reservation

St. John Berchman Mission:

1892-1897 (closed)

Ursulines (Western Province) (Archives: Great Falls, Montana) established and administered St. John Berchman School (Salish), Jocko/ Arlee/ Jocko Valley, Flathead Reservation

1896-present

Jesuits at St. Ignatius, St. Ignatius, established and attended to St. John Berchman Mission (Salish), Jocko/ Arlee/ Jocko Valley, Flathead Reservation

 

Holdings of Catholic records about Native Americans:

Inclusive dates: 1864-ongoing

Volume: Several volumes 

Description: Sacramental records (e.g. baptisms, marriages, burials) for Native American parishioners of St. Ignatius Mission and its attended Native American 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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