GUIDE TO CATHOLIC RECORDS ABOUT NATIVE AMERICANS IN THE U.S.
Volume 3: Western United States
New Mexico: NM-15
St. Paul Church
268 Crownpoint Drive
P.O. Box 268
Crownpoint, NM 87313
Phone: 505-786-5376
History: St. Paul Church, Crownpoint, Navajo Nation, New Mexico, has been a predominantly Native American (Navajo) parish in the Diocese of Gallup (Archives: Gallup, New Mexico).
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1961-1975 |
Franciscans (St. John the Baptist Province) (Archives: Cincinnati, Ohio; archives bulk: St. Michaels, Arizona, and Tucson, Arizona) established and administered St. Paul Church (Navajo) |
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1976-1977 |
Dominicans (Most Holy Name of Jesus-Western Dominican Province) (Archives: Oakland, California) administered St. Paul鈥檚 |
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1978-1979 |
Gallup diocesan priests administered St. Paul鈥檚 |
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1979-1980 |
Jesuits (California Province) (Archives: St. Louis, Missouri) administered St. Paul鈥檚 |
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1980-present |
Gallup diocesan priests and Sisters, Adorers of the Blood of Christ (Archives: St. Louis, Missouri) have shared administration of St. Paul鈥檚 |
Various priests at St. Paul鈥檚 have attended to the following Native American (Navajo) missions in the Gallup Diocese, New Mexico:
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1962-1975, 1981-1998 (closed) |
San Ignacio Mission, Star Lake |
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1970-1974 (became a parish) |
St. Bonaventure Mission and School, Thoreau |
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1999-present |
Risen Savior Mission, Bluewater |
Holdings of Catholic records about Native Americans:
Inclusive dates: 1897-present, bulk 1897-1929
Volume: At least 6 cubic feet
Description: The records at St. Paul Church were not arranged according to a classification scheme when reviewed by a 向日葵视频 archivist, 2006. Consequently, the description is by record type.
/1 Sacramental Records
Inclusive dates: 1897-ongoing
Volume: At least 7 volumes
Description: Records (e.g. baptisms, marriages, burials) for Native American parishioners of St. Bonaventure/ St. Valerian Mission, St. Paul Mission, and San Diego Mission, Jemez Pueblo.
A. Combined registers: St. Bonaventure/ St. Valerian Mission, St. Paul Mission, and San Diego Mission, Jemez Pueblo, 1897-ongoing, 3 volumes
1. Baptisms, 1897-1935, re: St. Bonaventure/ St. Valerian Mission with appended copies (typed) from San Diego Mission, Jemez Pueblo, 1898-1929
2. First communions, 1945-1963, re: St. Bonaventure/ St. Valerian Mission
3. Confirmations, 1938-1979, re: St. Bonaventure/ St. Valerian Mission and St. Paul Mission
4. Marriages, 1939-2002, re: St. Bonaventure/ St. Valerian Mission?
5. Burials, 1943-2001, re: St. Bonaventure/ St. Valerian Mission and St. Paul Mission; 1 volume
B. Baptismal Registers, 1938-1985, re: St. Bonaventure/ St. Valerian Mission and St. Paul Mission; 1 volume
C. First Communion Registers with appended baptisms and confirmations, 1964-ongoing
1. St. Paul Mission with a few St. Bonaventure Mission, 1 volume
2. St. Paul Mission, 1975-ongoing, 2 volumes
a. Baptisms, 1985-ongoing
b. Confirmations, 1975-ongoing
3. St. Bonaventure Mission, 1970-ongoing, 2 volumes
a. Baptisms, 1970-ongoing
b. Confirmations, 1970-ongoing
/2 Various Records
Inclusive dates: 1897-ongoing; bulk 1897-1929
Volume: Ca. 5.5 cubic feet
Description: Bulletins, clippings and scrapbooks, photographs and albums, plus financial records.
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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