GUIDE TO CATHOLIC RECORDS ABOUT NATIVE AMERICANS IN THE U.S.
Volume 3: Western United States
New Mexico: NM-45
St. Joseph Mission School
26 School Road
P.O. Box 370
San Fidel, NM 87049
Phone: 505-552-6362
Email: See website
History: St. Joseph Mission School San Fidel, Cibola County, New Mexico, has been a small and predominantly Native American mission school (e.g. Acoma [Keresan], Laguna [Keresan], Mestizos, Navajo) near Acoma Pueblo in the Diocese of Gallup (Archives: Gallup, New Mexico).
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1880s-1970s (closed) |
Franciscans (St. John the Baptist Province) (Archives: Cincinnati, Ohio; archives bulk: St. Michaels, Arizona, and Tucson, Arizona) established and administered St. Joseph Church, San Fidel/ Milan |
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1923-1950s |
Poor Sisters of St. Francis Seraph of the Perpetual Adoration (St. Joseph Province) (Archives: Colorado Springs, Colorado) founded and administered St. Joseph Mission School |
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1960-1994 |
Ursulines (Archives: Maple Mount, Kentucky) administered St. Joseph鈥檚 |
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1994-2003 |
Sisters of the Most Holy Sacrament (unknown) and the Sisters of the Blessed Sacrament for Indians and Colored People (Archives: Wynnewood, Pennsylvania) administered St. Joseph鈥檚 |
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2003-present |
Laity and the Sisters of Charity of St. Joan Antida (Archives: Milwaukee, Wisconsin) administered the school |
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2018-present |
St. Joseph鈥檚 became a member of the American Indian Catholic Schools Network (Notre Dame, Indiana) (Archives: Milwaukee, Wisconsin) |
Franciscans at St. Joseph鈥檚 attended to the following Native American missions in New Mexico:
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1884-1890 |
Our Lady of Guadalupe Mission (Zuni), Zuni Pueblo |
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1885-1892 |
San Estivan del Rey Mission (Acoma [Keresan]), Acoma Pueblo |
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1890-1898 |
St. Joseph Mission (Laguna [Keresan]), Laguna Pueblo |
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1950-1966 |
San Estivan del Rey Mission, Acoma Pueblo |
Holdings of Catholic records about Native Americans:
Inclusive dates: 1920s-ongoing
Volume: At least 1 cubic foot
Description: Records for the Native American students of St. Joseph Mission School.
For the sacramental records of St. Joseph Mission -- see -- the guide entry for Gallup, New Mexico, Diocese of Gallup Archives.
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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