GUIDE TO CATHOLIC RECORDS ABOUT NATIVE AMERICANS IN THE U.S.
Volume 3: Western United States
New Mexico: NM-64

St. Anthony Church and School and Our Lady of Guadalupe Mission Historic Site
11 St. Anthony Drive
P.O. Box 486
Zuni, NM 87327

Phone: 505-782-2888
Email: See website (Contact Us)

 

History: St. Anthony Church and School, Zuni, Zuni Reservation, New Mexico, has been a predominantly Native American (Zuni) parish in the Diocese of Gallup (Archives: Gallup, New Mexico).

1922-1985

Franciscans (St. John the Baptist Province) (Archives: Cincinnati, Ohio; archives bulk: St. Michaels, Arizona, and Tucson, Arizona) established and administered St. Anthony Church (Zuni)

1985-present

Franciscans (Our Lady of Guadalupe Province) (Archives: St. Michaels, Arizona) established and have administered St. Anthony Church (Zuni)

1923

Two donors provided the funding to establish St. Anthony School, one of whom was from a Mrs. Pudom (Osage); the Osage people then were accumulating wealth from oil leases on Oklahoma lands

1923-1988

Poor Sisters of St. Francis Seraph of the Perpetual Adoration (St. Joseph Province) (Archives: Colorado Springs, Colorado) established and staffed St. Anthony School

1978-1992

Dominican Sisters (unknown) staffed the school, in part

1980-1999

Ursulines (Mount St. Joseph Province) (Archives: Maple Mount, Kentucky) staffed the school, in part

1984-1995

Sisters of Notre Dame (Unknown) staffed the school, in part

1990-1993

Sisters of Mercy (Archives: Belmont, North Carolina)

1991-present

Laity have staffed the school and have comprised the bulk of the staff

1997-1998

Sisters of St. Joseph (Unknown) staffed the school, in part

1997-1998

Franciscan Sisters of Peace (Archives: Haverstraw, New York) staffed the school, in part

Ca. 2000-present

Sisters of Charity of Leavenworth (Archives: Leavenworth, Kansas) have assisted in the pastoral administration of the parish

Franciscans at St. Anthony鈥檚 attended to the Ramah Navajo, 1951-1976 (transferred to San Lorenzo, Ramah). 

Our Lady of Guadalupe Mission Historic Site

1629-1680 (closed), 1699-1821

Franciscans (Santo Evangelico Province) (Archives: Puebla, Mexico)

established and administered Our Lady of Guadalupe/ Nuestra Se帽ora de la Candelaria de Halona Mission

1629-1672 (closed)

Franciscans established and administered Mission La Pur铆sima Concepci贸n de Aguico (Zuni), Hawikuh, until closed due to attacks by Apache Indians

1821-1834

Durango diocesan priests (Archives: Durango, Mexico) administered Our Lady of Guadalupe

1841-1852

Santa Fe diocesan priests at St. Augustine鈥檚, Isleta, attended to Our Lady of Guadalupe

1852-1854

Santa Fe diocesan priests at San Francisco Cathedral, Santa Fe, attended to Our Lady of Guadalupe

1854-1856

Santa Fe diocesan priests at St. Augustine鈥檚, Isleta, attended to Our Lady of Guadalupe

1858-1882

Santa Fe diocesan priests at Nuestra Se帽ora de los Dolores, Seboyeta, attended to Our Lady of Guadalupe  

1884-1890

Santa Fe diocesan priests at San Rafael, San Rafael, attended to Our Lady of Guadalupe

1892-1894

Santa Fe diocesan priests administered Our Lady of Guadalupe

1894-1898

Santa Fe diocesan priests at Nuestra Se帽ora de los Dolores, Seboyeta, attended to Our Lady of Guadalupe  

1899-1923

Santa Fe diocesan priests at Sacred Heart Cathedral, Gallup, attended to Our Lady of Guadalupe

1921-1960s

Franciscans (St. John the Baptist Province) (Archives: Cincinnati, Ohio; archives bulk: St. Michaels, Arizona, and Tucson, Arizona) administered Our Lady of Guadalupe

1966-present

Our Lady of Guadalupe Mission has been undergoing restoration in collaboration between the Zuni Tribe, Diocese of Gallup, and National Park Service

1970-ongoing

Artist Alex Seotewa (Zuni) began painting his monumental wall murals

2003-present

The Zuni Tribe has administered the mission historical site

 

Holdings of Catholic records about Native Americans:

Inclusive dates: 1907-present  

Volume: Ca. 3 cubic feet 

Description: The records of St. Anthony Church and School 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. 

 

Parish Office:

/1 Sacramental records

Inclusive dates: 1907-ongoing

Volume: 9 volumes

Description: Records (e.g. baptisms, marriages, burials) for Native American parishioners of Our Lady of Guadalupe Mission and St. Anthony Church.  

 

School Office:

/2 School records

Inclusive dates: 1930s-ongoing

Volume: Ca. 2 cubic feet

Description: Cumulative files for Native American students of St. Anthony School.  

 

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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