GUIDE TO CATHOLIC RECORDS ABOUT NATIVE AMERICANS IN THE U.S.
Volume 3: Western United States
Texas: TX-49
San Fernando Cathedral
115 Main Plaza
San Antonio, TX 78205
Phone: 210-227-1297
Email: See website
History: The Cathedral of San Fernando, San Antonio, Texas, has been a predominantly non-Native American parish with some parishioners of Native American descent (e.g. Mestizos, Coahuiltecan) in the Archdiocese of San Antonio (Archives: San Antonio, Texas).
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1731-1777 |
Michoac谩n diocesan priests (Morelia, Mexico) established and administered San Fernando Church |
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1777-1838 |
Linares diocesan priests (Monterrey, Mexico) administered San Fernando Church |
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1838-1874 |
Galveston/Texas diocesan priests administered San Fernando Church |
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1874-1902 |
San Antonio arch/diocesan priests administered San Fernando Cathedral |
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1875-1930 |
Sisters of Charity of the Incarnate Word (New Orleans Province) (Archives: San Antonio, Texas) established and staffed a girls鈥� school at San Fernando |
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1888-1930 |
Marianists (Cincinnati Province) (Archives: St. Louis, Missouri) established and administered a boy鈥檚 school at San Fernando |
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1902-1978 |
Claretians (Western Province) (Archives: Chicago, Illinois) administered San Fernando |
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1930-present |
Sisters of Divine Providence consolidated and have staffed the parish schools |
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1930-1967 (closed) |
Salesian Sisters of St. John Bosco (Turin, Italy) staffed San Fernando School |
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1978-present |
San Antonio archdiocesan priests have administered San Fernando |
Various priests from San Fernando attended the following Indian missions in San Antonio:
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1793-1830s (closed) |
San Antonio de Valero (El Alamo) Mission |
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1911-1922 (became a parish) |
San Jos茅 y San Miguel |
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1911-ca. 1920 (became a parish) |
San Juan Capistrano |
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1915-ca. 1920 (became a parish) |
San Francisco de la Espada |
Holdings of Catholic records about Native Americans:
Inclusive dates: 1731-ongoing
Volume: Many entries among multiple volumes
Description: Sacramental records (e.g. baptisms, marriages, burials) for parishioners of Native American descent at San Fernando Cathedral and its attended missions of San Antonio de Valero, San Juan Capistrano, and San Francisco de la Espada.
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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