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

Sacred Heart, Our Lady of Lourdes, and St. Philip Benizi Churches
P.O. Box 214
Wellpinit, WA 99040

Phone: 509-725-1761

Sacred Heart Church
6156 Ford-Wellpinit Road
Wellpinit, WA 99040

Our Lady of Lourdes Church
West End, WA 99040

St. Philip Benizi Church
5247 Hubert Road
Ford, WA 99013

 

History: Sacred Heart, Our Lady of Lourdes, and St. Philip Benizi Churches, Spokane Reservation, Washington, have been three predominantly Native American (Spokan) parishes in the Diocese of Spokane (Archives: Spokane, Washington).

1920-1972

Spokane diocesan priests established and administered Sacred Heart Church (Spokan), Wellpinit, Spokane Reservation

1943-1972

Spokane diocesan priests at Sacred Heart, Wellpinit, attended Our Lady of Lourdes Mission (Spokan), West End, Spokane Reservation

1972-present

Jesuits (Oregon, Western Provinces) (Archives: St. Louis, Missouri) have administered Sacred Heart

1972-1988

Jesuits at Sacred Heart attended to Our Lady of Lourdes Mission

1988-present

Became a parish; Jesuits have administered Our Lady of Lourdes Church

1988-present

Became a parish; Jesuits have administered St. Philip Benizi Church, Ford, Spokane Reservation

 

Holdings of Catholic records about Native Americans:

Inclusive dates: 1920-ongoing

Volume: Several volumes

Description: Sacramental records (e.g. baptisms, marriages, burials) for parishioners of Sacred Heart, Our Lady of Lourdes, and St. Philip Benizi Churches.

 

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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