GUIDE TO CATHOLIC RECORDS ABOUT NATIVE AMERICANS IN THE U.S.
Volume 3: Western United States
Arkansas: AR-2
Catholic Church. Diocese of Little Rock. Chancery
2500 North Tyler Street
Little Rock, AR 72207
Phone: 501-664-0340
Email: See website
History: The Diocese of Little Rock was erected, 1843, for Arkansas and Indian Territory (Oklahoma) from territory in the Diocese of St. Louis. Little Rock lost territory beyond Arkansas, 1876, when the Prefecture Apostolate of Indian Territory was erected. Little Rock diocesan priests from Immaculate Conception Church, Fort Smith, Arkansas, established and attended St. Patrick Mission (Choctaw), Atoka, Oklahoma/ Indian Territory, 1872-1875.
Holdings of Catholic records about Native Americans:
Inclusive dates: 1872-1875
Volume: Several records
Description: Sacramental records (e.g. baptisms, marriages, burials) for St. Patrick Mission (Choctaw), Atoka, Oklahoma/ Indian Territory.
Unless otherwise noted, the repository on this page holds (or held) the records described here and they are not held at the Marquette University Archives.
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