GUIDE TO CATHOLIC RECORDS ABOUT NATIVE AMERICANS IN THE U.S.
Volume 1: Eastern United States
Kentucky: KY-1

Catholic Church. Diocese of Covington. Archives
1125 Madison Avenue
Covington, KY 41011

Phone: 859-392-1500
Email: info@covdio.org

 

Hours: See website

Access: See website

Copying facilities: Yes

 

History: The Diocese of Covington was erected for western Kentucky from territory in the Diocese of Louisville, 1853. Covington lost territory to erect a diocese for eastern Kentucky, 1988, and it reported 200 Native American Catholics, 2003. Covington has served the following parishes and a school that have had some Native American parishioners (e.g. Cherokee, Shawnee):

1970s-present	Holy Cross Church, Covington
1970s-present	St. Augustine Church, Covington
1970s-present	Holy Cross High School, Covington

 

Holdings of Catholic records about Native Americans:

/1 Parish files

Inclusive dates: 1970s-ongoing

Volume: Few items possible

Description: Records (e.g. correspondence, clippings, notes, photographs) regarding Native American parishioners:

A. Covington, Holy Cross Church

B. Covington, St. Augustine Church

 

/2 Sacramental records

Inclusive dates: 1970s-ongoing

Volume: Few records

Description: Records (e.g. baptisms, marriages, burials) for Native American parishioners:

A. Covington, Holy Cross Church

B. Covington, St. Augustine Church

 

/3 School records

Inclusive dates: 1970songoing

Volume: Few records

Description: Records (transcripts) for Native American students at Holy Cross High School, Covington.

 

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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