GUIDE TO CATHOLIC RECORDS ABOUT NATIVE AMERICANS IN THE U.S.
Volume 1: Eastern United States
Louisiana: LA-6

Immaculate Conception Church
3041 Chitamacha Trail
Charenton, LA 70523

Phone: 337-923-7781

 

History: Immaculate Conception Church, Charenton, Chitamacha Reservation, Louisiana, has been a predominantly Native American (Chitamacha) parish in the Diocese of Lafayette (Archives: Lafayette, Louisiana).

1844-1918	New Orleans arch/diocesan priests established and administered Immaculate Conception/ St. Mary Church (Chitamacha), Charenton
1918-present	Lafayette diocesan priests have administered Immaculate Conception

 

Holdings of Catholic records about Native Americans:      

Inclusive dates: 1844-ongoing

Volume: Several volumes

Sacramental records (e.g. baptisms, marriages, burials) for Native American parishioners of Immaculate Conception Church.

 

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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