GUIDE TO CATHOLIC RECORDS ABOUT NATIVE AMERICANS IN THE U.S.
Volume 3: Western United States
Alaska: AK-25
St. Theresa Church
39 Second Street
P.O. Box 69
Kaltag, AK 99748
Phone: 907-534-2218
History: St. Theresa Church, Kaltag, Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area, Alaska, has been a small and predominantly Native American (Koyukon) parish on the lower Yukon River in the Diocese of Fairbanks (Archives: Fairbanks, Alaska).
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1890s |
Jesuits (Turin Province) visited Kaltag (Koyukon) |
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1901-1948, 1950-1952 |
Jesuits (California, Oregon Provinces) (Archives: St. Louis, Missouri) at Our Lady, Nulato, established and attended St. Teresa/ Little Flower of Jesus Mission (Koyukon) |
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1948-1950, 1952-1955 |
Jesuits at St. John’s, Galena, attended St. Theresa’s |
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1955-1956 |
Jesuits at St. Michael’s, St. Michael, attended St. Theresa’s |
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1979-present |
Also, various women religious (e.g. Sisters of Notre Dame, School Sisters of Notre Dame, Sisters of the Holy Names of Jesus and Mary) have ministered to the parishioners of St. Theresa’s |
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1985-1986 |
Various Jesuits (e.g. unknown parish, Anchorage, St. Mary’s, St. Marys, St. Lawrence, Mountain Village) attended St. Theresa’s |
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1986-1992 |
Franciscans (Sacred Heart Province, St. Louis, Missouri) administered St. Theresa Church |
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1992 |
Fairbanks diocesan priests administered St. Theresa’s |
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1992-1994 |
Fairbanks diocesan priests at Our Lady, Nulato, attended St. Theresa’s |
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1994-present |
Franciscans and Fairbanks diocesan priests have administered St. Theresa’s |
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1990s-present |
Permanent deacons (Yupik Eskimo) have served the parish |
Jesuits at St. Teresa’s attended the following Native missions:
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1980s (transferred to Holy Family, Glenallen) |
St. Francis Regis Mission (Koyukon), Huslia |
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1980s |
St. Michael Mission (Eskimo), McGrath |
Holdings of Catholic records about Native Americans:
Inclusive dates: 1950-ongoing
Volume: Several volumes
Description: Sacramental records (e.g. baptisms, marriages, burials) for Native American parishioners of St. Theresa Church and its attended Native missions.
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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