GUIDE TO CATHOLIC RECORDS ABOUT NATIVE AMERICANS IN THE U.S.
Volume 3: Western United States
Alaska: AK-27
St. John by the Sea Church
P.O. Box 245
Klawock, AK 99925
Phone: 907-755-2345
History: St. John by the Sea Church, Klawock, Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area, Alaska, has been a predominantly Native American (Tlingit) parish on Prince of Wales Island and in the Archdiocese of Anchorage-Juneau (Archives: Juneau, Alaska).
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1946-1951 |
Alaska vicariate apostolate priests (Fairbanks) from St. Rose, Wrangell, and St. Catherine’s, Petersburg, visited Klawock (Tlingit), Prince of Wales Island |
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1951-1973 |
Juneau diocesan priests from St. Rose, Wrangell, and St. Catherine’s, Petersburg, visited Klawock (Tlingit), Klawock/ Prince of Wales Island |
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1973-1976 |
Juneau diocesan priests at Holy Name, Ketchikan, established and attended St. John by the Sea Mission (Tlingit), Klawock |
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1976-1980s |
Juneau diocesan priests at St. Rose, Wrangell, attended St. John’s |
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1980s-1988 |
Became a parish; Juneau diocesan priests established and administered St. John by the Sea Church (Tlingit) |
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1988-2000 |
Oblates of Mary Immaculate (United States Province) (Archives: Washington, D.C.) administered St. John’s |
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2000-2020 |
Juneau diocesan priests administered St. John’s |
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2020-present |
Anchorage-Juneau archdiocesan priests have administered St. John’s |
Holdings of Catholic records about Native Americans:
Inclusive dates: 1993-ongoing
Volume: Several entries among several volumes
Description: Sacramental records (e.g. baptisms, marriages, burials) for the Native American parishioners of St. John by the Sea 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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