GUIDE TO CATHOLIC RECORDS ABOUT NATIVE AMERICANS IN THE U.S.
Volume 3: Western United States
Alaska: AK-3

Holy Family Cathedral
811 West Sixth Avenue
Anchorage, AK 99501

Phone: 907-276-3455
Email: See website (See Clergy and Staff)

 

History: Holy Family Church (now Holy Family Cathedral), Anchorage, Alaska, has been a predominantly non-Native American parish with a few Native parishioners in the Archdiocese of Anchorage-Juneau (Archives: Anchorage, Alaska).

1920-1940	Alaska prefecture apostolate priests (Fairbanks) at Holy Family attended to Sacred Heart Mission (few Natives: e.g. Denaina, Aleut), Seward
1951-1966	Juneau diocesan priests administered Holy Family
1966-2020	Anchorage archdiocesan priests administered Holy Family
2020-present	Anchorage-Juneau archdiocesan priests administered Holy Family

Little Sisters of Jesus (Archives: Baltimore, Maryland) have provided healthcare and socio-economic assistance to the needy (e.g. Yupik Eskimo) throughout Anchorage, 1952-present.

 

Holdings of Catholic records about Native Americans:

Inclusive dates: 1920-ongoing

Volume: Few entries dispersed among more than 24 volumes

Description: Sacramental records for Native American parishioners of Holy Family Cathedral and Sacred Heart Mission, Seward.

 

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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