GUIDE TO CATHOLIC RECORDS ABOUT NATIVE AMERICANS IN THE U.S.
Volume 3: Western United States
Alaska: AK-31
Immaculate Heart of Mary Church
P.O. Box 69
Marshall, AK 99585
Phone: 907-679-6639
History: Immaculate Heart of Mary Church, Marshall, Kusilvak Census Area, Alaska, has been a small and predominantly Native American (Inupiat [Eskimo], Yupik Eskimo) parish in the Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta and in the Diocese of Fairbanks (Archives: Fairbanks, Alaska).
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1910s-1970 |
Jesuits (California, Oregon Provinces) (Archives: St. Louis, Missouri) at St. Lawrence, Mountain Village, established and attended to Immaculate Heart of Mary/ Church of Mary, the Mother of God (Inupiat [Eskimo], Yupik Eskimo), Marshall/Fortuna Ledge |
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1970s-1990s |
Jesuits from Immaculate Conception, Bethel, attended to Immaculate Heart |
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1975-present |
Permanent deacons (Inupiat [Eskimo], Yupik Eskimo) have served Immaculate Heart |
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1990s-present |
Became a parish; lay administrators (Inupiat [Eskimo], Yupik Eskimo) have served the parish and provided day-to-day administration |
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1990s-present |
Fairbanks diocesan priests and diocesan ministry team members have attended to Immaculate Heart |
While at or attending Immaculate Heart, Marshall, Jesuits and Fairbanks diocesan priests have also attended the following station and mission:
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1914-present |
Pilot Station (attended alternately via St. Lawrence, Mountain Village and Our Lady of Guadalupe, Russian Mission) |
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2000-present |
Our Lady of Guadalupe Mission, Russian Mission |
Holdings of Catholic records about Native Americans:
Inclusive dates: 1990s-ongoing
Volume: Few volumes
Description: Sacramental records (e.g. baptisms, marriages, burials) for Native American parishioners of Immaculate Heart of Mary Church, Our Lady of Guadalupe Mission, and Pilot Station.
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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