GUIDE TO CATHOLIC RECORDS ABOUT NATIVE AMERICANS IN THE U.S.
Volume 3: Western United States
Alaska: AK-33
St. Theresa Church
P.O. Box 312
Nenana, AK 99760
Phone: 907-832-5617
History: St. Theresa Church, Nenana, Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area, Alaska, has been a small and predominantly Native American (Dena’ina) parish at the confluence of the Nenana and Tanana rivers in the Diocese of Fairbanks (Archives: Fairbanks, Alaska).
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1917-1950 |
Jesuits (California, Oregon Provinces) (Archives: St. Louis, Missouri) at Immaculate Conception, Fairbanks, established and attended to St. Theresa Mission (Dena’ina) |
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1950s |
Jesuits at Holy Rosary, Tok Junction, attended to St. Theresa’s |
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1960-1963 |
Jesuits at Immaculate Conception, Fairbanks, attended to St. Theresa’s |
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1966-1971, 1984-1988 |
Became a parish (officially in 1970); Fairbanks diocesan priests administered St. Theresa Church |
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1971-1983, 1989 |
Jesuits administered St. Theresa’s |
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1989-1991 |
Dominican Sisters (Edmonds Congregation of Holy Cross) (Archives: Edmonds, Washington) administered St. Theresa’s |
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1991-2002 |
Marist Missionary Sisters (North American Province) (Archives: Waltham, Massachusetts) administered St. Theresa’s |
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2003-present |
Lay administrators (Dena’ina) have provided for day-to-day administrative needs of the parish |
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2003-present |
Visiting Fairbanks diocesan priests, from Holy Mary of Guadalupe, Healy, have administered St. Theresa’s |
Holdings of Catholic records about Native Americans:
Inclusive dates: 1966-ongoing
Volume: Few volumes
Description: Sacramental records (e.g. baptisms, marriages, burials) for Native American parishioners of St. Theresa 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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