GUIDE TO CATHOLIC RECORDS ABOUT NATIVE AMERICANS IN THE U.S.
Volume 3: Western United States
Alaska: AK-34
Holy Family Church
P.O. Box 5569
Newtok, AK 99559
Phone: 907-237-2427
History: Holy Family Church, Newtok, Bethel Census Area, Alaska, has been a small and predominantly Native American (Yupik Eskimo) parish in the Yukon- Kuskokwim Delta and in the Diocese of Fairbanks (Archives: Fairbanks, Alaska).
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1895 |
A Jesuit (Turin Province) visited Keyaluvik (Yupik Eskimo) |
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1952-1980s |
Jesuits (Oregon Province) (Archives: St. Louis, Missouri) from Sacred Heart, Chevak, established and attended to Holy Family Mission (Yupik Eskimo), Newtok/ Keyaluvik |
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1974, 1978 |
Fire destroyed Holy Family, which was rebuilt four years later |
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1980s-1990 |
Fairbanks diocesan priests at Sacred Heart, Chevak, attended to Holy Family |
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1990s |
Became a parish; Jesuits administered Holy Family Church assisted by permanent deacons (Eskimo) |
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1999-present |
A lay administrator (Yupik Eskimo) and permanent deacons (Yupik Eskimo) have administered St. Bernard’s |
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1999-present |
Visiting Fairbanks diocesan priests and diocesan ministry team members have ministered to St. Bernard’s |
Holdings of Catholic records about Native Americans:
Inclusive dates: 1990-ongoing
Volume: Few volumes
Description: Sacramental records (e.g. baptisms, marriages, burials) for Native American parishioners of Holy Family 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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