GUIDE TO CATHOLIC RECORDS ABOUT NATIVE AMERICANS IN THE U.S.
Volume 3: Western United States
Alaska: AK-5
St. Theresa Church
P.O. Box 308
Aniak, AK 99557
Phone: 907-675-4448
History: St. Theresa Church, Aniak, Bethel Census Area, Alaska, has been a small and predominantly Native American (Yupik Eskimo, Tanana) parish on the Kuskokwim River and in the Diocese of Fairbanks (Archives: Fairbanks, Alaska).
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1939-1950 |
Jesuits (Oregon Province) (Archives: St. Louis, Missouri) at St. Lawrence, Mountain Village, established and attended St. Theresa Mission (Yupik Eskimo, Tanana) |
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1950-1968 |
Jesuits at Immaculate Conception, Bethel, attended St. Theresa’s |
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1968-1980 |
Became a parish; Jesuits administered St. Theresa’s |
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1980-1984 |
Jesuits at Holy Cross (Ingalik), Holy Cross, attended St. Theresa’s |
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1984-1992 |
Fairbanks diocesan priests administered St. Theresa’s |
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1992-1990s |
Franciscans (Sacred Heart Province) (St. Louis, Missouri) administered St. Theresa’s |
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1990s-present |
Permanent deacons (Yupik Eskimo) and lay administrators (Yupik Eskimo) have served the parish and provided day-to-day administration |
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1990s-present |
Visiting Fairbanks diocesan priests and diocesan ministry team members have ministered to St. Theresa’s |
Jesuits, Franciscans, and Fairbanks diocesan priests/deacons at St. Theresa’s have attended the following Native missions:
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1968-present |
Sacred Heart/ Immaculate Conception Mission (Eskimo), Kalskag |
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1992-1998 |
Holy Cross Mission (Eskimo, Ingalik), Holy Cross |
Holdings of Catholic records about Native Americans:
Inclusive dates: ca. 1968-ongoing
Volume: Few volumes
Description: Sacramental records (e.g. baptisms, marriages, burials) for Native American parishioners of St. Theresa Church and Sacred Heart and Holy Cross Missions.
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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