GUIDE TO CATHOLIC RECORDS ABOUT NATIVE AMERICANS IN THE U.S.
Volume 3: Western United States
Arizona: AZ-12
Our Lady of the Blessed Sacrament Church
173 Main Street
P.O. Box 70
Fort Defiance, AZ 86504
Phone: 928-729-5068
Email: See website (Contact)
History: Our Lady of the Blessed Sacrament Church, Fort Defiance, Arizona, has been a predominantly Native American (Navajo) parish in the Navajo Nation and in Diocese of Gallup (Archives: Gallup, New Mexico).
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1914-1961 |
Franciscans (St. John the Baptist Province) (Archives: Cincinnati, Ohio/ archives bulk: St. Michaels, Arizona, and Tucson, Arizona) at St. Michaels, St. Michael, established and attended to Our Lady of the Blessed Sacrament Mission (Navajo), Navajo Reservation |
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1961-1985 |
Franciscans administered Our Lady of the Blessed Sacrament |
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1985-1989 |
Franciscans (Our Lady of Guadalupe Province) (Archives: St. Michaels, Arizona) administered Our Lady of the Blessed Sacrament |
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1989-2000s |
Sisters of the Blessed Sacrament for Indians and Colored People (Archives: Wynnewood, Pennsylvania) administered Blessed Sacrament |
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1980s-present |
Permanent deacons (Navajo) have served Our Lady of the Blessed Sacrament |
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1990s-present |
Franciscans administered Our Lady of the Blessed Sacrament |
Holdings of Catholic records about Native Americans:
Inclusive dates: 1915-ongoing
Volume: Several volumes
Description: Sacramental records (e.g. baptisms, marriages, burials) for Native American parishioners of Our Lady of the Blessed Sacrament 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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