GUIDE TO CATHOLIC RECORDS ABOUT NATIVE AMERICANS IN THE U.S.
Volume 3: Western United States
Arizona: AZ-20
St. Anne Mission
50 HC 58
Klagetoh, AZ 86505
P.O. Box 366
Chambers, AZ 86502
Phone: 928-652-3264
History: St. Anne Mission, Klagetoh, Arizona, has been a predominantly Native American (Navajo) parish in the Navajo Nation and in the Diocese of Gallup (Archives: Gallup, New Mexico).
1924-1927 |
Franciscans (St. John the Baptist Province) (Archives: Cincinnati, Ohio; archives bulk: St. Michaels, Arizona, and Tucson, Arizona) visited Klagetoh station |
1927-1985 |
Franciscans established and administered St. Anne Mission |
1960s |
Medical Missionary Sisters (Archives: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) staffed a parish health clinic |
1974-present |
Dominican Sisters of the Roman Congregation (Archives: Lewiston, Maine) have served the parish with religious education |
1985-1990 |
Franciscans (Our Lady of Guadalupe Province) (Archives: St. Michaels, Arizona) administered St. Anne’s |
1990-1994 |
Franciscans at All Saints, Ganado, attended to St. Anne’s |
1994-present |
Brothers of the Sacred Heart (Archives: Baton Rouge, Louisiana) have administered St. Anne’s |
Franciscans at St. Ann’s attended to All Saints and these Navajo Indian stations in Arizona:
1968-1990 (became a parish) |
All Saints Church, Ganado |
1968-1990 (transferred to All Saints, Ganado) |
Wide Ruins station |
1968-1990 (transferred to All Saints, Ganado) |
Cornfields station |
1968-1990 (closed) |
El Paso station |
1968-1990 (closed) |
Snake Flats station |
Holdings of Catholic records about Native Americans:
Inclusive dates: 1920s-ongoing
Volume: Several volumes
Description: Sacramental records (e.g. baptisms, marriages, burials) for Native American parishioners of St. Ann Church, Klagetoh, All Saints Church, Ganado, and their attended Native American missions and stations.
/1 Sacramental records
Inclusive dates: 1920s-ongoing
Volume: Several volumes
Description: Sacramental records (e.g. baptisms, marriages, burials) for Native American parishioners of St. Ann Church, Klagetoh, All Saints Church, Ganado, and their attended Native American missions and stations.
/2 Publications
Inclusive dates: 2016-ongoing
Volume: Several volumes
Description: Illustrated monthly newsletter regarding the activities of St. Anne’s parish, Klagetoh, which are archived on the parish website.
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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