GUIDE TO CATHOLIC RECORDS ABOUT NATIVE AMERICANS IN THE U.S.
Volume 3: Western United States
Arizona: AZ-5
Our Lady of Fatima Church
Navajo Route 7
P.O. Box 2119
Chinle, AZ 86503
Phone: 928-674-5202
St. Isabel Church
105 St. Isabel Lane
P.O. Box 128
Lukachukai, AZ 86507-0128
Phone: 928-787-2322
Hours (Our Lady of Fatima): See website (About Us)
History: Our Lady of Fatima Church, Chinle, Arizona, has been a predominantly Native American (Navajo) parish near Canyon de Chelly National Monument in the Navajo Nation and in the Diocese of Gallup, Arizona-New Mexico.
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1902-1904 |
Franciscans (St. John the Baptist Province) (Archives: Cincinnati, Ohio/ archives bulk: St. Michaels, Arizona, and Tucson, Arizona) at St. Michael Mission, St. Michael, visited Chinle (Navajo) |
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1904-1959 |
Franciscans established and administered Annunciation of the Blessed Virgin Mary Church (Navajo), Chinle |
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1960-1985 |
Franciscans built and administered a new church dedicated to Our Lady of Fatima |
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1985-present |
Franciscans (Our Lady of Guadalupe Province) (Archives: St. Michaels, Arizona) have administered Our Lady of Fatima |
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1980s-present |
Sisters of the Blessed Sacrament (Archives: Wynnewood, Pennsylvania) (Navajo) have served the parish (e.g. director of religious education) |
Franciscans at Our lady of Fatima attended the following Native American (Navajo) missions in the Navajo Nation, Arizona:
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1905-present |
St. Anthony Mission, Many Farms |
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1910-1916 (became a parish) |
St. Isabel Mission, Lukachukai |
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1981-present |
St. Mary of the Rosary Mission, Pinon |
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2007-present |
St. Isabel Church, Lukachukai |
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2007-present |
Our Lady of Guadalupe/ Our Lady of the Rock Mission, Round Rock |
History: St. Isabel Church, Lukachukai, has been a predominantly Native American (Navajo) parish in the Navajo Nation and in the Diocese of Gallup, Arizona-New Mexico.
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1910-1916 |
Franciscans (St. John the Baptist Province) at Annunciation, Chinle, established and attended to St. Isabel Church (Navajo), Lukachukai |
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1916-1985 |
Franciscans administered St. Isabel’s |
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1985-2007 |
Franciscans (Our Lady of Guadalupe Province) administered St. Isabel’s |
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2007-present |
Franciscans at Our Lady, Chinle, have attended to St. Isabel’s |
Franciscans at St. Isabel’s attended to the following missions and stations in the Navajo Nation, Arizona:
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1940-2007 (closed) |
Our Lady of Guadalupe Mission, Round Rock |
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1940-2007 (closed) |
St. Ann Mission, Tsaile |
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1940-2007 (closed) |
Our Lady of the Lake Mission, Wheatfields |
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1940-ca. 1970 (transferred to St. Anne’s, Klagetoh) |
Greasewood station |
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1940-ca. 1980 |
Wind Lake station |
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1940-ca. 1980 |
Crane’s Neck station |
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1940-1990 |
Black Rock station |
Holdings of Catholic records about Native Americans:
Inclusive dates: 1880-ongoing
Volume: Over 1 cubic foot
Description: The records at Our Lady of Fatima Church were not arranged according to a classification scheme when reviewed by a Marquette University archivist, 2006. Consequently, this description is by record type.
/1 Sacramental Records
Inclusive dates: 1905-ongoing
Volume: Over 7 volumes
Description: Baptisms, first communions, confirmations, marriages, and burials for the parishioners of:
A. Our Lady of Fatima Church and its attended missions, 1905-ongoing; over 7 volumes
B. St. Isabel Church and its attended missions, 1916-ongoing; several volumes
/2 Other Records
Inclusive dates: 1880-1960
Volume: More than a few folders
Description: Includes clippings, financial records, and scrapbooks.
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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