GUIDE TO CATHOLIC RECORDS ABOUT NATIVE AMERICANS IN THE U.S.
Volume 3: Western United States
Arizona: AZ-52
St. Kateri Tekakwitha Church
507 West Twenty-Ninth Street
South Tucson, AZ 85713
Phone: 520-622-5363
Email: bl_kateri_tekakwitha@yahoo.com
Hours (Office): See website (Our Parish: Welcome)
History: St. Kateri Tekakwitha Church, South Tucson, Pima County, Arizona, has been a predominantly Native American (Tohono O’odham, Yaqui) parish in the Diocese of Tucson (Archives: Tucson, Arizona).
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1973-1980s |
Rev. Kieran McCarthy, O.F.M. [Franciscans] (Santa Barbara Province) (Archives: Santa Barbara, California) established St. Nicholas Center (Tohono O’odham, Yaqui), South Tucson, which the Franciscans administered |
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1981-present |
The Missionary Servants of the Most Holy Trinity (Archives: Arlington, Virginia) established an urban Native American ministry program for the Tucson area |
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1984-present |
The Missionary Servants have administered St./Blessed Kateri Tekakwitha Church, established by the Tucson Diocese |
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1980s-present |
The Missionary Servants have administered St. Nicholas Center |
The Missionary Servants have established and attended to the following chapels among the Yaqui Indians of Pima County:
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1996-2010s (closed) |
San Juan Bautista Chapel, Marana (Yoem Pueblo) |
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1996-present |
Cristo Rey Chapel, Tucson, Pascua Yaqui Reservation |
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1996-present |
El Señor de los Milagros Chapel, Tucson |
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1996-present |
San Ignacio de Loyola Chapel, Tucson |
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1996-present |
San Martin de Porres Chapel, Tucson |
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1996-present |
Santa Rosa de Lima Chapel, Tucson |
Holdings of Catholic records about Native Americans:
Inclusive dates: 1984-ongoing
Volume: Several volumes
Description: Sacramental records for the Native American parishioners of St. Kateri Tekakwitha Church and its attended Chapels.
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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