GUIDE TO CATHOLIC RECORDS ABOUT NATIVE AMERICANS IN THE U.S.
Volume 3: Western United States
California: CA-102
San Rafael Arcángel Mission
1104 Fifth Avenue
San Rafael, CA 94901
Phone: 415-454-8141
History: San Rafael Arcángel Mission, San Rafael, Marin County, California, was once a predominantly Native American parish in the Archdiocese of San Francisco (Archives: Menlo Park, California).
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1817-1822 |
Franciscans (Santo Evangelico Province) (Archives: Puebla, Mexico) at San Francisco de Asís Mission established and attended San Rafael Arcángel Mission (Miwok, Pomo, Wintun), which served as a hospital for sick Native American converts from the San Francisco Bay area |
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1822-1834 |
Franciscans administered San Rafael |
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1834-1840 |
Sonoran diocesan priests (Archives: Hermosillo, Mexico) administered San Raphael |
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1840-1859 (Natives diminished) |
Monterey/ Two Californias diocesan priests (Archives: Monterey, California) administered San Raphael |
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1859-ca. 1900 (no longer Native) |
San Francisco archdiocesan priests administered San Raphael |
Holdings of Catholic records about Native Americans:
Inclusive dates: 1851-ca. 1900
Volume: Several volumes
Description: Sacramental records (e.g. baptisms, marriages, burials) for Native American parishioners of San Rafael Arcángel Mission.
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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