GUIDE TO CATHOLIC RECORDS ABOUT NATIVE AMERICANS IN THE U.S.
Volume 3: Western United States
California: CA-66
Sisters of St. Joseph of Orange
480 South Batavia Street
Orange, California 92868
Phone: 714-633-8121
History: Established 1912, the Sisters of St. Joseph of Orange self-identify with the post-nominal initials, “C.S.J.,” and staffed the following Native American schools in Arizona:
1931-1936 (transferred to Franciscan Sisters of Charity) |
St. John the Baptist School (e.g. Apache, Pima, Tohono O’odham), Laveen, Gila River Reservation |
1930-1932 (closed) |
Sacate Catholic Day School (Pima), Sacate |
1930-1932 (closed) |
Santa Cruz Catholic Day School (Pima), Santa Cruz |
1930-1932 (closed) |
Sacaton Flats Catholic Day School (Pima), Sacaton Flats, Gila River Reservation |
1932-1936 (transferred to Franciscan Sisters of Charity) |
St. Francis Catholic Day School (Maricopa), Ak-chin, Ak-chin Reservation |
1932-1936 (transferred to Franciscan Sisters of Charity) |
St. Peter Catholic Day School (Pima), Casa Blanca |
1938-1940 (transferred to Franciscan Sisters of Charity) |
San Xavier del Bac School (Pima, Tohono O’odham), Tucson, San Xavier Reservation |
1938-1940 (transferred to Franciscan Sisters of Charity) |
San Jose Village Mission School (Tohono O’odham), San Jose Village, Gila River Reservation |
1939-1941 (transferred to Franciscan Sisters of Charity) |
St. Anthony Mission School (Tohono O’odham), Topawa, Tohono O’odham Reservation |
1939-1941 (transferred to Franciscan Sisters of Charity) |
St. Aloysius Mission School (Tohono O’odham), Big Fields, Tohono O’odham Reservation |
1939-1941 (transferred to Franciscan Sisters of Charity) |
St. Paschal Mission School (Tohono O’odham), Vamuri, Tohono O’odham Reservation |
1939-1941 (transferred to Franciscan Sisters of Charity) |
Cold Fields Mission School (Tohono O’odham), Cold Fields, Tohono O’odham Reservation |
1939-1941 (transferred to Franciscan Sisters of Charity) |
Tecolote Valley Mission School (Tohono O’odham), Tecolote Valley, Tohono O’odham Reservation |
1939-1941 (transferred to Franciscan Sisters of Charity) |
Our Lady of Guadalupe Mission School (Tohono O’odham), Cowlic, Tohono O’odham Reservation |
1939-1941 (transferred to Franciscan Sisters of Charity) |
St. Joseph Mission School (Tohono O’odham), San Miguel, Tohono O’odham Reservation |
Holdings of Catholic records about Native Americans: Unknown.
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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