GUIDE TO CATHOLIC RECORDS ABOUT NATIVE AMERICANS IN THE U.S.
Volume 3: Western United States
California: CA-72

St. Anne Church
378 North F Street
Porterville, CA 93257

Phone: 559-784-2800

 

History: St. Anne Church, Porterville, Tulare County, California, has been a predominantly non-Native American parish in the Diocese of Fresno (Archives: Fresno, California). Fresno diocesan priests at St. Anne’s administered the parish and have attended to the following Native American mission and school:

1912-present	Mater Dolorosa Mission (Mono), Terra Bella, Tulare County
1929-unknown	Tule River Government Indian School (e.g. Mono), Porterville

 

Holdings of Catholic records about Native Americans:

Inclusive dates: 1912-ongoing

Volume: Few entries among several volumes

Description: Sacramental records (e.g. baptisms, marriages, burials) for the Native American parishioners of Mater Dolorosa Mission and the Native American students at the Tule River Government Indian School.

 

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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