GUIDE TO CATHOLIC RECORDS ABOUT NATIVE AMERICANS IN THE U.S.
Volume 3: Western United States
California: CA-96
Catholic Church. Diocese of Orange in California. Archives
Mission Basilica San Juan Capistrano
31520 Camino Capistrano
San Juan Capistrano, CA 92675
Phone: 949-234-1360, Extension 366
History: The Diocese of Orange in California was erected for Orange County from territory in the Archdiocese of Los Angeles, 1976. The Orange Diocese and its predecessors have administered Mission Basilica San Juan Capistrano, San Juan Capistrano, Orange County, California, which continues to serve some Native American (Cahuilla, Juaneño [Acjachemen]) parishioners.
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1775 (closed), 1776-1834 |
Franciscans (Santo Evangelico Province) (Archives: Pueblo, Mexico) established and administered Mission San Juan Capistrano |
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1834-1840 |
Sonoran diocesan priests (Archives: Hermosillo, Mexico) administered the mission |
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1840-1845 (Natives declined) (closed) |
Monterey/ Two Californias diocesan priests (Archives: Monterey, California) administered the mission |
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1865-1922 |
Monterey-Los Angeles diocesan priests administered the mission |
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1922-1936 |
Los Angeles-San Diego diocesan priests administered the mission |
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1936-1976 |
Los Angeles archdiocesan priests administered the mission |
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1976-present |
Orange diocesan priests have administered San Juan Capistrano |
Holdings of Catholic records about Native Americans:
Inclusive dates: 1776-ongoing
Volume: Ca. 10 cubic feet
Description: 2 series include Native Catholic records:
/1 Parish Files: Mission Basilica San Juan Capistrano
Inclusive dates: 1850s-ongoing
Volume: Several items within ca. 10 cubic feet
Description: Clippings, correspondence, photographs, and ephemera, re: the mission with a few specific items on Native Americans.
/2 Sacramental Records
Inclusive dates: 1776-ongoing
Volume: Several volumes and few reels of microfilm
Description: Parishes are arranged alphabetically by location and there under by name; re: Mission Basilica San Juan Capistrano, which includes a few sacramental records (e.g. baptisms, marriages, burials) of Native American parishioners to the present.
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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