GUIDE TO CATHOLIC RECORDS ABOUT NATIVE AMERICANS IN THE U.S.
Volume 3: Western United States
California: CA-99

San Luis Obispo de Tolosa Mission
751 Palm Street
San Luis Obispo, CA 93407

Phone: 805-756-2649

 

History: San Luis Obispo de Tolosa Mission, San Luis Obispo, San Luis Obispo County, California, was a predominantly Native American parish in the Diocese of Monterey (Archives: Monterey, California).

1772-1842	Franciscans (Santo Evangelico Province) (Archives: Puebla, Mexico) established and administered San Luis Obispo de Tolosa Mission (Chumash, Yokuts)
1859-1860s (no longer Native)	Monterey-Los Angeles diocesan priests administered San Luis Obispo

 

Holdings of Catholic records about Native Americans:

Inclusive dates: 1772-ca. 1860s

Volume: Few volumes

Description: Sacramental records (e.g. baptisms, marriages, burials) for Native American parishioners of San Luis Obispo de Tolosa 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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