GUIDE TO CATHOLIC RECORDS ABOUT NATIVE AMERICANS IN THE U.S.
Volume 1: Eastern United States
Florida: FL-17
Catholic Church. Diocese of St. Petersburg. Archives and Records
6363 Ninth Avenue North
P.O. Box 40200
St. Petersburg, FL 33743-0200
Phone: 727-344-1611, Extension 5383
Email: See website
Hours: See website
Access: See website
Copying facilities: Yes
History: The Diocese of St. Petersburg was erected from territory in the dioceses of Miami and St. Augustine, 1968, and it lost territory when a new diocese was erected, 1984. St. Petersburg and its predecessors supported the following evangelization among Native Americans in Florida:
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1549-1763 (destroyed by English Carolinians and Native allies) |
Spanish Franciscans and Jesuits evangelized Native Americans, e.g. Apalachee, Timucua) in La Florida (present-day Georgia and Florida) |
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1990s-present |
St. Petersburg Diocese Office of Multi-Cultural Ministry established, which has supported cultural and evangelization activities among Native Americans (e.g. Aztec, Maya, Cherokee) and the Tekakwitha Conference |
Holding of Catholic records about Native Americans:
Inclusive dates: 1968-ongoing
Volume: Few folders
Description: 2 series with records.
/1 Office of Multi-Cultural Ministry
Inclusive dates: 1990s-ongoing
Volume: Few folders
Description: Correspondence, clippings, handouts, notes, and photographs about the Native American cultural and evangelization activities of the office.
/2 Diocesan newspaper
Inclusive dates: 1968-ongoing
Volume: Occasional articles
Description: Established in 1939 for the diocese of south Florida, the Florida Catholic, https://thefloridacatholic.org/ has served the Diocese of St. Petersburg since 1968 with either a monthly or bimonthly diocesan edition. Past issues available online via the Florida Digital Library.
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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