GUIDE TO CATHOLIC RECORDS ABOUT NATIVE AMERICANS IN THE U.S.
Volume 3: Western United States
Montana: MT-25

Our Lady of Loretto Church
11723 East Helen Street
P.O. Box 509
Lodge Grass, MT 59050

Phone: 406-639-2254

 

History: Our Lady of Loretto Church, Lodge Grass, Crow Reservation, Montana, has been a predominantly Native American (Crow) parish in the Diocese of Great Falls-Billings (Archives: Great Falls, Montana).

1904-1960	Jesuits (Turin, California, Oregon Provinces) (Archives: St. Louis, Missouri) at St. Francis Xavier, St. Xavier, established and attended to St. Ann/ Our Lady of Loretto Mission (Crow), Crow Reservation
1965-2004	Became a parish; Capuchins (St. Joseph Province) (Archives: Detroit, Michigan) administered Our Lady of Loretto Church
1968-1978	School Sisters of St Francis (U.S. Province) (Archives: Milwaukee, Wisconsin) assisted in administrating Our Lady of Loretto
2004-present	Great Falls-Billings diocesan priests have administered Our Lady of Loretto

 

Holdings of Catholic records about Native Americans: 

Inclusive dates: 1904-ongoing

Volume: At least 2 volumes 

Description: Sacramental records (e.g. baptisms, marriages, burials) for Native American parishioners of Our Lady of Loretto Church.      

 

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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