GUIDE TO CATHOLIC RECORDS ABOUT NATIVE AMERICANS IN THE U.S.
Volume 3: Western United States
New Mexico: NM-21
St. Francis of Assisi Church
411 North Second Street
Gallup, NM 87301
Phone: 505-863-3033
St. Francis of Assisi School
215 West Wilson Street
Gallup, NM 87301
Phone: 505-863-3145
History: St. Francis of Assisi Church and School, Gallup, McKinley County, New Mexico, has been a mixed parish with Native (e.g. Navajo) and non-Native American parishioners in the Diocese of Gallup (Archives: Gallup, New Mexico).
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1943-1985 |
Franciscans (St. John the Baptist Province) (Archives: Cincinnati, Ohio; archives bulk: St. Michaels, Arizona, and Tucson, Arizona) established and administered St. Francis of Assisi Church (e.g. Navajo) |
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1954-1974 |
Franciscan Sisters of Our Lady of Perpetual Help (Archives: Kirkwood, Missouri) staffed St. Francis of Assisi School (e.g. Navajo) |
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1961-present |
In part, lay teachers have also staffed the school |
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1974-1987 |
Sisters of the Presentation of Mary (United States Province) (Archives: Methune, Massachusetts) staffed the school |
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1983-present |
In part, sisters of other congregations have staffed the school, including Sisters of St. Joseph (Archives: Baden, Pennsylvania), Adrian Dominican Sisters (Archives: Adrian, Michigan), Sisters of the Immaculate Heart of Mary Mother of Christ (Archives: Freeport, Illinois), and Ursulines (Mount St. Joseph Province) (Archives: Maple Mount, Kentucky) |
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1985-present |
Franciscans (Our Lady of Guadalupe Province) (Archives: St. Michaels, Arizona) have administered St. Francis of Assisi Church |
Holdings of Catholic records about Native Americans:
Inclusive dates: 1943-ongoing
Volume: At least 1 cubic foot
Description: The records at St. Francis of Assisi Church and School were not arranged according to a classification scheme when reviewed by a Marquette University archivist, 2006. Consequently, the description is divided by record location and there under by record type.
Parish Office:
/1 Sacramental Records
Inclusive dates: 1943-ongoing
Volume: Several entries among at least 9 volumes
Description: Baptisms (at least 6 volumes), first communions, confirmations, marriages, and burials for St. Francis of Assisi Church.
School Office:
/2 School Records
Inclusive dates: 1954-present
Volume: Several files and pages
Description:
A. Student cumulative files, several files, between 1954-ongoing
B. Yearbooks and 50th anniversary commemorative booklet (2004) with history for St. Francis of Assisi School, 1990-ongoing, more than 10 volumes
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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