GUIDE TO CATHOLIC RECORDS ABOUT NATIVE AMERICANS IN THE U.S.
Volume 3: Western United States
New Mexico: NM-34
Our Lady of Guadalupe Church and Shrine
3600 Parroquia Street
P.O. Box 298
Mesilla Park, NM 88047
Phone: 505-526-8171
Email: staff@olgtortugas.com
Hours: See website
History: Our Lady of Guadalupe Church, Mesilla Park, New Mexico, has been a predominantly Native American (e.g. Mestizos, Tortugas) parish in the Diocese of Las Cruces (Archives: Las Cruces, New Mexico).
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1910 |
Los Inditos de Las Cruces (Tortugas) built a chapel |
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1914 |
Los Indigenes de Nuestra Señora de Guadalupe (Tortugas) succeeded Los Inditos and deeded the chapel and grounds to the Diocese of Tucson, the predecessor of the Diocese of Las Cruces since 1982 |
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1921-1981 |
Tucson diocesan priests established and administered Our Lady of Guadalupe Church and Shrine (Tortugas) |
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1982-present |
Conventuals (Our Lady of Guadalupe Custody) (Archives: Las Cruces, New Mexico) have administered Our Lady of Guadalupe |
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1992-2010s |
Conventuals at Our Lady of Guadalupe attended to Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church and School (Tiwa), Ysleta del Sur Reservation, El Paso, Texas |
Holdings of Catholic records about Native Americans:
Inclusive dates: 1940s-ongoing
Volume: Several volumes
Description: Sacramental records (e.g. baptisms, marriages, burials) for Native American parishioners of Our Lady of Guadalupe 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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