GUIDE TO CATHOLIC RECORDS ABOUT NATIVE AMERICANS IN THE U.S.
Volume 3: Western United States
New Mexico: NM-36

St. Berard Church
Highway 10 and 101 Cedar Avenue
Navajo NM 87328
P.O. Box 70
Fort Defiance, NM 86504

Phone: 505-777-2251

 

History: St. Beard Church, Navajo, McKinley County, New Mexico, has been a predominantly Native American (Navajo) parish in the Navajo Nation and in the Diocese of Gallup (Archives: Gallup, New Mexico).

1963-1985	Franciscans (St. John the Baptist Province) (Archives: Cincinnati, Ohio; archives bulk: St. Michaels, Arizona, and Tucson, Arizona) established and administered St. Berard Church
1985-present	Franciscans (Our Lady of Guadalupe Province) (Archives: St. Michaels, Arizona) have administered St. Berard’s
1980s-present	Permanent deacons (Navajo) have assisted in serving the parish

Franciscans and permanent deacons from St. Berard’s have attended to the following Native American (Navajo) missions in the Navajo Nation and in the Gallup Diocese:

After 1963-present	St. Francis Mission, Sawmill, Apache County, Arizona
1980-2010s (closed)	Crystal Mission, Crystal, McKinley and San Juan counties, New Mexico

 

Holdings of Catholic records about Native Americans:

Inclusive dates: 1963-ongoing

Volume: Several volumes 

Description: Sacramental records (e.g. baptisms, marriages, burials) for the Native American parishioners St. Berard Church, St. Francis Mission, and Crystal 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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