GUIDE TO CATHOLIC RECORDS ABOUT NATIVE AMERICANS IN THE U.S.
Volume 3: Western United States
New Mexico: NM-48
Catholic Church. Archdiocese of Santa Fe. Office of Historic-Artistic Patrimony and Archives
223 Cathedral Place
Santa Fe, NM 87501
Phone: 505-983-3811
Hours: See website
Access: Some restrictions apply
Copying facilities: Yes
History: The Vicariate Apostolate of New Mexico was erected in 1850 for the territory in the Diocese of Durango, Mexico, that had been annexed by the United States. The Diocese of Santa Fe succeeded the vicariate, 1853. It was expanded to include the Gadsden Purchase, 1859, and it was elevated to an archdiocese, 1875. Santa Fe and its predecessors have administered the following Native American missions, parishes, and schools in Arizona and New Mexico:
1598-1680 (closed), 1692-present (Santa Fe, 1850-present) |
St. John the Baptist Church/ San Juan de Los Caballeros Mission (Tewa), Ohkay Owingeh/ San Juan Pueblo, San Juan Reservation, New Mexico |
1598–1680 (closed), 1694-present (Santa Fe, 1850-present) |
San Diego de Alcalá de Tesuque/ San Lorenzo de Tesuque Mission (Tewa), Tesuque Pueblo, Tesuque Reservation, New Mexico |
1598-1680 (closed), 1700s-present (Santa Fe, 1850-present) |
San Diego Mission (Jemez [Keresan]), Jemez Pueblo, Jemez Reservation, New Mexico |
1607-1680 (closed), 1771-present (Santa Fe, 1850-present) |
St. Dominic/ Santo Domingo Church/ Santo Domingo de Guzmán Mission (Santo Domingo [Keresan]), Santo Domingo Pueblo, Santo Domingo Reservation, New Mexico |
1613-1680 (closed), 1710-present (Santa Fe, 1850-present) |
St. Augustine/ San Agustín de la Isleta Church (Tiwa), Isleta Pueblo, Isleta Reservation, New Mexico |
1613-1680 (closed), 1694-present (Santa Fe, 1850-present) |
San Francisco de Nambé Mission (Tewa), Nambe Pueblo, Nambe Reservation, New Mexico |
1617-1680 (closed), 1694-present (Santa Fe, 1850-present) |
San Ildefonso Mission (Tewa), San Ildefonso Pueblo, San Ildefonso Reservation, New Mexico |
1629-1680 (closed), 1689-present (Santa Fe, 1850-1939) |
San Estevan del Rey/ San Estevan del Rey de Ácoma Church (Acoma [Keresan]), Acoma Pueblo, Acoma Reservation, New Mexico |
1629-1680 (closed), 1699-present (Santa Fe, 1850-1939) |
Our Lady of Guadalupe/ Nuestra Señora de la Candelaria de Halona Mission (Zuni), Zuni Pueblo, Zuni Reservation, New Mexico |
1689-present (Santa Fe, 1850-present) |
San Bonaventura Mission (Cochiti [Keresan]), Cochiti Pueblo, Cochiti Reservation, New Mexico |
1692-present (Santa Fe, 1850-1868) |
San Xavier del Bac Mission (Tohono O’odham), Tucson, San Xavier Reservation, Arizona |
1694-present (Santa Fe, 1850-present) |
Our Lady of the Asuncion Church/ Nuestra Señora de la Asunción Mission (Zia [Keresan]), Zia Pueblo, New Mexico |
1694-present (Santa Fe, 1850-present) |
Santa Clara/ Santa Clara de Asís Mission (Tewa), Santa Clara Pueblo, Santa Clara Reservation, New Mexico |
1699-present (Santa Fe, 1850-1939) |
St. Joseph/ San José de la Laguna Mission (Laguna [Keresan]), Laguna Pueblo, Laguna Reservation, New Mexico |
1701-present (Santa Fe, 1850-present) |
St. Jerome/ San Heronimo/ San Gerónimo Mission (Tiwa), Taos Pueblo, Taos Reservation, New Mexico |
1707-present (Santa Fe, 1850-present) |
Nuestra Señora de Guadalupe del Valle de Pojoaque Church (Tewa), Pojoaque Pueblo, Pojoaque Reservation, New Mexico |
1722-present (Santa Fe, 1850-present) |
San Antonio Mission (Tiwa), Sandia Pueblo, Sandia Reservation, New Mexico |
1726-1829 (Santa Fe, 1850) |
Nuestra Señora de los Ángeles Mission (Jemez), Pecos Pueblo, New Mexico |
1730s-present (Santa Fe, 1850-present) |
Santa Cruz de la Cañada Church (Mestizos), Santa Cruz, Santa Fe County |
1750-present (Santa Fe, 1850-present) |
San Lorenzo Mission (Tiwa), Picuris Pueblo, Picuris Reservation, New Mexico |
1754-present (Santa Fe, 1850-present) |
St. Thomas the Apostle/ Santo Tomás Apóstol/ Santo Tomás de Abiquiú Church (e.g. Genízaro, Mestizos), Abiquiu, Arriba County, New Mexico |
ca. 1760-present (Santa Fe, 1850-present) |
San Felipe Neri Mission (San Felipe [Keresan]), San Felipe Pueblo, San Felipe Reservation, New Mexico |
ca. 1770-present (Santa Fe, 1850-present) |
St. Anne/ Santa Ana Mission (Santa Ana [Keresan]), Santa Ana Pueblo, Santa Ana Reservation, New Mexico |
1852-present |
Nuestra Señora de Guadalupe Church (Cochiti [Keresan]) Peña Blanca, Cochiti Reservation, New Mexico |
1858-present |
Our Lady of Guadalupe Mission (e.g. Jemez), Canyon/ Cañon de Jemez, Sandoval County, New Mexico |
1858-present |
St. Isidore/ San Ysidro Mission (e.g. Jemez), San Ysidro, Sandoval County, New Mexico |
1864-1880 (closed) |
Fort Sumner/ Bosque Redondo Mission (Navajo), Fort Sumner/ Bosque Redondo, New Mexico (see history detail below) |
1886-1998 (closed) |
St. Catherine Indian School (e.g. Keresan, Tewa), Santa Fe, New Mexico |
1887?-1936 (closed) |
Sisters of Loretto School (e.g. Tiwa), Bernalillo, New Mexico |
1887-1897, 1933-1936 |
St. Augustine/ Isleta School (Tiwa), Isleta Pueblo, Isleta Reservation, New Mexico |
1887-1896, 1925-1968 (closed) |
St. John the Baptist/ San Juan School (Tewa), San Juan Pueblo, San Juan Reservation, New Mexico |
1887-1896? (closed) |
Taos School (Tiwa), Taos Pueblo, Taos Reservation, New Mexico |
1887-1895? (closed) |
Santo Domingo School (Santo Domingo [Keresan]), Santo Domingo Pueblo, Santo Domingo Reservation, New Mexico |
1887-1902? (closed) (Santa Fe, 1887-1939) |
Seama School (Laguna [Keresan]), Seama, Laguna Reservation, New Mexico |
1888-1892? (closed) |
Santa Clara School (Tewa), Santa Clara Pueblo, Santa Clara Reservation, New Mexico |
1888-1892? (closed) |
San Felipe School (San Felipe [Keresan]), San Felipe Pueblo, San Felipe Reservation, New Mexico |
1889-1891? (closed) |
Cochiti School (Cochiti [Keresan]), Cochiti Pueblo, Cochiti Reservation, New Mexico |
1889-1892? (closed) |
Zia School (Zia [Keresan]), Zia Pueblo, Zia Reservation, New Mexico |
1880s-1970s (Santa Fe, 1880s-1939) |
St. Joseph Mission (e.g. Acoma [Keresan], Laguna [Keresan], Mestizos, Navajo), San Fidel, Cibola County, New Mexico |
1904-1970? (closed) |
Nuestra Senora de Guadalupe School (Cochiti [Keresan]) Peña Blanca, Cochiti Reservation, New Mexico |
1906-1999 (transferred to a community corporation) |
San Diego/ Jemez School (Jemez), Jemez Pueblo, Jemez Reservation, New Mexico |
1914-present (Santa Fe, 1914-1982) |
St. Joseph Mission (Apache), Mescalero, Mescalero Reservation, New Mexico |
1914-present (Santa Fe, 1914-1939) |
St. Mary/ Immaculate Conception Church (Navajo), Tohatchi, Navajo Reservation, New Mexico |
1922-present (Santa Fe, 1922-1939) |
St. Anthony Church (Zuni), Zuni Pueblo, Zuni Reservation, New Mexico |
1923-present (Santa Fe, 1923-1939) |
St. Anthony School (Zuni), Zuni Pueblo, Zuni Reservation, New Mexico |
1923-present (Santa Fe, 1923-1939) |
St. Joseph Mission School (e.g. Acoma [Keresan], Laguna [Keresan], Mestizos, Navajo), San Fidel, Cibola County, New Mexico |
1929-1934? (closed) |
Penasco School (Tiwa), Penasco, Picuris Pueblo, Picuris Reservation, New Mexico |
1935-present (Santa Fe, 1935-1939) |
Christ the King Church (Navajo), Shiprock, Navajo Reservation, New Mexico |
1954-present |
Queen of Angels Chapel (e.g. Keresan, Navajo, Tewa), Albuquerque, New Mexico |
Archives of the Archdiocese of Santa Fe, Santa Fe, New Mexico:
The Archdiocesan Archives began formally, 1933, by building on the holdings of the former Franciscan Archives of the Custody of the Conversion of St. Paul (Santo Domingo de Guzmán Mission, Santo Domingo Pueblo), 1616-1933.
1680 |
During the Pueblo Revolt, most records archived at Santo Domingo were destroyed |
1694-1933 |
Occasional fires at various missions and parishes destroyed some archival records before they could be transferred to Santo Domingo |
1886 |
Flooding of the Rio Grande destroyed some records at Santo Domingo |
1933 |
Parishes transferred to the Archdiocesan Archives all loose and bound volumes of records began prior to 1850, which then were microfilmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah (Salt Lake City, Utah) and the Huntington Library (San Marino, California) |
Bosque Redondo Mission, Bosque Redondo, New Mexico:
1872-1880 (closed) |
Santa Fe diocesan priests at San Jose, Anton Chico, attended to Fort Sumner Mission/ Bosque Redondo Mission (Navajo), New Mexico |
Holdings of Catholic records about Native Americans:
Inclusive dates: 1598-1680, 1692-ongoing
Volume: At least 25 cubic feet
Description: When reviewed by a Marquette University archivist, 2006, most post-1850 records were not fully processed and arranged by a classification scheme. Consequently, these records are described by record type. No records from the Office of Native American Ministry/ Indo-Hispanic Affairs (established ca. 1975) are included as none of them had have been transferred to the archives by that time.
/1 “Diocesan Documents”
Inclusive dates: 1850-1900
Volume: Ca. 25% of 2 cubic feet and a few reels of microfilm
Description: Unbound records arranged chronologically with circa dated documents interfiled; includes announcements, correspondence, reports, and fragments of journals and sacramental and sodality records; notable correspondents include Santa Fe Archbishops John Baptist Lamy (1814-1888), 1850-1885, Placide Louis Chapelle (1842-1905), 1893-1897, and Peter Bourgade (1845-1908), 1899-1908. Other notable correspondents include Bishop of Durango (Mexico) José Antonio Laureano de Zubiría y Escalante, various U.S. bishops, General Charles B. Ewing of the Bureau of Catholic Indian Missions, pastors of Indian missions and parishes in New Mexico and El Paso, Texas, governors of Indian pueblos in New Mexico and El Paso, Texas, the Propaganda de la Foi (Paris, France), the Propaganda Fide (Rome, Italy), and U.S. civil authorities; few in Spanish.
/2 Archbishops’ Papers
Inclusive dates: 1867-ongoing
Volume: Less than 1 cubic foot
Description: Unprocessed with ca. 2% believed to pertain to Native Americans.
A. Archbishop Peter Bourgade (1845-1908), ca. 1899-1908
B. Archbishop John Baptist Pitaval (1858-1928), ca. 1894-1918
C. Archbishop Anthony Thomas Daeger, O.F.M. (1872-1932), ca. 1919-1932
D. Archbishop Rudolph Aloysius Gerken (1887-1943), ca. 1932-1943
E. Archbishop Edwin Vincent Byrne (1891-1963), ca. 1943-1963
F. Archbishop James Peter Davis (1904-1988), ca. 1963-1988
G. Archbishop Robert Fortune Sanchez (1934- ), ca. 1974-1993
H. Archbishop Michael Jarboe Sheehan (1939- ), ca. 1993-ongoing
/3 Parish Files: “Diligencias matrimoniales”
Inclusive dates: 1678-1869 bulk 1760-1869
Volume: Ca. 25% of 5 cubic feet and several reels of microfilm
Description: Prenuptial investigations from Indian missions and parishes in New Mexico and El Paso, Texas, with attended visitas (missions) also included; the volumes are arranged chronologically with interfiled circa dated documents; in Spanish.
/4 Parish Files: “Mission Documents”
Inclusive dates: Unknown-1900
Volume: Ca. 25% of 1-2 cubic feet and a few reels of microfilm
Description: Unbound Indian mission and parish records (New Mexico and El Paso, Texas) arranged chronologically with circa dated documents interfiled; includes announcements, correspondence, inventories, maps, sermons, reports, and fragments of journals and sacramental and sodality records; attended visitas (missions) also included; notable correspondents include Franciscans (e.g. commissary general of the Indies, minister provincial of the Holy Gospel Province, custos and vice-custos of the Conversion of St. Paul Custody), bishops of Durango, Mexico, governors of New Mexico Province, and other civil authorities; in Spanish with a few English transcripts; few copies from Biblioteca Nacional, Mexico City, Mexico.
/5 Parish Files: “Books of Patentes”
Inclusive dates: 1697-1853
Volume: Ca. 1 cubic foot (10 of 27 volumes) and a few reels of microfilm
Description: Bound announcements, correspondence, and visitation reports arranged chronologically; notable correspondents include Franciscan leaders such as the Commissary of the Indies, Santo Evangelico Province, and Conversion of St. Paul Custody, and the Durango and Santa Fe bishops and their representatives; mostly in Spanish.
/6 Parish Files: “Books of Accounts”
Inclusive dates: 1760-1855
Volume: Ca. 2 cubic feet (several of 27 volumes) and a few reels of microfilm
Description: Bound volumes of New Mexico and El Paso, Texas Native American mission and parish records with attended visitas (missions) appended; included are censuses, inventories, sodality records, and visitation reports by Durango bishops or their representatives; the volumes are arranged chronologically; in Spanish.
/7 Parish Files: Since 1850
Inclusive dates: 1852-ongoing
Volume: Ca. 7 cubic feet
Description: Clippings, correspondence, histories, and reports arranged alphabetically by place for Indian and non-Indian parishes with Indian missions; approximately 1-5 folders/parish unless noted otherwise; notable correspondents include bishops, Bureau of Indian Affairs, Commission for Catholic Missions among the Colored People and the Indians, Franciscan provincials, pastors, and Indian governors.
A. Albuquerque, Holy Family Church, 1953-1970s
B. Albuquerque, Queen of Angels Chapel, 1952-1970s
C. Bernalillo, Our Lady of Sorrows Church, 1874-1970s; includes Sandia Pueblo, San Antonio Mission
D. Cochiti Pueblo, San Buenaventura Church, ca. 1980s-ongoing
E. Crownpoint, 1938-1946
F. Farmington, Sacred Heart Church, 1931-1940
G. Isleta Pueblo, San Agustin Church, 1893-ongoing
H. Jemez Pueblo, San Diego Church, 1893-ongoing
I. Laguna Pueblo, San José Mission, 1935-1940
J. Nambe Pueblo, San Francisco de Asis Church, 1852-ongoing
K. Penasco, San Antonio de Padua Church, 1852-1970
L. Picuris Pueblo, San Lorenzo Church, 1982-ongoing
M. Pojoaque Pueblo, Nuestra Señora de Guadalupe Church, 1947-ongoing
N. San Fidel, St. Joseph Church, 1921-1940
O. San Felipe Pueblo, San Felipe Church, ca. 1980s-ongoing
P. San Ildefonso Pueblo, San Ildedfonso Church, unknown-ongoing
Q. Okay Owingeh Pueblo, San Juan Bautista [St. John the Baptist] Church, 1885-ongoing
R. Sandia Pueblo, San Antonio Mission, ca. 1980s-ongoing
S. Santa Ana Pueblo, Santa Ana Mission, ca. 1980s-ongoing
T. Santa Clara Pueblo, Santa Clara Mission, unknown-ongoing
U. Santo Domingo Pueblo, Santo Domingo [St. Dominic] Church, 1934-ongoing; 15 folders
V. Shiprock, Christ the King Church, 1935-1940; includes Nashchiti
W. Smith Lake, 1939 24. Taos Pueblo, San Gerónimo [St. Jerome] Mission, 1905-ongoing
X. Tesuque Pueblo, San Diego Mission, ca. 1980s-ongoing
Y. Tohatchi, St. Mary Church, 1937-1938
Z. Zia Pueblo, Our Lady of the Asuncion Church, unknown-ongoing
AA. Zuni Pueblo, St. Anthony Church, 1933-1940
/8 Sacramental Records: “Books of Baptisms, Marriages, and Burials”
Inclusive dates: 1701?-1867?
Volume: Ca. 11 cubic feet (113 volumes plus 2 with a few entries) and several reels of microfilm Description: Sacramental registers of Native American missions and parishes in New Mexico only with appended visitation reports by bishops or their representatives of the Diocese of Durango, Mexico; attended visitas (missions) also included; the volumes are divided first by sacrament, then arranged alphabetically by parish location and chronologically there under; mostly in Latin; because some registers combined more than one sacrament and may include records for more than one mission or parish, the arrangement includes irregularities. “Santa Fe Baptisms, 1747-1851” is a baptismal database held by the Archdiocese of Santa Fe and the State Archive of New Mexico.
A. “Books of Baptisms,” 47 volumes plus few entries in 2 volumes
1. Abiquiú, Santo Tomás Apóstol Mission, 1821-1850, 1 volume
2. Ácoma Pueblo, San Esteban del Rey Mission, 1725-1777, 1 volume
3. Albuquerque, San Francisco Xavier-San Felipe Neri Mission, 17061736, 1 volume (volume 1 of 7); a few baptisms of Apache and Tiwa Indians of El Paso, Texas also included
4. Cochití Pueblo, San Buenaventura Mission, 1736-1829, 2 volumes
5. Galisteo, Nuestra Señora de los Remedios Mission, 1711-1729, 1 volume
6. Isleta Pueblo, San Agustín Mission, 1720-1776, 1 volume
7. Jémez Pueblo, San Diego Mission, 1701-1829, 2 volumes; a few baptisms of Apache Indians also included
8. Laguna Pueblo, San José Mission, 1720-1776, 1 volume; a few baptisms of Apache, Hopi, and Navajo Indians also included
9. Nambé Pueblo, San Francisco Mission, 1771-1727, 2 volumes; baptisms from Pojoaque and Tesuque also included
10. Pecos Pueblo, Nuestra Señora de los Ángeles Mission, 1726-1829, 2 volumes; a few baptisms of Apache, Comanche?, Navajo?, and Ute? Indians also included
11. Picuris Pueblo, San Lorenzo Mission, 1750-1867, 6 volumes; a few baptisms of Apache?, Comanche?, Navajo?, and Ute? Indians also included
12. Pojoaque Pueblo, Nuestra Señora de Guadalupe Mission, 1779-1839, 1 volume; baptisms from Nambé, 1814-1839 also included
13. San Ildefonso Pueblo, San Ildefonso Mission, 1725-1834, 2 volumes; baptisms from Nambé, 1814-1839 also included
14. San Juan Pueblo, San Juan Mission, 1726-1820, 3 volumes; baptisms from Picuris, 1787-1788 and several of Comanche Indians also included
15. San Felipe Pueblo, San Felipe Mission, 1769-1829, 1 volume
16. Sandiá Pueblo, Nuestra Señora de los Dolores y San Antonio Mission, 1771-1846, 2 volumes
17. Santa Ana Pueblo, Santa Ana Mission, 1771-1844, 1 volume
18. Santa Fe, San Francisco Mission, 1747-1770, 1 volume (volume 1 of 12); some baptisms of Apache, Hopi, and Tesuque Indians also included
19. Santa Clara Pueblo, Santa Clara Mission, 1728-1845, 2 volumes; a few baptisms from Abiquiú and of Apache, Hopi, and Comanche Indians also included
20. Santo Domingo Pueblo, Santo Domingo de Guzmán Mission, 1771-1773, 1829-1846, 3 volumes; confirmations for San Felipe, Sandiá, Santa Ana, and Santo Domingo, 1829-1845 also included
21. Taos Pueblo, San Gerónimo Mission, 1701-1727, 1777-1850, 10 volumes; confirmations, 1798, 1803, marriages, 1701-1727, 18231826, burials, 1701-1711, 1716-1725, 1802-1826, and a few baptisms of Apache, Comanche?, Navajo?, and Ute? Indians also included
22. Tesuque Pueblo, San Diego Mission, 1694-1724, 1 volume; marriages and burials, 1694 also included
23. Zia Pueblo, Nuestra Señora de la Asunción Mission, 1694-1772, 1 volume
24. Zuñi Pueblo, Nuestra Señora de Guadalupe Mission, 1725-1774, 1 volume
B. “Books of Marriages,” 35 volumes
1. Abiquiú, Santo Tomás Apóstol Mission, 1778-1826, 1 volume
2. Ácoma Pueblo, San Esteban del Rey Mission, 1726-1770, 1 volume
3. Cochití Pueblo, San Buenaventura Mission, 1726-1827, 1 volume
4. Galisteo, Nuestra Señora de los Remedios Mission, 1776-1828, 1 volume; marriages from Pecos, 1776-1828 also included
5. Isleta Pueblo, San Agustín Mission, 1726-1846, 2 volumes
6. Jémez, San Diego Mission, 1720-1776, 1 volume; burials also included
7. Laguna Pueblo, San José Mission, 1700-1777, 1 volume
8. Nambé Pueblo, San Francisco Mission, 1707-1862, 2 volumes
9. Pecos Pueblo, Nuestra Señora de los Angeles Mission, 1699-1765, 3 volumes; baptisms and burials, 1699-1706 also included
10. Picuris Pueblo, San Lorenzo Mission, 1726-1837, 2 volumes
11. Pojoaque, Nuestra Señora de Guadalupe Mission, 1744-1853, 1 volume
12. San Ildefonso Pueblo, San Ildefonso Mission, 1700-1880, 3 volumes
13. San Juan Pueblo, San Juan Mission, 1726-1855, 3 volumes
14. San Felipe, San Felipe Neri Mission, 1726-1814, 1 volume; baptisms and burials also included
15. Sandiá Pueblo, Nuestra Señora de los Dolores y San Antonio Missions, 1722-1864, 2 volumes
16. Santa Ana Pueblo, Santa Ana Mission, 1694-1711, 1722-1828, 2 volumes; baptisms, 1777-1827 and marriages, 1778-1845 from Santo Domingo also included
17. Santa Clara Pueblo, Santa Clara Mission, 1726-1830, 1 volume
18. Santo Domingo Pueblo, Santo Domingo de Guzmán Mission, 1771-1777, 1846-1862, 2 volumes; baptisms, 1777-1827 also included
19. Taos Pueblo, San Gerónimo Mission, 1776-1856, 4 volumes; burials, 1770-1775 also included
20. Zia Pueblo, Nuestra Señora de la Asunción Mission, 1697-1717, 1 volume
21. Zuñi Pueblo, Nuestra Señora de Guadalupe Mission, 1705-1776, 1 volume; burials also included
C. “Books of Burials,” 31 volumes
1. Ácoma Pueblo, San Esteban Mission, 1726-1777, 1 volume
2. Cochití Pueblo, San Buenaventura Mission, 1776-1873, 3 volumes
3. Galisteo, Nuestra Señora de los Remedios Mission, 1778-1829, 1 volume; burials from Pecos, 1782-1829 also included
4. Isleta Pueblo, San Agustín Mission, 1726-1776, 1849-1866, 2 volumes
5. Laguna Pueblo, San José Mission, 1726-1776, 1 volume
6. Nambé Pueblo, San Francisco Mission, 1726-1869, 2 volumes; baptisms and marriages also included
7. Pecos Pueblo, Nuestra Señora de los Angeles Mission, 1726-1772, 1809-1858, 2 volumes
8. Picuris Pueblo, San Lorenzo Mission, 1727-1858, 3 volumes
9. Pojoaque Pueblo, Nuestra Señora de Guadalupe Mission, 1779-1852, 1 volume; burials from Nambé, 1814-1839 also included
10. San Ildefonso Pueblo, San Ildefonso Mission, 1840-1855, 1 volume
11. San Juan Pueblo, San Juan Mission, 1726-1826, 1836-1857, 3 volumes
12. San Felipe Pueblo, San Felipe Mission, 1726-1832, 1841-1860, 2 volumes
13. Sandiá Pueblo, Nuestra Señora de los Dolores y San Antonio Mission, 1771-1858, 2 volumes
14. Santa Ana Pueblo, Santa Ana Mission, 1765-1771, 1 volume
15. Santa Clara Pueblo, Santa Clara Mission, 1726-1843, 1854-1866, 2 volumes
16. Santo Domingo Pueblo, Santo Domingo de Guzmán Mission, 1771-1869, 2 volumes
17. Zia Pueblo, Nuestra Señora de la Asunción Mission, 1727-1772, 1 volume
18. Zuñi Pueblo, Nuestra Señora de Guadalupe Mission, 1706-1719, 1 volume
D. Microfilmed Sacramental Records, ca. 1840s-ongoing, many reels of microfilm and a few volumes, at least in part; records (and/or microfilm) of baptisms, first communions, confirmations, marriages, and burials for Native and non-Native American missions and parishes with attended Native missions
1. Albuquerque, Holy Family Church, 1953-ongoing
2. Albuquerque, Queen of Angels Chapel, 1955-ongoing
3. Anton Chico, San Jose Church, 1872-1880; includes Fort Sumner/ Bosque Redondo Mission; includes originals
4. Bernalillo, Our Lady of Sorrows Church, 1895-ongoing; includes Sandia Pueblo, San Antonio Mission
5. Cochiti Pueblo, San Buenaventura Church, ca. 1980s-ongoing
6. Isleta Pueblo, St. Augustine Church, 1844-ongoing
7. Jemez Pueblo, San Diego Church, 1893-ongoing; includes Santa Ana Pueblo, St. Anne/ Santa Ana Mission
8. Nambe Pueblo, San Francisco de Asis Church, 1852-ongoing
9. Ohkay Owingeh Pueblo, St. John the Baptist Church, 1898-ongoing
10. Pena Blanco, Our Lady of Guadalupe Church, 1887-ongoing; includes Santo Domingo Pueblo, St. Dominic/ Santo Domingo Church
11. Penasco, San Antonio de Padua Church, 1878-ongoing; includes Picuris Pueblo, San Lorenzo Mission
12. Pojoaque Pueblo, Nuestra Señora de Guadalupe Church, 1947-ongoing
13. San Felipe Pueblo, San Felipe Church, ca. 1980s-ongoing
14. San Ildefonso Pueblo, San Ildedfonso Church, ca. 1900-ongoing
15. Santa Clara Pueblo, Santa Clara Mission, ca. 1900-ongoing
16. Taos, Our Lady of Guadalupe Church, 1902-ongoing; includes St. Jerome/ San Gerónimo Mission
17. Tesuque, San Diego Church, ca. 1980s-ongoing
18. Zia, Our Lady of the Asuncion Church, unknown-ongoing
/9 Mission Organization Files
Inclusive dates: 1905-1975
Volume: Ca. 1 cubic foot
Description: Arranged alphabetically by name of organization; re: primarily financial concerns.
A. American Board of Catholic Missions, 1940-1975; pertains to Indian missions in part
B. Bureau of Catholic Indian Missions, 1936-1952
C. Catholic Church Extension Society, 1905-1975; pertains to Indian missions in part
D. Commission for Catholic Missions among the Colored People and the Indians, 1943-1955; pertains to Indian missions in part
E. Indians, General, 1926-1946
F. Marquette League for Catholic Indian Missions, 1935-1964
G. Society for the Propagation of the Faith, 1920s-1970s; pertains to Indian missions in part
/10 Religious Congregation Files
Inclusive dates: 1896-ongoing
Volume: Ca. 1 cubic foot
Description: Divided by men’s and women’s congregations and there under arranged alphabetically by common name of congregation; re: primarily staffing concerns.
A. Men’s Congregations
1. Franciscans (St. John the Baptist Province) (Archives: Cincinnati, Ohio; archives bulk: St. Michaels, Arizona, and Tucson, Arizona), 1902-1970
2. Servites (Western Province) (Archives: Buena Park, California), 1928-1970
B. Women’s Congregations
1. Daughters of Charity of Canossa (United States Province) (Archives: Albuquerque, New Mexico), 1960-1968
2. Sisters of Loretto (ArchivesL Nerinx, Kentucky), 1934-1970
3. Sisters of the Blessed Sacrament for Indians and Colored People (Archives: Wynnewood, Pennsylvania), 1896-1970
/11 Archdiocesan Newspapers
Inclusive dates: 1875-ongoing
Volume: Several articles
Description: The following newspapers have included several articles on Native Americans and Catholic evangelization in the archdiocese:
A. Revista Católica, 1875-1919, not an official archdiocesan newspaper; in Spanish
B. The Catholic Register, 1934-1959; indexed by the Santa Fe Archdiocesan Archives
C. Renewal, 1960s-1967; The New Day, 1971-1973; indexed by the Santa Fe Archdiocesan Archives
D. People of God, 1983-ongoing; indexed by the Santa Fe Archdiocesan Archives; archived online
For school records -- see -- the guide entry under Albuquerque, New Mexico, Catholic Church. Archdiocese of Santa Fe. Office of Catholic Schools.
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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