GUIDE TO CATHOLIC RECORDS ABOUT NATIVE AMERICANS IN THE U.S.
Volume 3: Western United States
New Mexico: NM-64
St. Anthony Church and School and Our Lady of Guadalupe Mission Historic Site
11 St. Anthony Drive
P.O. Box 486
Zuni, NM 87327
Phone: 505-782-2888
Email: See website (Contact Us)
History: St. Anthony Church and School, Zuni, Zuni Reservation, New Mexico, has been a predominantly Native American (Zuni) parish in the Diocese of Gallup (Archives: Gallup, New Mexico).
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1922-1985 |
Franciscans (St. John the Baptist Province) (Archives: Cincinnati, Ohio; archives bulk: St. Michaels, Arizona, and Tucson, Arizona) established and administered St. Anthony Church (Zuni) |
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1985-present |
Franciscans (Our Lady of Guadalupe Province) (Archives: St. Michaels, Arizona) established and have administered St. Anthony Church (Zuni) |
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1923 |
Two donors provided the funding to establish St. Anthony School, one of whom was from a Mrs. Pudom (Osage); the Osage people then were accumulating wealth from oil leases on Oklahoma lands |
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1923-1988 |
Poor Sisters of St. Francis Seraph of the Perpetual Adoration (St. Joseph Province) (Archives: Colorado Springs, Colorado) established and staffed St. Anthony School |
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1978-1992 |
Dominican Sisters (unknown) staffed the school, in part |
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1980-1999 |
Ursulines (Mount St. Joseph Province) (Archives: Maple Mount, Kentucky) staffed the school, in part |
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1984-1995 |
Sisters of Notre Dame (Unknown) staffed the school, in part |
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1990-1993 |
Sisters of Mercy (Archives: Belmont, North Carolina) |
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1991-present |
Laity have staffed the school and have comprised the bulk of the staff |
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1997-1998 |
Sisters of St. Joseph (Unknown) staffed the school, in part |
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1997-1998 |
Franciscan Sisters of Peace (Archives: Haverstraw, New York) staffed the school, in part |
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Ca. 2000-present |
Sisters of Charity of Leavenworth (Archives: Leavenworth, Kansas) have assisted in the pastoral administration of the parish |
Franciscans at St. Anthony’s attended to the Ramah Navajo, 1951-1976 (transferred to San Lorenzo, Ramah).
Our Lady of Guadalupe Mission Historic Site
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1629-1680 (closed), 1699-1821 |
Franciscans (Santo Evangelico Province) (Archives: Puebla, Mexico) established and administered Our Lady of Guadalupe/ Nuestra Señora de la Candelaria de Halona Mission |
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1629-1672 (closed) |
Franciscans established and administered Mission La Purísima Concepción de Aguico (Zuni), Hawikuh, until closed due to attacks by Apache Indians |
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1821-1834 |
Durango diocesan priests (Archives: Durango, Mexico) administered Our Lady of Guadalupe |
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1841-1852 |
Santa Fe diocesan priests at St. Augustine’s, Isleta, attended to Our Lady of Guadalupe |
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1852-1854 |
Santa Fe diocesan priests at San Francisco Cathedral, Santa Fe, attended to Our Lady of Guadalupe |
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1854-1856 |
Santa Fe diocesan priests at St. Augustine’s, Isleta, attended to Our Lady of Guadalupe |
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1858-1882 |
Santa Fe diocesan priests at Nuestra Señora de los Dolores, Seboyeta, attended to Our Lady of Guadalupe |
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1884-1890 |
Santa Fe diocesan priests at San Rafael, San Rafael, attended to Our Lady of Guadalupe |
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1892-1894 |
Santa Fe diocesan priests administered Our Lady of Guadalupe |
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1894-1898 |
Santa Fe diocesan priests at Nuestra Señora de los Dolores, Seboyeta, attended to Our Lady of Guadalupe |
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1899-1923 |
Santa Fe diocesan priests at Sacred Heart Cathedral, Gallup, attended to Our Lady of Guadalupe |
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1921-1960s |
Franciscans (St. John the Baptist Province) (Archives: Cincinnati, Ohio; archives bulk: St. Michaels, Arizona, and Tucson, Arizona) administered Our Lady of Guadalupe |
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1966-present |
Our Lady of Guadalupe Mission has been undergoing restoration in collaboration between the Zuni Tribe, Diocese of Gallup, and National Park Service |
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1970-ongoing |
Artist Alex Seotewa (Zuni) began painting his monumental wall murals |
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2003-present |
The Zuni Tribe has administered the mission historical site |
Holdings of Catholic records about Native Americans:
Inclusive dates: 1907-present
Volume: Ca. 3 cubic feet
Description: The records of St. Anthony Church and School were not arranged according to a classification scheme when reviewed by a Marquette University archivist, 2006. Consequently, the description is by record type.
Parish Office:
/1 Sacramental records
Inclusive dates: 1907-ongoing
Volume: 9 volumes
Description: Records (e.g. baptisms, marriages, burials) for Native American parishioners of Our Lady of Guadalupe Mission and St. Anthony Church.
School Office:
/2 School records
Inclusive dates: 1930s-ongoing
Volume: Ca. 2 cubic feet
Description: Cumulative files for Native American students of St. Anthony School.
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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