GUIDE TO CATHOLIC RECORDS ABOUT NATIVE AMERICANS IN THE U.S.
Volume 1: Eastern United States
Florida: FL-9
Catholic Church. Diocese of Palm Beach. Archives
Diocesan Pastoral Center
9995 North Military Trail
P.O. Box 109650
Palm Beach Gardens, FL 33410
Phone: 561-775-9592
Email: See website
Hours: See website
Access: See website
Copying facilities: Yes
History: The Diocese of Palm Beach was erected from territory in the Archdiocese of Miami and the Diocese of Orlando, 1984. Palm Beach and its predecessors supported the following evangelization among Native Americans in Florida:
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1970s-present (Palm Beach, 1984-present) |
Holy Cross Church (Maya), Indiantown |
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1980-present (Palm Beach, 1984-present) |
Hope Rural School (Maya), Indiantown |
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1980-present (Palm Beach, 1984-present) |
Sacred Heart Church (Maya), Lake Worth |
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1980-present (Palm Beach, 1984-present) |
St. John Fisher Church (Maya), West Palm Beach |
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1980-present (Palm Beach, 1984-present) |
St. Thomas Moore Church (Maya), Boynton Beach |
Holdings of Catholic records about Native Americans:
Inclusive dates: 1970s-ongoing
Volume: Several volumes
Description: Included in 2 series.
/1 Parish and school files
Inclusive dates: 1970s-present
Volume: Few folders
Description: Records (e.g. correspondence, clippings, handouts, notes, photographs) of Native Americans engaged in parish and school activities:
A. Boynton Beach, St. Thomas Moore Church, 1980s-ongoing
B. Indiantown, Holy Cross Church, 1970s-ongoing
C. Indiantown, Hope Rural School, 1980-ongoing
D. Lake Worth, Sacred Heart Church, 1980s-ongoing
E. West Palm Beach, St. John Fisher Church, 1980s-ongoing
/2 Sacramental Records
Inclusive dates: 1970s-ongoing
Volume: Several records
Description: Records (e.g. baptisms, marriages, burials) of Native American parishioners of Holy Cross Church, Indiantown.
/3 Diocesan newspaper
Inclusive dates: 1939-ongoing
Volume: Occasional articles
Description: Established in 1939 for the dioceses of south Florida, the Florida Catholic, has served the Diocese of Palm Beach since 1984 with either a monthly or bimonthly diocesan edition. Past issues available online via the Florida Digital Library.
Unless otherwise noted, the repository on this page holds (or held) the records described here and they are not held at the ÃÛÌÒÓ°Ïñ Archives.
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