GUIDE TO CATHOLIC RECORDS ABOUT NATIVE AMERICANS IN THE U.S.
Volume 1: Eastern United States
Louisiana: LA-16
Catholic Church. Diocese of Lafayette. Archives
1408 Carmel Drive
Lafayette, LA 70501
Phone: 337-261-5613
Email: See website (Offices: Archives)
Hours: See website
Access: See website
Copying facilities: Yes
History: The Diocese of Lafayette was erected for south-central Louisiana from territory of the Archdiocese of New Orleans, 1918, and it lost territory when an adjacent diocese was erected, 1980. Lafayette and its predecessors have served Immaculate Conception Church (Chitamacha), Chitamacha Reservation, Charenton, Louisiana, 1844-present (Lafayette, 1918-present).
Holdings of Catholic records about Native Americans:
Inclusive dates: 1840s-ongoing
Volume: Less than 1 cubic foot
Description: 3 series with records.
/1 Parish files
Inclusive dates: By 1900-ongoing
Volume: 1 or more folders
Description: Immaculate Conception Church, Charenton.
/2 Sacramental records
Inclusive dates: 1844-ongoing
Volume: 1 or more reels of microfilm
Description: Immaculate Conception Church, Charenton.
/3 Diocesan history book
Inclusive dates: 1700s-2001
Volume: 1 volume
Description: A History of the Diocese of Lafayette; see website.
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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