GUIDE TO CATHOLIC RECORDS ABOUT NATIVE AMERICANS IN THE U.S.
Volume 1: Eastern United States
Maryland: MD-7
St. Mary Church
13401 Piscataway Road
Clinton, MD 20735
Phone: 301-292-0527
Email: See website
History: St. Mary Church, Clinton/ Piscataway, Prince George’s County, Maryland, has been a predominantly non-Native American parish in the Archdiocese of Washington (Archives: Hyattsville, Maryland) with some Piscataway Indian parishioners.
1640-1645 |
Rev. Andrew White, S.J. [Jesuits] (British Province) (Archives: London, England) founded and administered St. Mary Church (Piscataway, in part) until expelled by the English government |
1645-1784 |
London District/ England and Wales vicariate apostolate priests (Archdiocese of Westminster) (Archives: London, England) administered St. Mary’s |
1784-1789 |
U.S. prefecture apostolate priests administered St. Mary’s |
1789-1945 |
Baltimore arch/diocesan priests administered St. Mary’s |
1945-present |
Washington archdiocesan priests administered St. Mary’s |
Holdings of Catholic records about Native Americans:
Inclusive dates: 1640-ongoing
Volume: Many records dispersed throughout all volumes
Description: Sacramental records (e.g. baptisms, marriages, burials) of Piscataway Indian parishioners.
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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