GUIDE TO CATHOLIC RECORDS ABOUT NATIVE AMERICANS IN THE U.S.
Volume 1: Eastern United States
Virginia: VA-1
Congregation of the Immaculate Heart of Mary. Missionhurst
4651 North 25th Street
Arlington, VA 22207
Phone: 703-528-3804
Email: See website
History: Founded in Belgium, 1862, members of the Congregation of the Immaculate Heart of Mary self-identify with the post-nominal initials, “C.I.C.M.,” and made its first U.S. foundation, 1919. They have administered the following Native American mission parishes:
1922-1933 |
Holy Rosary Indian Mission (Choctaw), Philadelphia/ Tucker, Mississippi |
1990s-present |
Maria, Reina de las Americas Church (Maya), Mount Olive, North Carolina |
Holdings of Catholic records about Native Americans: Unknown.
Unless noted otherwise, the repository named above holds (or held) the records described and not the Ӱ Archives. However, Marquette’s holdings, e.g. Bureau of Catholic Indian Missions Records, include related records about these Native and Catholic groups and places.
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