GUIDE TO CATHOLIC RECORDS ABOUT NATIVE AMERICANS IN THE U.S.
Volume 3: Western United States
Alaska: AK-5

St. Theresa Church
P.O. Box 308
Aniak, AK 99557

Phone: 907-675-4448

 

History:  St. Theresa Church, Aniak, Bethel Census Area, Alaska, has been a small and predominantly Native American (Yupik Eskimo, Tanana) parish on the Kuskokwim River and in the Diocese of Fairbanks (Archives: Fairbanks, Alaska).

1939-1950

Jesuits (Oregon Province) (Archives: St. Louis, Missouri) at St. Lawrence, Mountain Village, established and attended St. Theresa Mission (Yupik Eskimo, Tanana)

1950-1968

Jesuits at Immaculate Conception, Bethel, attended St. Theresa’s

1968-1980

Became a parish; Jesuits administered St. Theresa’s

1980-1984

Jesuits at Holy Cross (Ingalik), Holy Cross, attended St. Theresa’s

1984-1992

Fairbanks diocesan priests administered St. Theresa’s

1992-1990s

Franciscans (Sacred Heart Province) (St. Louis, Missouri) administered St. Theresa’s

1990s-present

Permanent deacons (Yupik Eskimo) and lay administrators (Yupik Eskimo) have served the parish and provided day-to-day administration

1990s-present

Visiting Fairbanks diocesan priests and diocesan ministry team members have ministered to St. Theresa’s

Jesuits, Franciscans, and Fairbanks diocesan priests/deacons at St. Theresa’s have attended the following Native missions: 

1968-present

Sacred Heart/ Immaculate Conception Mission (Eskimo), Kalskag

1992-1998

Holy Cross Mission (Eskimo, Ingalik), Holy Cross 

 

Holdings of Catholic records about Native Americans:

Inclusive dates: ca. 1968-ongoing

Volume: Few volumes 

Description: Sacramental records (e.g. baptisms, marriages, burials) for Native American parishioners of St. Theresa Church and Sacred Heart and Holy Cross Missions. 

 

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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