GUIDE TO CATHOLIC RECORDS ABOUT NATIVE AMERICANS IN THE U.S.
Volume 3: Western United States
Arizona: AZ-3
St. Patrick Church
100 Quality Hill Road
P.O. Box 164
Bisbee, AZ 85603
Phone: 520-432-5753
Email: Stpatricks@cableone.net
History: St. Patrick and Sacred Heart Churches, Bisbee, Cochise County, Arizona, have been two predominantly non-Native American parishes in the Diocese of Tucson (Archives: Tucson, Arizona). They have been administered by Tucson diocesan priests who attended to St. Michael Mission (Tohono O’odham), Naco. St. Patrick’s, Sacred Heart, and St. Michael’s, all have had a few Native American (Tohono O’odham) parishioners.
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1881-1895 |
Tucson diocesan priests at Sacred Heart, Tombstone, established and attended St. Patrick Mission |
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1896-1901 |
Tucson diocesan priests at Our Lady of Lourdes, Benson, attended St. Patrick’s |
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1902-present |
Became a parish; Tucson diocesan priests have administered St. Patrick Church |
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1920-1965 |
Tucson diocesan priests established and administered Sacred Heart Church, Bisbee |
Tucson diocesan priests at St. Patrick’s, Bisbee, attended to the following:
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1905-1912 (transferred to Sacred Heart, Tombstone) |
St. Michael Mission, Naco |
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1966-1969 (closed) |
Sacred Heart Church, Bisbee |
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1966-present |
St. Michael Mission, Naco |
Tucson diocesan priests at Sacred Heart, Bisbee, attended St. Michael’s, Naco, 1922-1965
Holdings of Catholic records about Native Americans:
Inclusive dates: 1881-ongoing
Volume: Few entries among several volumes
Description: Sacramental records (e.g. baptisms, marriages, burials) for Native American parishioners of St. Patrick and Sacred Heart Churches and St. Michael Mission.
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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