GUIDE TO CATHOLIC RECORDS ABOUT NATIVE AMERICANS IN THE U.S.
Volume 3: Western United States
California: CA-123
Mission San Buenaventura
211 East Main Street
Ventura, CA 93001
Phone: 805-643-4318
Hours: See website
Access: Some restrictions apply
Copying Facilities: Yes
History: Mission San Buenaventura, Ventura (a.k.a. San Buenaventura), Ventura County, California, had been a predominantly Native American (Chumash) parish in the Archdiocese of Los Angeles (Archives: Mission Hills, California).
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1782-1854 (Natives declined) |
Franciscans (Santo Evangelico Province) (Archives: Puebla, Mexico) established and administered San Buenaventura Mission (Chumash) |
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1854-ca. 1922 |
Monterrey (California) diocesan priests administered San Buenaventura |
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1922-ca. 1925 (no longer Native) |
Monterrey-Los Angeles diocesan priests administered San Buenaventura |
Holdings of Catholic records about Native Americans:
Inclusive dates: 1782-ca. 1925
Volume: Several volumes
Description: Sacramental records (includes copies; e.g. baptisms, marriages, burials) for Native American parishioners of San Buenaventura 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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