GUIDE TO CATHOLIC RECORDS ABOUT NATIVE AMERICANS IN THE U.S.
Volume 3: Western United States
Montana: MT-25
Our Lady of Loretto Church
11723 East Helen Street
P.O. Box 509
Lodge Grass, MT 59050
Phone: 406-639-2254
History: Our Lady of Loretto Church, Lodge Grass, Crow Reservation, Montana, has been a predominantly Native American (Crow) parish in the Diocese of Great Falls-Billings (Archives: Great Falls, Montana).
1904-1960 |
Jesuits (Turin, California, Oregon Provinces) (Archives: St. Louis, Missouri) at St. Francis Xavier, St. Xavier, established and attended to St. Ann/ Our Lady of Loretto Mission (Crow), Crow Reservation |
1965-2004 |
Became a parish; Capuchins (St. Joseph Province) (Archives: Detroit, Michigan) administered Our Lady of Loretto Church |
1968-1978 |
School Sisters of St Francis (U.S. Province) (Archives: Milwaukee, Wisconsin) assisted in administrating Our Lady of Loretto |
2004-present |
Great Falls-Billings diocesan priests have administered Our Lady of Loretto |
Holdings of Catholic records about Native Americans:
Inclusive dates: 1904-ongoing
Volume: At least 2 volumes
Description: Sacramental records (e.g. baptisms, marriages, burials) for Native American parishioners of Our Lady of Loretto Church.
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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