GUIDE TO CATHOLIC RECORDS ABOUT NATIVE AMERICANS IN THE U.S.
Volume 3: Western United States
Montana: MT-31
St. Charles Borromeo Mission
21228 South Pryor Gap Road
P.O. Box 29
Pryor, MT 59066
Phone: 406-259-9747
History: St. Charles Borromeo Mission, Pryor, Crow Reservation, Montana, has been a predominantly Native American (Crow) parish in the Diocese of Great Falls-Billings (Archives: Great Falls, Montana).
1892 |
Jesuits (Turin, California, Oregon Provinces) (Archives: St. Louis, Missouri) established St. Charles Borromeo Mission (Crow), Crow Reservation |
1892-1898 (closed) |
Ursulines (Western Province) (Archives: Santa Rosa, California) staffed St. Charles Borromeo School |
1893-1936 |
Jesuits at St. Francis Xavier, St. Xavier, attended to St. Charles |
1925-1930s |
Capuchins (St. Joseph Province) (Archives: Detroit, Michigan) reopened and staffed the school |
1935-present |
Congregation of the Sisters of the Third Order of St Francis (Archives: Oldenburg, Indiana) have staffed the school |
1936-1966 |
Jesuits administered St. Charles |
1967-present |
Became a parish; Capuchins have administered St. Charles Church |
Holdings of Catholic records about Native Americans:
Inclusive dates: 1908-present
Volume: Over 3 volumes
Description: The records at St. Charles Borromeo Church and School were not arranged according to a classification scheme when reviewed by a ÃÛÌÒÓ°Ïñ archivist, 2006. Consequently, the description is by record type.
A. Sacramental Records, 1908-ongoing, 3 volumes
B. School Records: ca. 1925-ongoing, few folders
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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