GUIDE TO CATHOLIC RECORDS ABOUT NATIVE AMERICANS IN THE U.S.
Volume 3: Western United States
New Mexico:NM-1

St. Thomas the Apostle Church
P.O. Box 117
Abiquiú, NM 87510

Phone: 505-685-4462
Email: stthomasapostle@windstream.net

 

History: St. Thomas the Apostle Church, Abiquiú, Rio Arriba County, New Mexico, has been a diverse parish with parishioners of Native (e.g. Genízaro, Mestizos) and non-Native American ancestry in the Archdiocese of Santa Fe (Archives: Santa Fe, New Mexico).

1724-1772

Under Franciscan leadership, Tewa Indians settled Abiquiú, and Franciscans (Santo Evangelico Province) (Archives: Puebla, Mexico) established and administered St. Thomas the Apostle/ Santo Tomás Apóstol/ Santo Tomás de Abiquiú Mission (e.g. Navajo, Apache, Comanche, Ute)

1772-1846

Franciscans at Santa Clara, Santa Clara, attended to Santo Tomás

1850s-present

Santa Fe arch/diocesan priests have served St. Thomas

Various priest at St. Thomas have served its outlying chapels in Rio Arriba County, New Mexico:

Unknown-present

San Miguel Chapel, Cañones

Unknown-present

San Juan Chapel, Coyote

Unknown-present

Neustra Señora de Guadalupe Chapel, Gallina

Unknown-present

San Antonio Chapel, Medanales

Unknown-present

Santa Teresa Chapel, Mesa Poleo

Unknown-present

San Pedro Chapel, Youngsville

 

Holdings of Catholic records about Native Americans:

Inclusive dates: ca. 1850-present    

Volume: Several entries among many volumes  

Description: Sacramental records (e.g. baptisms, marriages, burials) for Native American parishioners of St. Thomas the Apostle 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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