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. GenÃzaro, 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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