蜜桃影像

Catholic Church. Diocese of Las Cruces. Archives
1280 Med Park Drive
Las Cruces, NM 88005

Phone: 505-523-7577

 

Hours: See website

Access: Some restrictions apply

Copying facilities: Yes 

 

History: The Diocese of Las Cruces was erected for southern New Mexico from territory in the dioceses of El Paso and Tucson, 1982. Las Cruces and its predecessors have administered the following Native American parishes in New Mexico.

1914-present (Las Cruces, 1982-present)	St. Joseph Mission (Apache), Mescalero, Mescalero Reservation
1921-present (Las Cruces, 1982-present)	Our Lady of Guadalupe Church (Tortugas), Mesilla Park

 

Holdings of Catholic records about Native Americans:

Inclusive dates: 1912-ongoing

Volume: At least 1 cubic foot 

Description: 6 series includes Native Catholic records: 

 

/1 Sacramental Records

Inclusive dates: 1888-1960

Volume: 8 small volumes

Description: Records (e.g. baptisms, marriages, burials) for Native American parishioners arranged alphabetically by location of parishes and there under by name of attended Native American missions and stations for non-Native parishes.

A. Mescalero, St. Joseph Mission, 1944-1960, 6 volumes; includes record diary, 1944, chronicle, 1945-1955, mass intensions book 2, undated, Mescalero Apache Indian family census, 1944, Mass intensions, 1960, chronology, 1959

B. Mesilla Park, Our Lady of Guadalupe Church, 1921-ca. 1940, 2 volumes; sacramental records; mostly baptisms

 

/2 Parish Files

Inclusive dates: 1912-ongoing

Volume: 4 folders

Description: Arranged alphabetically by location of parishes and there under by name; includes correspondence, clippings, histories, notes, and photographs (black and white and color prints and negatives); notable correspondents include pastors, bishops (Dallas and Las Cruces),

A. Mescalero, St. Joseph Mission, 1912-ongoing, 2 folders; includes:

1. Biographical sketch of Rev. Albert Braun, O.F.M. [Franciscans]

2. Clippings, 1959-ongoing

3. Histories, 1956-ongoing

4. St. Joseph Apache Mission Restoration Project, 1912-2005, undated (2004?)

B. Mesilla Park, Our Lady of Guadalupe Church, 1960-ongoing, 2 folders

1. 鈥淭he Religious Rites of the Tiwa Indians [Tortugas] Honoring Our Lady of Guadalupe in Tortugas, New Mexico鈥� by John Hass, 1981

2. 鈥淭he Guadalupe Triduum in Tortugas, New Mexico鈥� by Rev. Giles Carrie, O.F.M.Conv. [Conventual Franciscans], 1986

 

/3 Personnel Files

Inclusive dates: ca. 1982-ongoing

Volume: Few folders

Description: Arranged alphabetically by surname.  

 

/4 Photograph Files

Inclusive dates: 1924-ongoing

Volume: 1 album and 1 folder

Description: Arranged alphabetically by name of community; includes Mesilla Park, Our Lady of Guadalupe Church and School and St. Genevieve Church, 1924-1938, re: Tortugas parish, school, and community activities, Sisters of St. Francis, most likely Sisters of the Third Order of St. Francis (Oldenburg, Indiana), and bishops, Franciscans, President Woodrow Wilson [Wilson, Woodrow 1856-1924], and Cardinal D茅sir茅-Joseph Mercier [Mercier D茅sir茅 1851-1926].

 

/5 Religious Community Files

Inclusive dates: 1982, undated (1982?)

Volume: 4 folders 

Description: Arranged alphabetically by name of community

A. Conventuals (Our Lady of Guadalupe Custody, Mesilla Park, New Mexico): with report to bishop re: Shrine of Our Lady of Guadalupe in Tortugas

B. Franciscans (St. John the Baptist Province, Cincinnati, Ohio)

C. Franciscans (Santa Barbara Province, Santa Barbara, California) d. Franciscans (Our Lady of Guadalupe Province, Albuquerque, New Mexico)

 

/6 Diocesan Newspaper

Inclusive dates: 1985-ongoing

Volume: Few articles

Description: Agua Vivia, the diocesan newspaper, has included occasional articles on Native Americans and the Catholic Church in the diocese.  

 

Unless otherwise noted, the repository on this page holds (or held) the records described here and they are not held at the 蜜桃影像 Archives.

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