GUIDE TO CATHOLIC RECORDS ABOUT NATIVE AMERICANS IN THE U.S.
Volume 3: Western United States
New Mexico: NM-36
St. Berard Church
Highway 10 and 101 Cedar Avenue
Navajo NM 87328
P.O. Box 70
Fort Defiance, NM 86504
Phone: 505-777-2251
History: St. Beard Church, Navajo, McKinley County, New Mexico, has been a predominantly Native American (Navajo) parish in the Navajo Nation and in the Diocese of Gallup (Archives: Gallup, New Mexico).
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1963-1985 |
Franciscans (St. John the Baptist Province) (Archives: Cincinnati, Ohio; archives bulk: St. Michaels, Arizona, and Tucson, Arizona) established and administered St. Berard Church |
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1985-present |
Franciscans (Our Lady of Guadalupe Province) (Archives: St. Michaels, Arizona) have administered St. Berard’s |
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1980s-present |
Permanent deacons (Navajo) have assisted in serving the parish |
Franciscans and permanent deacons from St. Berard’s have attended to the following Native American (Navajo) missions in the Navajo Nation and in the Gallup Diocese:
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After 1963-present |
St. Francis Mission, Sawmill, Apache County, Arizona |
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1980-2010s (closed) |
Crystal Mission, Crystal, McKinley and San Juan counties, New Mexico |
Holdings of Catholic records about Native Americans:
Inclusive dates: 1963-ongoing
Volume: Several volumes
Description: Sacramental records (e.g. baptisms, marriages, burials) for the Native American parishioners St. Berard Church, St. Francis Mission, and Crystal Mission.
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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