GUIDE TO CATHOLIC RECORDS ABOUT NATIVE AMERICANS IN THE U.S.
Volume 3: Western United States
Oregon: OR-27
St. Paul Church
20217 Christie Street Northeast
P.O. Box 454
St. Paul, OR 97137
Phone: 503-633-4611
History: St. Paul Church, St. Paul, Oregon, has been a predominantly non-Native American parish in the Archdiocese of Portland in Oregon (Archives: Portland, Oregon).
1839-1860s (no longer Native) |
Rev. François Norbert Blanchet established St. Paul Mission (e.g. Cayuse, Grand Ronde, Métis), St. Paul/ French Prairie, which Portland archdiocesan priests administered |
Portland in Oregon archdiocesan priests from St. Paul’s attended to the following Native American missions in Oregon:
1839 |
Willamette Academy (e.g. Cayuse, Grand Ronde, Métis), Willamette |
1858 (closed) |
Yam Hills Church (Cayuse), Yam Hills |
1859-1861 (transferred to St. Peter’s, The Dalles) |
Grand Ronde Reservation station (Grand Ronde) |
Holdings of Catholic records about Native Americans:
Inclusive dates: 1839-1860s
Volume: Some entries within 3 volumes
Description: Sacramental records (e.g. baptisms, marriages, burials) for the Native American parishioners of St. Paul Mission and its attended school, parish, and station.
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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