Archival Collections and
Institutional Repository
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
Abiqui繳, NM 87510
Phone: 505-685-4462
Email: stthomasapostle@windstream.net
History: St. Thomas the Apostle Church, Abiqui繳, Rio Arriba County, New Mexico, has been a diverse parish with parishioners of Native (e.g. Gen穩zaro, Mestizos) and non-Native American ancestry in the Archdiocese of Santa Fe (Archives: Santa Fe, New Mexico).
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1724-1772 |
Under Franciscan leadership, Tewa Indians settled Abiqui繳, and Franciscans (Santo Evangelico Province) (Archives: Puebla, Mexico) established and administered St. Thomas the Apostle/ Santo Tom獺s Ap籀stol/ Santo Tom獺s de Abiqui繳 Mission (e.g. Navajo, Apache, Comanche, Ute) |
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1772-1846 |
Franciscans at Santa Clara, Santa Clara, attended to Santo Tom獺s |
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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:
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Unknown-present |
San Miguel Chapel, Ca簽ones |
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Unknown-present |
San Juan Chapel, Coyote |
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Unknown-present |
Neustra Se簽ora de Guadalupe Chapel, Gallina |
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Unknown-present |
San Antonio Chapel, Medanales |
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Unknown-present |
Santa Teresa Chapel, Mesa Poleo |
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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 51做厙 Archives.
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