GUIDE TO CATHOLIC RECORDS ABOUT NATIVE AMERICANS IN THE U.S.
Volume 3: Western United States
California: CA-108
Holy Cross Church
126 High Street
Santa Cruz, CA 95060
Phone: 831-423-4182
Hours: See website
Access: No restrictions
Copying Facilities: Yes
History: Holy Cross Church, Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz County, California, had been a predominantly Native American parish in the Archdiocese of San Francisco (Archives: Menlo Park, California).
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1791-1834 (closed) |
Franciscans (Santo Evangelico Province) (Archives: Puebla, Mexico) established and administered Santa Cruz Mission (Chumash, Ohlone) |
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1840, 1857 (no longer Native) |
Earthquakes destroyed Santa Cruz Mission, which was rebuilt in 1889 as Holy Cross Church, a non-Indian parish |
Holdings of Catholic records about Native Americans:
Inclusive dates: 1791-ca. 1857
Volume: Few volumes
Description: Sacramental records (copies; e.g. baptisms, marriages, burials) for Native American parishioners of Santa Cruz Mission.
Unless otherwise noted, the repository on this page holds (or held) the records described here and they are not held at the ˜·Í¸²Ê Archives.
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