GUIDE TO CATHOLIC RECORDS ABOUT NATIVE AMERICANS IN THE U.S.
Volume 3: Western United States
California: CA-123
Mission San Buenaventura
211 East Main Street
Ventura, CA 93001
Phone: 805-643-4318
Hours: See website
Access: Some restrictions apply
Copying Facilities: Yes
History: Mission San Buenaventura, Ventura (a.k.a. San Buenaventura), Ventura County, California, had been a predominantly Native American (Chumash) parish in the Archdiocese of Los Angeles (Archives: Mission Hills, California).
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1782-1854 (Natives declined) |
Franciscans (Santo Evangelico Province) (Archives: Puebla, Mexico) established and administered San Buenaventura Mission (Chumash) |
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1854-ca. 1922 |
Monterrey (California) diocesan priests administered San Buenaventura |
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1922-ca. 1925 (no longer Native) |
Monterrey-Los Angeles diocesan priests administered San Buenaventura |
Holdings of Catholic records about Native Americans:
Inclusive dates: 1782-ca. 1925
Volume: Several volumes
Description: Sacramental records (includes copies; e.g. baptisms, marriages, burials) for Native American parishioners of San Buenaventura 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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