GUIDE TO CATHOLIC RECORDS ABOUT NATIVE AMERICANS IN THE U.S.
Volume 1: Eastern United States
Mississippi: MS-1
Catholic Church. Diocese of Biloxi
1790 Popps Ferry Road
P.O. Box 2248
Biloxi, MS 39532
Phone: 228-702-2100
Email: See website
https://www.biloxidiocese.org/
Hours: See website
Access: See website
History: The Diocese of Biloxi was erected for southern Mississippi from portions of the Diocese of Jackson, 1977. Sisters, Marianites of Holy Cross, from Immaculate Conception Church, Laurel, evangelized Choctaw Indians, 1982-1990s.
Holdings of Catholic records about Native Americans (presumed):
Inclusive dates: 1980s-ongoing
Volume: Less than 1 cubic foot
Description: 2 series may contain records.
/1 Parish files
Inclusive dates: 1980s-ongoing
Volume: Scant amount
Description: Correspondence, records, notes, clippings, and photos pertaining to Choctaw Indians at Immaculate Conception Church and Jones County.
/2 Sacramental records
Inclusive dates: 1980s-ongoing
Volume: Scant amount
Description: Records (e.g. baptisms, marriages, burials) of Choctaw Indians at Immaculate Conception Church, Laurel.
Unless noted otherwise, the repository named above holds (or held) the records described and not the Marquette University Archives. However, Marquette’s holdings, e.g. Bureau of Catholic Indian Missions Records, include related records about these Native and Catholic groups and places.
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