GUIDE TO CATHOLIC RECORDS ABOUT NATIVE AMERICANS IN THE U.S.
Volume 3: Western United States
California: CA-96

Catholic Church. Diocese of Orange in California. Archives
Mission Basilica San Juan Capistrano
31520 Camino Capistrano
San Juan Capistrano, CA 92675

Phone: 949-234-1360, Extension 366

 

History: The Diocese of Orange in California was erected for Orange County from territory in the Archdiocese of Los Angeles, 1976. The Orange Diocese and its predecessors have administered Mission Basilica San Juan Capistrano, San Juan Capistrano, Orange County, California, which continues to serve some Native American (Cahuilla, Juaneño [Acjachemen]) parishioners.

1775 (closed), 1776-1834	Franciscans (Santo Evangelico Province) (Archives: Pueblo, Mexico) established and administered Mission San Juan Capistrano
1834-1840	Sonoran diocesan priests (Archives: Hermosillo, Mexico) administered the mission
1840-1845 (Natives declined) (closed)	Monterey/ Two Californias diocesan priests (Archives: Monterey, California) administered the mission
1865-1922	Monterey-Los Angeles diocesan priests administered the mission
1922-1936	Los Angeles-San Diego diocesan priests administered the mission
1936-1976	Los Angeles archdiocesan priests administered the mission
1976-present	Orange diocesan priests have administered San Juan Capistrano

 

Holdings of Catholic records about Native Americans:

Inclusive dates: 1776-ongoing

Volume: Ca. 10 cubic feet  

Description: 2 series include Native Catholic records:

 

/1 Parish Files: Mission Basilica San Juan Capistrano

Inclusive dates: 1850s-ongoing

Volume: Several items within ca. 10 cubic feet  

Description: Clippings, correspondence, photographs, and ephemera, re: the mission with a few specific items on Native Americans.    

 

/2 Sacramental Records

Inclusive dates: 1776-ongoing

Volume: Several volumes and few reels of microfilm

Description: Parishes are arranged alphabetically by location and there under by name; re: Mission Basilica San Juan Capistrano, which includes a few sacramental records (e.g. baptisms, marriages, burials) of Native American parishioners to the present.

 

Unless otherwise noted, the repository on this page holds (or held) the records described here and they are not held at the Marquette University Archives.

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