GUIDE TO CATHOLIC RECORDS ABOUT NATIVE AMERICANS IN THE U.S.
Volume 1: Eastern United States
Louisiana: LA-26

Catholic Church. Diocese of Houma-Thibodaux. Archives
205 Audubon Avenue
Thibodaux, LA 70301

Phone: 985-446-2383
Email: See website

 

Hours: See website

Access: See website

Copying facilities: Yes

 

History: The Diocese of Houma-Thibodaux was erected for central Louisiana from territory in the Archdiocese of New Orleans, 1977. Within that area, Houma-Thibodaux and its predecessors have administered the following parishes serving Native Americans:

1864-present (Houma-Thibodaux, 1977-present)	Sacred Heart of Jesus Church (e.g. Chitimacha, Choctaw, Houma), Montegut/ Bayou Terrebonne
1873-present (Houma-Thibodaux, 1977-present)	Our Lady of the Rosary Church (e.g. Chitimacha, Choctaw, Houma), Larose/ Bayou Lafourche
1890s-present (Houma-Thibodaux, 1977-present)	St. Eloi Church (e.g. Chitimacha, Choctaw, Houma), Theriot/ Bayou du Large
1908-present (Houma-Thibodaux, 1977-present)	St. Ann Church (e.g. Chitimacha, Choctaw, Houma), Bourg
1915-present (Houma-Thibodaux, 1977-present)	Our Lady of Prompt Succor Church (e.g. Chitimacha, Choctaw, Houma), Golden Meadow
1915-present (Houma-Thibodaux, 1977-present)	Sacred Heart Church (e.g. Chitimacha, Choctaw, Houma), Cut Off
1915-present (Houma-Thibodaux, 1977-present)	St. Bridget Church (e.g. Chitimacha, Choctaw, Houma), Schreiber/ Terrebonne Station
1952-present (Houma-Thibodaux, 1977-present)	Holy Family Church (e.g. Chitimacha, Choctaw, Houma), Dulac/ Grand Caillou
1963-present (Houma-Thibodaux, 1977-present)	Maria Immaculata Church (e.g. Chitimacha, Choctaw, Houma), Houma
1970-present (Houma-Thibodaux, 1977-present)	St. Thomas Aquinas Church and Student Center (e.g. Chitimacha, Choctaw, Houma), Thibodaux
1971-present (Houma-Thibodaux, 1977-present)	St. Charles Borromeo Church (e.g. Chitimacha, Choctaw, Houma, Pointe-aux-Chênes), Montegut/ Pointe-aux-Chênes
Unknown-present (Houma-Thibodaux, 1977-present)	Annunziata Church (e.g. Chitimacha, Choctaw, Houma), Houma
Unknown-present (Houma-Thibodaux, 1977-present)	Our Lady of the Most Holy Rosary Church (e.g. Chitimacha, Choctaw, Houma), Houma
Unknown-present (Houma-Thibodaux, 1977-present)	St. Louis Church (e.g. Chitimacha, Choctaw, Houma), Houma/ Bayou Blue

 

Holdings of Catholic records about Native Americans:

Inclusive dates: 1864-ongoing

Volume: More than 1 cubic foot anticipated

Description: 4 series with records.

 

/1 Parish files

Inclusive dates: By 1900-ongoing

Volume: At least 14 folders

Description: Correspondence, notes, clippings, and photographs

A. Bourg, St. Ann Church, 1908-ongoing

B. Cut Off, Sacred Heart Church, 1915-ongoing

C. Dulac/ Grand Caillou, Holy Family Church, 1952-ongoing

D. Golden Meadow, Our Lady of Prompt Succor Church, 1915-ongoing

E. Houma, Annunziata Church, unknown-ongoing

F. Houma, Maria Immaculata Church, 1963-ongoing

G. Houma, Our Lady of the Most Holy Rosary Church, unknown-ongoing

H. Houma/ Bayou Blue, St. Louis Church, unknown-ongoing

I. Larose/ Bayou Lafourche, Our Lady of the Rosary, 1873-ongoing

J. Montegut, Sacred Heart of Jesus Church, 1864-ongoing

K. Montegut/ Pointe-aux-Chênes, St. Charles Borromeo Church, 1971-ongoing

L. Schreiber/ Terrebonne Station, St. Bridget Church, 1915-ongoing

M. Theriot/ Bayou du Large, St. Eloi Church, 1890s-ongoing

N. Thibodaux, St. Thomas Aquinas Church and Student Center, 1968/1970-ongoing

 

/2 Sacramental records

Inclusive dates: 1864-ongoing

Volume: Several reels of microfilm plus electronic records

Description: Sacramental records (baptisms, marriages, burials) for 4 parishes; pre-1950 records were microfilmed and post-1900 records are being entered into electronic databases.

A. Bourg, St. Ann Church, 1908-ongoing

B. Cut Off, Sacred Heart Church, 1915-ongoing

C. Dulac/ Grand Caillou, Holy Family Church, 1952-ongoing

D. Golden Meadow, Our Lady of Prompt Succor Church, 1915-ongoing

E. Houma, Annunziata Church, unknown-ongoing

F. Houma, Maria Immaculata Church, 1963-ongoing

G. Houma, Our Lady of the Most Holy Rosary Church, unknown-ongoing

H. Houma/ Bayou Blue, St. Louis Church, unknown-ongoing

I. Larose/ Bayou Lafourche, Our Lady of the Rosary, 1873-ongoing

J. Montegut, Sacred Heart of Jesus Church, 1864-ongoing

K. Montegut/ Pointe-aux-Chênes, St. Charles Borromeo Church, 1971-ongoing

L.Schreiber/ Terrebonne Station, St. Bridget Church, 1915-ongoing

M. Theriot/ Bayou du Large, St. Eloi Church, 1890s-ongoing

N. Thibodaux, St. Thomas Aquinas Church and Student Center, 1970-ongoing

 

/3 Personnel files

Inclusive dates: 1960s-ongoing

Volume: Several files

Description: Clergy and religious who served Native American parishes; includes Rev. Roch Naquin (Houma), ordained 1962.

 

/4 Diocesan News

Inclusive dates: Unknown-ongoing

Volume: Occasional articles

Description: The diocesan news has been archived online, 2016-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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