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St. Kateri Tekakwitha Church
2753 North West Bay Shore Drive
Peshawbestown, MI 49682
Phone: 231-271-6651
History: St. Kateri Tekakwitha Church, Peshawbestown, Leelanau County, Michigan, has been a predominantly Native American Ottawa, Ojibwa) parish in the Diocese of Gaylord (Archives: Gaylord, Michigan).
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1853-1895 |
Detroit diocesan priests founded and attended to Immaculate Conception/ St. Mary Mission, Peshawbestown/ Eagletown |
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1995-1949 |
Franciscans (Sacred Heart Province, St. Louis, Missouri) administered Immaculate Conception/ St. Mary Mission, Peshawbestown/ Eagletown |
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1949-1971 |
Grand Rapids diocesan priests at St. Wenceslaus, Gills Pier/ Suttons Bay, attended to Immaculate Conception/ St. Mary Mission, Peshawbestown |
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1971-1984 |
Gaylord diocesan priests at St. Wenceslaus, Gills Pier/ Suttons Bay, attended to Immaculate Conception/ St. Mary Mission, Peshawbestown |
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1984-2000s |
Franciscans (Sacred Heart Province) (Archives: St. Louis, Missouri) and (Assumption Province) (Archives: Franklin, Wisconsin) administered St. Kateri Tekakwitha/ Immaculate Conception |
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2000s-present |
A religious sister has administered St. Kateri Tekakwitha |
Holdings of Catholic records about Native Americans:
Inclusive dates: 1853-present
Volume: Several volumes
Description: Sacramental records (e.g. baptisms, marriages, burials) for the Native American parishioners of St. Kateri Tekakwitha/ Immaculate Conception Church.
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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