GUIDE TO CATHOLIC RECORDS ABOUT NATIVE AMERICANS IN THE U.S.
Volume 3: Western United States
New Mexico:NM-1

St. Thomas the Apostle Church
P.O. Box 117
Abiquiú, NM 87510

Phone: 505-685-4462
Email: stthomasapostle@windstream.net

 

History: St. Thomas the Apostle Church, Abiquiú, Rio Arriba County, New Mexico, has been a diverse parish with parishioners of Native (e.g. Genízaro, Mestizos) and non-Native American ancestry in the Archdiocese of Santa Fe (Archives: Santa Fe, New Mexico).

1724-1772	Under Franciscan leadership, Tewa Indians settled Abiquiú, and Franciscans (Santo Evangelico Province) (Archives: Puebla, Mexico) established and administered St. Thomas the Apostle/ Santo Tomás Apóstol/ Santo Tomás de Abiquiú Mission (e.g. Navajo, Apache, Comanche, Ute)
1772-1846	Franciscans at Santa Clara, Santa Clara, attended to Santo Tomás
1850s-present	Santa Fe arch/diocesan priests have served St. Thomas

Various priest at St. Thomas have served its outlying chapels in Rio Arriba County, New Mexico:

Unknown-present	San Miguel Chapel, Cañones
Unknown-present	San Juan Chapel, Coyote
Unknown-present	Neustra Señora de Guadalupe Chapel, Gallina
Unknown-present	San Antonio Chapel, Medanales
Unknown-present	Santa Teresa Chapel, Mesa Poleo
Unknown-present	San Pedro Chapel, Youngsville

 

Holdings of Catholic records about Native Americans:

Inclusive dates: ca. 1850-present    

Volume: Several entries among many volumes  

Description: Sacramental records (e.g. baptisms, marriages, burials) for Native American parishioners of St. Thomas the Apostle 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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