GUIDE TO CATHOLIC RECORDS ABOUT NATIVE AMERICANS IN THE U.S.
Volume 2: Midwest United States
Oklahoma: OK-3
St. Agnes Church
501 East Main Street
P.O. Box 206
Antlers, OK 74523
Phone: 580-298-5204
https://dioceseoftulsa.org/parishfinder
History: St. Agnes has been a predominantly non-Native American parish, first in the Diocese of Oklahoma City, 1897-1973, and now in the Diocese of Tulsa, 1973-present.
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1897-1945 |
Rev. William H. Ketcham and Oklahoma City diocesan priests established and administered St. Mary of the Angels School (Choctaw) and St. Agnes Church/ Chapel (Choctaw) |
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1897-1898 |
Sisters of St. Joseph (unknown) staffed St. Mary’s School |
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1898-1902 |
Sisters of St. Rose of Lima (Texarkana, Texas) staffed St. Mary’s School |
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1902-1945 |
Sisters of Divine Providence (San Antonio Texas) staffed St. Agnes/ Mary’s |
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1945 |
A tornado destroyed St. Agnes Church and School along with some sacramental records; only the church was rebuilt |
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1945-1982 |
Diocesan priests (Oklahoma City, 1945-1973; Tulsa, 1973-1982) attended St. Agnes from Immaculate Conception, Hugo |
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1982-present |
Glenmary Home Missioners (Cincinnati, Ohio) have administered St. Agnes |
Oklahoma City diocesan priests from St. Agnes attended the following missions and station among the Choctaw Indians:
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1897-1925 (closed) |
Tuskahoma station |
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1909-1912 (transferred to St. William's, Durant) |
St. William Mission, Boswell |
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1909-1912 (transferred to Blessed Sacrament, Coalgate) |
St. Henry Mission, Bentley |
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1919-1933 (closed) |
St. William Mission, Boswell |
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1923-1945 (became a parish) |
Immaculate Conception/ St. Patrick Mission, Hugo |
Holdings of Catholic records about Native Americans:
Inclusive dates: 1918-ongoing
Volume: Several records within multiple volumes volumes
Description: Sacramental records for St. Agnes Church and its Native American missions and station; baptisms, 1918-ongoing, marriages, 1920-ongoing, deaths, 1928-ongoing, first communions, 1950-ongoing, and confirmations, 1935-ongoing.
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.
New1984/rev2003-2018
