GUIDE TO CATHOLIC RECORDS ABOUT NATIVE AMERICANS IN THE U.S.
Volume 1: Eastern United States
Louisiana: LA-16

Catholic Church. Diocese of Lafayette. Archives
1408 Carmel Drive
Lafayette, LA 70501

Phone: 337-261-5613
Email: See website (Offices: Archives)

 

Hours: See website

Access: See website

Copying facilities: Yes

 

History: The Diocese of Lafayette was erected for south-central Louisiana from territory of the Archdiocese of New Orleans, 1918, and it lost territory when an adjacent diocese was erected, 1980. Lafayette and its predecessors have served Immaculate Conception Church (Chitamacha), Chitamacha Reservation, Charenton, Louisiana, 1844-present (Lafayette, 1918-present).

 

Holdings of Catholic records about Native Americans:

Inclusive dates: 1840s-ongoing

Volume: Less than 1 cubic foot

Description: 3 series with records.

 

/1 Parish files

Inclusive dates: By 1900-ongoing

Volume: 1 or more folders

Description: Immaculate Conception Church, Charenton.

 

/2 Sacramental records

Inclusive dates: 1844-ongoing

Volume: 1 or more reels of microfilm

Description: Immaculate Conception Church, Charenton.

 

/3 Diocesan history book

Inclusive dates: 1700s-2001

Volume: 1 volume

Description: A History of the Diocese of Lafayette; see website.

 

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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