Holy Ghost Church
120 West Sequoyah Avenue
Vinita, OK 74301
Phone: 918-256-2281
Email: holyghostvinita@gmail.com
History: Holy Ghost Church, Vinita, Craig County, Oklahoma, has been a predominantly non-Native American parish in the Cherokee Nation and in the Diocese of Tulsa (Archives: Broken Arrow, Oklahoma).
| 1877-1887 | Benedictines (Archives: Shawnee, Oklahoma) at Sacred Heart, Konawa/ Sacred Heart, attended to Vinita station (Cherokee) | 
| 1887-1888 | Benedictines at St. Joseph鈥檚, Krebs, attended to Vinita station | 
| 1888-1892 | Benedictines at St. John鈥檚, McAlester, attended to Vinita station | 
| 1892-1895 | Oklahoma City diocesan priests at Assumption, Muskogee, attended to Vinita station | 
| 1895-1925 | Became a parish; Oklahoma City diocesan priests administered Holy Ghost Church, Vinita | 
| 1898-1899 | Benedictine Sisters (Archives: Fort Smith, Arkansas) established and staffed Sacred Heart Institute (Cherokee), Vinita | 
| 1899-1903 | Sisters of Mount Carmel (Archives: Lacombe, Louisiana) staffed the Institute | 
| 1903-1920s (No longer Native) | Sisters of Divine Providence (Archives: San Antonio, Texas) staffed the Institute | 
| 1925-1920s (no longer Native) | Society of the Precious Blood (unknown) administered Holy Ghost | 
Oklahoma City diocesan priests at Holy Ghost attended to the following Native American missions and stations in Oklahoma:
| 1895-1902 (transferred to St. Mary's, Quapaw) | St. Mathias Mission (Cayuga), Cayuga Springs, Delaware County | 
| 1895-1904 (closed) | Grove station (Cherokee), Delaware County | 
| 1895-1909 (closed) | Chouteau station (Cherokee), Mayes County, Cherokee and Muskogee (Creek) Nations | 
| 1895-1910 (closed) | Prior Creek station (Cherokee), Mayes County, Cherokee and Muskogee (Creek) Nations | 
| 1895-1915 (closed) | Adair station (Cherokee), Mayes County, Cherokee and Muskogee (Creek) Nations | 
| 1895-1925 (closed) | Chelsea station (Cherokee), Rogers County, Cherokee and Muskogee (Creek) Nations | 
| 1896-1909 (closed) | Echo Schoolhouse station (Cherokee) [unknown] | 
| 1896-1909 (closed) | Opeechee station (Cherokee) [unknown] | 
| 1896-1909 (closed) | Ruby station (Cherokee) [unknown] | 
| 1898-1925 (closed) | Afton station (Cherokee), Ottawa County | 
| 1899-1909 (became a mission) | Welch station (Cherokee), Craig County, Cherokee Nation | 
| 1909-1927 (transferred to Sacred Heart, Miami) (no longer Native) | St. Anne Mission (Cherokee), Welch, Craig County, Cherokee Nation | 
| 1901-1915 (closed) | Centralia station (Cherokee), Craig County, Cherokee Nation | 
| 1915-1925 (closed) | St. Mathias Mission (Cayuga), Cayuga Springs, Delaware County | 
Holdings of Catholic records about Native Americans:
Inclusive dates: 1867, 1869, 1892-1920s
Volume: 2 volumes
Description: Sacramental records (e.g. baptisms, marriages, burials) for the Native American parishioners of Holy Ghost Church, Sacred Heart Institute, and their attended missions and stations: baptisms, 1867, 1869, 1892-ca. 1920s, marriages, 1895-ca. 1920s, deaths, 1910-ca. 1920s, first communions, 1909-ca. 1920s, and confirmations, 1895-1903.
Unless otherwise noted, the repository on this page holds (or held) the records described here and they are not held at the 黑料论坛 Archives.
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