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Fonds · 1874-2001

Fonds consists of baptismal registers (1874-1957); marriage register (1874-1901); confirmation register (1922-61); photocopies only of marriage register (1901-2000) and death register (1907-2001); financial statements (1915-30); correspondence (1955-75); parish boundary decree (1985); and eight photographs; Fonds also includes printed material which relates to the Parish's history and activities.

St. Joseph's Parish (Roman Catholic), St. Joseph's (NL)
Fonds · 1793-1998

Fonds consists of baptismal (1802-1855), marriage (1793-1882), and publication (1873-1907) registers; a marriage register index (1821-1855); microfilm reels of marriage registers (1793-1899) and baptismal registers (1802-1889); a register that documents the conveyance of stone for the construction of the Cathedral (1837-1857); canonical decrees and maps delineating parish boundaries (1982-1998); correspondence relating to the general operation of the parish and the maintenance of the Basilica-Cathedral (1853, 1952-1955, 1972-1979); photographs of the Basilica-Cathedral and its ornamentation (1980); and articles of incorporation for the Roman Catholic Episcopal Corporation of St. John's (1913).

Material also has been collected around the theme of the parish and integrated into the fonds by the Archives. This material includes newspaper clippings, articles, and histories detailing the construction, ornamentation, and architecture of the Basilica-Cathedral, and church bulletins and publications. Photocopies predominate.

Basilica-Cathedral of St. John the Baptist (St. John's, N.L.)
Fonds · 1901-1996, predominant 1945-1979

Fonds consists of a baptismal register of Tors Cove (1901-51); marriage register of Tors Cove (1901-51); financial records (1915-18); correspondence (1954-71); land claims (1967-73); parish boundary (1982, 1985, 1996); and parish documents (1915-17); Fonds also includes printed material which relates to the Parish's history and activities.

Sacred Heart Parish (Tors Cove, N.L. : Catholic)
Fonds · 1830-1996

Fonds consist of a baptismal register of Bay Bulls, Witless Bay and Tors Cove (1830-80); baptismal register of Witless Bay (1881-1915); financial records (1916-23); parish documents (1856-1922, 1996); parish boundaries (1982); and correspondence (1902-90, predominant 1945-79); Fonds also includes printed material which relates to the Parish's history and activities.

St. Patrick's Parish (Witless Bay, N.L. : Catholic)
Fonds · 1885-1995

Fonds consists of correspondence (1931, 1951-68, 1974-78); parish boundaries (1985); ecclesiastical documents (1885); and four photographs.

Fonds also includes printed material which relates to the Parish's history and activities.

Our Lady of Mount Carmel Parish (Roman Catholic), (Mount Carmel (NL)
Fonds · 1920-1994, predominant 1948-1978

Fonds consists of correspondence relating to church repairs and maintenance, building projects, St. Joseph's Elementary School, the parish hall, appointments and resignations, and other general parish operations and activities (1920, 1947-78); canonical decrees and correspondence relating to parish boundaries (1977-85); newspaper clippings relating to the history of the parish (1951-53, 1984-88); church bulletins (1994); architectural drawings (1946-74); and 19 black and white photographs.

Corpus Christi Parish (St. John's, N.L. : Catholic)
Fonds · 1883-1994, predominant 1952-1967

Fonds consists of correspondence relating to parish property, boundaries, building projects, finances, and general affairs (1907-77); records relating to parish property, including conveyances, bills of sale and boundary sketches (1883-1914); financial statements (1915-28); canonical decrees dismembering Holy Rosary Parish and erecting Holy Family Parish (1982); church programs (1982, 1994); newspaper clippings relating to parish history (1965, 1984-87); and 5 black and white photographs. Fonds includes some photocopies and transcriptions.

Holy Rosary Parish (Portugal Cove, N.L. : Catholic)
Fonds · 1956-1994, predominant 1956-1979

Fonds consists of correspondence relating to the erection of the parish, building projects, Mary Queen of the World School, appointments, and Capuchin Friars (1956-80); canonical decrees dismembering Corpus Christi, St. Edward's, and Mary Queen of the World Parishes (1956, 1982); architectural plans of school-chapel (1956) and parish presbytery (1962); photocopies of draft agreements between the Archbishop of St. John's and the Capuchin Vice-Province of Central Canada for the administration of Mary Queen of the World Parish (1974); newspaper clippings relating to parish history (1956-80) and The Monitor column, "Gospelview" by Rev. Adrian Kimenai (1978-84); church bulletins (1987, 1994); 25th anniversary booklet (1987); and 3 black and white photographs. Fonds includes some photocopies.

Mary Queen of the World Parish (Mount Pearl, N.L. : Catholic)
Fonds · 1883-1990, predominant 1916-1982

Fonds consists of correspondence relating to parish building projects, schools, property, and general affairs (1927-82); financial statements and receipts (1916-30, 1977); canonical decree defining parish boundaries (1982); inventory of personal household effects (1883); conveyance of land to parish (1886); petition to Archbishop Edward P. Roche from parishioners [before 1950]; 4 parish record books recording church dues, pew rents, donations, baptisms, marriages, and deaths (1915-23); address to Archbishop Patrick J. Skinner from parish children [195-]; and newspaper clippings (some photocopies and transcriptions) relating to parish history (1857-1990). Fonds includes some photocopies.

Holy Trinity Parish (Torbay, N.L. : Catholic)
Fonds · 1951-1989

Fonds consists of correspondence relating to parish building projects, property, and appointments (1954-1984); register listing orphans residing at Villa Nova Orphanage (1889-1890) and parish baptisms (1889-1906) and containing inserts of return of deaths for Kelligrews (1891) and return of births for Bell Island (1895); greeting cards addressed to Archbishops Roche and Skinner (1940, 1951); construction contract (1954); canonical decrees transferring the seat of the parish residence and dismembering the parish (1982); St. Thomas of Villanova church programs (1983-1984); and newspaper clippings relating to parish history (1978-1989). Fonds includes some photocopies

St. Edward's Parish (Kelligrews, N.L. : Catholic)