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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 · 1850-1984, predominant 1952-1975

Fonds consists of correspondence relating to parish property, the presbytery, and general parish affairs (1952-1975); financial statements (1915-1928); land and property deeds (1850-1942); canonical decree delineating parish boundaries (1982); drawings and plans of church property and presbytery (1969, 1971); 1 microfilm reel of baptismal (1872-1899), marriage (1873-1899), and death (1892-1911) registers; newspaper clippings relating to parish history (1983-1984); and 10 black and white photographs, including views of the original and present-day St. Joseph's churches (1955, [1963?]). Fonds includes some photocopies.

St. Joseph's Parish (Roman Catholic), Petty Harbour (NL)
Fonds · 1934-1979, predominant 1960-1979

Fonds consists of correspondence relating to parish building projects and general affairs (1960-79); canonical decrees establishing the parish and its boundaries (1964, 1982); land survey of parish property (1965) and an architectural drawing of the parish church (1969); 42 photographs, including an album presented to Archbishop Edward P. Roche at Christmas from the children of St. John Bosco School (1934), and an album documenting the funeral of Rev. Leo G. Shea (1970); and a St. John Bosco Day button (1984). Fonds includes some photocopies.

St. John Bosco (St. John's, N.L. : Catholic)
Fonds · 1918-1988, predominant 1963-1971

Fonds consists of correspondence relating to parish appointments and general affairs (1951-1971); financial statements (1918-1924); address to Archbishop Skinner (1951); photocopy of a property agreement (1969); canonical decree defining parish boundaries (1982); newspaper clippings relating to parish history (1984-1988); and church bulletins (1988). Fonds includes some photocopies.

St. Francis of Assisi Parish (Logy Bay-Middle Cove-Outer Cove, 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)
Fonds · 1915-1985, predominant 1951-1977

Fonds consists of correspondence arranged by name of parish priest (1951-1977); financial statements (1915-1928); transcribed notes relating to parish history [1977?]; canonical decrees delineating parish boundaries and effecting a corporate name change (1982, 1985); 200th Anniversary Committee records relating to papal visit (1984); 3 architectural drawings of St. Michael's Church (1970); and 17 photographs of Our Lady of Lourdes Shrine, St. Michael's Church, and the town of Flatrock [19--]. Fonds includes some photocopies.

St. Agnes'-St. Michael's Parish (Roman Catholic), Flatrock-Pouch Cove (NL)
Fonds · 1841-1977, predominant 1952-1977

Fonds consists of financial records (1923-30) and correspondence (1925-77) and a photocopied letter by Rev. Cleary (1841); Fonds also includes printed material which relates to the Parish's history and activities.

Saints Peter and Paul Parish (Bay Bulls, Newfoundland) fonds
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 · 1923-1977, predominant 1953-1967

The fonds consists of financial statements, letters, and receipts (1924-28, 1984); correspondence (1923-77); parish boundaries (1985); parish documents and building plans (1955, 1970). The fonds also includes a petition from the people of Sacred heart parish which outlines the difficulties faced by the congregation over the years. As well, the fonds includes news clippings and printed material accumulated by the archivists to document the activities and history of Sacred Heart Parish.

Sacred Heart Parish (Roman Catholic), St. Vincent's (NL)
Fonds · 1915-1986, predominantly 1951-1971

Fonds consists of records which relate to ecclesiastical property and buildings in Sacred Heart Parish, as well as to various Roman Catholic organizations. The ecclesiastical property records include correspondence (1917-1986); financial statements (1915-1928); a parish boundary decree (1985) and an outline of the parish boundary on a photocopied commercial map (1985); four architectural drawings of a proposed presbytery (1960); six technical drawings - one of a proposed land exchange between the Roman Catholic Church and a parishioner (1966) and five of land in Marystown belonging to the Roman Catholic Episcopal Corporation (1967); two sketches of the intended layout of a parish hall (1965); four Latin documents; church legal documents and forms (1915, 1919, 1948); five black and white photographs and two colour photographs.

The records which relate to church organizations include the Altar Society minute book (1926-1937) and file (1973-1976); the Holy Name Society minute books (1958-1970) and Sunday publications book (1926-1928). As well, the fonds contains material, primarily photocopies and clippings from the Roman Catholic newspaper The Monitor reflecting the history and activities of Sacred Heart Parish.

Sacred Heart Parish (Marystown, NL : Catholic)