Holy Rosary Mission School
Dillingham, Alaska
Details:
Dates of Operation: 1952–1966
Current Diocese: Anchorage-Juneau
Previous Dioceses Involved:
Vicariate Apostolic of Alaska, 1952–1962
Fairbanks, 1962–1966
Anchorage, 1966
Religious Orders who worked at the Parish / School:
Jesuits (West Province), 1952–1966*
On a Reservation: No
On the Department of the Interior List: No
Tribal Nations Impacted (as listed in historical documents):
Eskimo; Innuit
Notes: In 1948, the Jesuit who founded the Holy Rosary mission began teaching local children with the goal of opening a school. In 1952 the school opened and was staffed by Jesuits working at the mission as well as lay teachers.