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Mary Immaculate School
Details:
Dates of Operation: 1878–1974
Current Diocese: Boise
Previous Diocese Involved:
Vicariate Apostolic of Idaho, 1878–1893
Religious Orders who worked at the Parish / School:
Jesuits (West Province), 1878–1974*
Sisters of Providence (formerly Daughters of Charity, Servants of the Poor), 1878–1974*
On a Reservation: Coeur d’Alene Reservation
On the Department of the Interior List: Yes
Tribal Nations Impacted (as listed in historical documents):
Coeur d’Alene
Notes: In 1931, the Jesuits closed the DeSmet Boys’ Industrial School, and the boys were moved to Mary Immaculate, which was co-ed from that point on. The school closed in 1974, and the buildings were transferred to the tribal council.