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Pius X Mission

Skagway, Alaska
Details:

Dates of Operation: 1932–1959
Current Diocese: Anchorage-Juneau
Previous Dioceses Involved:
Vicariate Apostolic of Alaska, 1932–1951
Juneau, 1951–1959
Religious Orders who worked at the Parish / School:
Sisters of St. Ann (St. Joseph Community) 1932–1959*
On a Reservation: No
On the Department of the Interior List: No
Tribal Nations Impacted (as listed in historical documents):
Denaina; Eskimo; Tlingit

Notes: The school was opened by Rev. G. Edgar Gallant, a priest for the Vicariate Apostolic of Alaska and pastor of St. Mark’s Church, Skagway. He continued to serve at the mission in Skagway until the summer of 1959. The school closed in December of the same year.