Dates of Operation: 1888–present [2022]
Current Diocese: Rapid City
Previous Dioceses Involved:
Vicariate Apostolic of Dakota, 1888–1889
Sioux Falls, 1889–1902
Lead, 1902–1930
Religious Orders who worked at the Parish / School:
Jesuits (Midwest Province), 1888–present [2023]*
Sisters of St. Francis of Penance and Christian Charity (North American Province), 1888–1939*
Sisters of St. Francis of Penance and Christian Charity (Sacred Heart Community), 1939–1991*
On a Reservation: Pine Ridge Reservation
On the Department of the Interior List: Yes
Tribal Nations Impacted (as listed in historical documents):
Oglala Lakota

Notes: The school opened in 1888 as part of the Holy Rosary Mission. In 1969, the school was renamed Red Cloud Indian School. The boarding section closed in 1980. The school was incorporated and a school board created in 1978. The Sisters of St. Francis of Penance and Christian Charity staffed the school, first as part of the North American Mission, which became the North American Province in 1900, and then as part of the Sacred Heart Province (now community) in 1939.
Note about School Archives: Records from Holy Rosary Mission / Red Cloud Indian School are housed at Marquette University, Milwaukee, WI. For more information: https://www.marquette.edu/library/archives/Mss/HRM/index.php