Dates of Operation: 1857–1878
Current Diocese: Seattle
Previous Diocese Involved:
Nesqually, 1868–1901
Religious Orders who worked at the Parish / School:
Missionary Oblates of Mary Immaculate, 1857–1878
On a Reservation: Tulalip Reservation
On the Department of the Interior List: No
Tribal Nations Impacted (as listed in historical documents):
Clallam; Tulalip

Notes: In 1847, Rev. E.C. Chirouse and four other Missionary Oblates of Mary Immaculate arrived in Washington state from France. In 1857, Rev. Chirouse moved to the Tulalip Reservation and opened a school. In 1878, the Oblate Fathers withdrew from Tulalip, and the male students were moved to the Sisters of Charity School. Catholic directories list the school as the “School for Male Indian Boys,” but the name may have been either the Tulalip Mission School or St. Anne’s Mission School. For more information, see the entry for Tulalip, Our Lady of Seven Dolors School.
Note about Oblate records at secular archives: Rev. Chirouse was from France and served before there was an Oblate province in the United States. The archivists for the United States Province and the Oblate General Archives in Rome confirmed that the records for Tulalip are not located in either location. However, the Royal BC Museum in Victoria, British Columbia, has records for the Missionary Oblates of Mary Immaculate, including some references to the school in Tulalip. For more information: https://royalbcmuseum.bc.ca/archives/search-our-collections