St. Andrew’s School
Pendleton, Oregon
Details:
Dates of Operation: 1890–1971
Current Diocese: Baker
Previous Diocese Involved:
Oregon City, 1890–1903
Religious Orders who worked at the Parish / School:
Sisters of St. Francis of Philadelphia, 1890–1971*
Jesuits (West Province), 1890–1961*
On a Reservation: Umatilla Reservation
On the Department of the Interior List: Possibly (see notes)
Tribal Nations Impacted (as listed in historical documents):
Cayuse; Umatilla; Walla Walla
Notes: The boarding school section closed in 1937. The Department of the Interior list includes “Kate Drexel Industrial Boarding School,” in Pendleton, Oregon. It is possible they are referring to St. Andrew’s, which may have received funding from Mother Katharine Drexel.