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St. Anthony’s Industrial School

San Diego, California
Details:

Dates of Operation: 1887–1908
Current Diocese: San Diego
Previous Diocese Involved:
Monterey and Los Angeles, 1887–1908
Religious Orders who worked at the Parish / School:
Sisters of St. Joseph of Carondelet (Los Angeles Province), 1887–1908*
On a Reservation: No
On the Department of the Interior List: Yes
Tribal Nations Impacted (as listed in historical documents):
Campo; Kumiai (Kumeyaay, Diegueno); Luiseno


Notes
: In 1887, Rev. Anthony Dominic Ubach, a missionary priest from the Archdiocese of St. Louis, received government funding to open a boarding school for Native children in San Diego. The Monterey and Los Angeles bishop named Fr. Ubach as the school’s superintendent, and the Sisters of St. Joseph of Carondelet were asked to serve as teachers.

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