St. Elizabeth School
Purcell, Oklahoma
Details:
Dates of Operation: 1888–1948
Current Diocese: Oklahoma City
Previous Dioceses Involved:
Prefecture Apostolic of Indian Territory, 1888–1891
Vicariate Apostolic of Indian Territory, 1891–1905
Oklahoma, 1905–1930
Oklahoma City and Tulsa, 1930–1948
Religious Orders who worked at the Parish / School:
Sisters of St. Francis of Philadelphia, 1888–1948*
Order of St. Benedict (St. Gregory’s Abbey, Shawnee, OK), 1888–1905
On a Reservation: Chickasaw Reservation
On the Department of the Interior List: Yes
Tribal Nations Impacted (as listed in historical documents):
Chickasaw; Choctaw