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St. John’s School
Details:
Dates of Operation: 1898–1995
Current Diocese: Phoenix
Previous Diocese Involved:
Tucson, 1898–1969
Religious Orders who worked at the Parish / School:
Sisters of Mercy of the Americas, c1899–c1900
Order of Friars Minor (Province of the Sacred Heart), 1898–1915
Order of Friars Minor (Province of Saint Barbara), 1915–1981
Sisters of St. Joseph of Carondelet (Los Angeles Province), 1901–1938*
Franciscan Sisters of Christian Charity, 1939–1995*
On a Reservation: Gila River Reservation
On the Department of the Interior List: No
Tribal Nations Impacted (as listed in historical documents):
Apache; Maricopa; Pima; Tohono O’odham
Notes: A day school opened in 1898, staffed by lay teachers, until Sr. Mary Berchmanns, a Mercy Sister from Phoenix, came to teach the girls for about a year. In 1901, the Sisters of St. Joseph of Carondelet arrived and opened a boarding section at the school.
Note about location: The school was located in Komatke, a village in the Gila River Reservation. It is located directly south of Laveen and is part of the postal jurisdiction for Laveen (meaning it has a Laveen mailing address). The two names are used interchangeably when referring to the school.
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