Bureau of Catholic
Indian Missions
established 1874
Catholic Negro-American
Mission Board
established 1907, united with BIMO 1980
In November of 2023, after 5 years, the long-awaited Memorial Garden at Mission San Gabriel Archangel was finally completed and dedicated.
Some highlights of our activities, which funding from the Black and Indian Mission of the Black and Indian Mission Office has helped to make possible, are listed below.
At Our Lady Queen of Martyrs, we decided to do an Earth Day Parade to advertise protecting the Earth for future generations. To get ready for the parade, the students did Earth Day activities.
St. Charles Apache Mission School offers a high-quality Catholic education rooted in Apache identity for children living on the San Carlos Apache Indian Reservation. Students explore their faith through weekly Masses, prayer services, and sacramental preparation.
HNOJ was blessed to have four RCIA catechumens this year we attended the Rite of Election at the Our Lady of Angeles Cathedral. They participated in classes from the four-neighboring parishes (Holy Name of Jesus, St Bernadette, St Brigid and Transfiguration).
St. Anthony Indian Mission is 100 years old and we simply had to celebrate. The celebration began with the bishop, clergy and servers processing into the gym where a group of our students welcomed them with Zuni cultural dancing.