St. Benedict the Moor Catholic Church (Toledo, Ohio) records
Collection Overview
Abstract
Church record books with baptisms, first communions, confirmations, marriages and deaths.
Dates
- Creation: 1932 - 1965
Extent
2 Reels
Creator
- St. Benedict the Moor Catholic Church (Toledo, Ohio) (Organization)
Biographical / Historical
St. Benedict the Moor Catholic Church was created as a non-territorial parish in 1932 to serve Black Catholics in Toledo. The first church building was located at 566 Avondale Ave. In 1937, a second church building was placed into service at the corner of Dorr and Washington Streets. A parish school was established there in 1944.
The church and school closed in 1965, when the State of Ohio took possession of the land to build an expressway, and the need for such a church no longer existed. Church members and school children joined the territorial parishes in which they resided.
Source: History of the Diocese of Toledo.
Conditions Governing Access
There is a seventy (70) year access restriction on baptism and marriage records. No restrictions apply to the remainder of this collection.
Conditions Governing Use
Researchers using this collection assume full responsibility for conforming to the laws of libel, privacy, and copyright, and are responsible for securing permissions necessary for publication or reproduction.
Language of Materials
English
Arrangement
Due to inconsistencies in pagination and transcription of data, researchers are encouraged to refer to all volumes within each series.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
The records of St. Benedict the Moor Catholic Church, 1932 - 1965, were transferred for microfilming to the Center for Archival Collections in October 2000, with the cooperation Frank Beier of the Catholic Diocese of Toledo, Ohio.
Processing Information
This finding aid and this collection were prepared by John McWatters in October 2000.
Subject
- St. Benedict the Moor Catholic Church (Toledo, Ohio) (Organization)
- Title
- Guide to the St. Benedict the Moor Catholic Church (Toledo, Ohio) records
- Author
- John McWatters, Lisa Noward, Nick Pavlik
- Date
- October 2000, 2020, December 2022
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin