St. Catherine Parish

St. Catherine of Siena has always been the patron saint of the Chefornak parish. The first church was built around 1952. It burned to the ground in 1972 and was rebuilt as a parish-community center. Funding for the new building came from both Church and State resources.
In 1975, a traditional church building was constructed and paid for by villagers.
The church was destroyed by fire in 2004.
Currently, the Diocese is fund-raising to build a new church.
In recent years, Saint Catherine of Siena has been served by deacons, parish administrators and visiting ministers. Parishes in the Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta area of the Catholic Diocese of Fairbanks are served on a rotating schedule by ministry teams which may include priests, deacons, religious and trained lay staff members. St. Catherine of Siena is served by ministers of Subregion C.