BAY MILLS (AP) — Fire in the early hours Wednesday destroyed a Roman Catholic church in Chippewa County.

St. Kateri Tekakwitha Church was built in 1967 in Bay Mills Township. It was declared a total loss, according to the police at Bay Mills Indian Community.

The church was named for the first Native American to be declared a saint in 2012.

“In the Catholic church she is the saint that watches over us in times of adversity and hardship, and I ask for her to watch over all of our parish as we mourn her loss,” said Whitney Gravelle, tribe chairperson.

The cause of the fire wasn’t immediately known. It was reported just before 1:30 a.m.