Puerto Rico Church Records

For information about records for non-Christian religions in Puerto Rico, go to the Religious Records page.

History

 * The Roman Catholic Church was brought by Spanish colonists and gradually became the dominant religion in Puerto Rico. The first dioceses in the Americas, including that of Puerto Rico, were authorized by Pope Julius II in 1511. All municipalities in Puerto Rico have at least one Catholic church, most of which are located at the town center, or plaza. Source:Wikipedia
 * Protestantism in Puerto Rico officially was introduced in 1872 when the first Protestant church in the Anglican tradition was established on the island. United States Protestant denominations agreed to divide the island in order to facilitate missionary penetration. Presbyterians, Methodists, Baptists, Congregationalists and Disciples of Christ started the missionary work. Source:Wikipedia

Online Records
FamilySearch has Catholic Church records from the Archdiocese of San Juan Historical Archive available online in its collection. They include records from the municipalities of:

A wiki article describing an online collection is found at:

Puerto Rico Catholic Church Records (FamilySearch Historical Records)

Catholic Church
Church records prior to 1872, will always be Catholic.
 * The Catholic Directory-Puerto Rico

Anglican (Episcopal)Church

 * Diocese of Puerto Rico (Iglesia Episcopal Puertorriqueña) Clickable Map and Directory

Assembly of God

 * Contact the District Council for information.
 * Google Map of Assembly of God Churches in Puerto Rico Click on individual churches for pop-up address information.

Baptist Churches

 * Google Map of Baptist Churches in Puerto Rico Click on individual churches for pop-up address information.

Disciples of Christ

 * Google Map of Disciples of Christ Churches in Puerto Rico Click on individual churches for pop-up address information.

Methodist Churches

 * Google Map of Methodist Churches in Puerto Rico Click on individual churches for pop-up address information.

Presbyterian Church

 * Google Map of Presbyterian Churches in Puerto Rico Click on individual churches for pop-up address information.

Click on individual churches for pop-up address information.