Rhineland (Rheinland), German Empire Church Records

Church records (parish registers, church books) are an important source for genealogical research in Germany before civil registration began. They recorded details of baptisms, marriages, deaths and burials. The vast majority of the population was mentioned. To learn more about the types of information you will find in church records, click on these links: For a comprehensive understanding of church records, study the article Germany Church Records.
 * Baptisms (Taufen)
 * Marriages (Heiraten)
 * Burials (Begräbnisse)
 * Confirmations (Konfirmationen)
 * Family Registers (Familienbücher)

1. Online Church Records

 * Central Archives of the Evangelical Church of the Palatinate
 * 1704-1957 - at FamilySearch — index
 * 1600-1925 - at FamilySearch Historical Records, free, browsable images, incomplete.
 * 1600-1925 - at FamilySearch Historical Records, free, browsable images, incomplete.
 * 1704-1957 - at FamilySearch — index

Catholic Archives:
Episcopal Diocesan Archive Aachen Jakobstr. 42 D-52064 Aachen Germany

Mailing address: PO Box 10 03 11 D-52003 Aachen Germany

Phone:	0241 452 - 268 Fax: 0241 452 - 828 E-mail:	archiv@bistum-aachen.de
 * Website

Historical Archive of the Archdiocese of Cologne Gereonstr. 2-4 50670 Cologne Germany

Phone:	0221 - 1642 5800 Fax:0221 - 1642 5803 E-mail:	archiv@erzbistum-koeln.de br>
 * Website

Diocesan Archives Limburg Weilburger Straße 16 65549 Limburg Germany PO Box 1355, 65533 Limburg Phone: 06431 - 295-846 06431 - 295-849 (genealogy) Fax: 06431 - 295 892 E-mail:	archiv@bistumlimburg.de
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Bistumsarchiv Trier Jesuitenstraße 13c, 54290 Trier Germany Phone:	0651 - 96627 0 E-mail:	Bistumsarchiv@bgv-trier.de
 * Website
 * List of holdings

Bistumsarchiv Speyer Small Pfaffengasse 16 67346 Speyer Germany Phone:06232 - 102 256 Fax:	06232 - 102 477 E-mail:Bistumsarchiv@bistum-speyer.de
 * Website
 * List of holdings

Lutheran Archives
Evangelical Church in the Rhineland  Landeskirchliches Archive Hans-Böckler-Strasse 7 40476 Düsseldorf Germany Tel .: 0211-4562-225 E-Mail: archiv@ekir-lka.de '''Central Archives of Ev. Church of the Palatinate (Speyer)''' Domplatz 6 67346 Speyer Germany Postal address: Postfach 1720 67343 Speyer Germany Phone: 06232-667180 E-Mail: centralarchiv@evkirchepfalz.de
 * Website
 * List of holdings in the Duisberger archives
 * List of holdings of garrison parishes
 * Website
 * Holdings by Kirchengemeinden
 * '''Holdings by Kirchenbücher

Archive of the Evangelical Church in the Rhineland, St. Martin / Boppard  Mainzerstrasse 8 D-56154 Boppard Germany Tel. (06742) 8 61 94
 * List of holdings in the Boppard archives