Slovenia Church Records


 * In the early 1780s, Emperor Joseph II structured the parishes. He wished to limit the time required to get to the parish church and reduce the size of larger parishes.
 * A tabular format for the registers was adopted in 1770 and modified in 1784.
 * Evangelical registers were mandated in 1782, Jewish in 1779, Orthodox in 1864, Old Catholic in 1877, Baptist in1905, and Muslim in 1927.
 * Transcripts (duplicate registers) for civil authorities were mandated in 1828.