Igreja Nova, Alagoas, Brazil Genealogy

Guide to Municipality of Igreja Nova ancestry, family history and genealogy: birth records, marriage records, death records, church records, parish registers, and civil registration.

History
One of the oldest municipalities in the State, Igreja Nova has its history linked to the exploration of the São Francisco River by fishermen from the city of Penedo who, around the 19th century, founded a village calling it Ponta das Pedras, later calling it Ponta das Pedras. that of Oitizeiro. Soon, a small chapel was built that in 1908, after its collapse, German friars joined the residents to build a Catholic temple, whose bells are heard at a distance of 6 km, called New Church. The village was separated from Penedo and its limits were fixed by resolution 849, of 1880. The first attempts to elevate the village to the status of a village (with laws of 1885 and 1889) were not effective. In 1890, through Decree 39, the process was completed and the new village was renamed Triunfo. In 1892, it was promoted to the category of city, until a new law suppresses the condition and attaches it again to Penedo. Only in 1897, it was elevated to the status of city. The name Igreja Nova, however, was only adopted in 1928.

Elevated to the category of town with the name of Triunfo, in 1890, dismembered from Água Branca. Elevated to the status of city in 1892. In 1895, the municipality is extinct, and its territory is annexed to the municipality of Penedo. In 1897, the municipality of Triunfo is recreated, separated from Penedo. In 1928, the municipality of Triunfo changed its name to Igreja Nova. Emancipation: 05/16/1892

Triunfo

Local Offices
Ofício de registro civil das pessoas naturais Praç. Luiz José, 26 Centro Igreja Nova Igreja Nova CEP: 57280-000 Alagoas Telephone: (0xx82) 3554-4620 Email: cartorio.igrejanova@hotmail.com

Local Churches
Paróquia São João Batista (Created: 23/10/1882) Pça. Frei Clemente, 13 – Centro Igreja Nova – AL CEP 57280-000 Tel.: (82) 3554-1180

Other Institutions
Igreja Nova	Biblioteca Pública Municipal Ênio Silva Avenida Santos Filho, 101 - Centro Telephone: (82) 3554-1475 E-mail: marlon.matias@hotmail.com

Prefeitura Municipal de Igreja Nova Pç. A. Moreira, 06 – Centro CEP: 57280-000 Tel.: (82) 3554-1128 / 3554-1270 Fax: (82) 3554-1128 Email: prefeiturainova@ig.com.br