Spain, Catholic Church Records, 1307-2005
Baptisms, confirmations, marriages, deaths, and miscellaneous documents from parishes in Spain.
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Spain, Catholic Church Records
What is in This Collection?
This collection contains index & images of Catholic parish records from Spain. It includes records of baptism, marriage, and burial from the dioceses of Avila, Ciudad Real, Ciudad Rodrigo, Gerona, Lugo, Murcia, and Segovia.
Additional records and/or images may be added to this collection in the future.
Computer Aided Indexing (CAI)
Some or all of the indexed records for this collection were created using Computer Aided Indexing (CAI) from records digitized by FamilySearch or its partners. For more information on CAI see FamilySearch Computer Aided Indexing.
Reading These Records
These records are written in Spanish. For help reading them see:- Spanish Genealogical Word List
- Brigham Young University: Spanish Script Tutorial
- Reading Spanish Handwriting
- Paleogra-what?! Deciphering Spanish Handwriting - Introduction
- Registros Civiles y Parroquiales (In Spanish)
To Browse This Collection
| You can browse through images in this collection using the waypoints on the Collection Browse Page for Spain, Catholic Church Records,1307-1985. |
What Can These Records Tell Me?
The following information may be found in these records:
Birth
- Child's name
- Date of birth
- Place of birth
- Gender
- Parent's names
- Parent's occupations
- Parent's residence
- Baptismal date
- Baptismal place
- Names of godparents
Marriage
- Names of bride and groom
- Their ages or birthdates
- Their birthplaces
- Their residences
- Their occupations
- Their marital status
- Parent's or father's names
- Names of witnesses
Death
- Deceased's name
- Date of death
- Age or birthdate
- Residence
- Occupation
- Cause of death
- Spouse or father's name
- Burial place
- Burial date
Collection Content
Sample Images
Baptism, 1863
Marriage, 1897
Burial, 1897
Collection Details
Language
Spanish
Location of Original Records
Multiple parishes
"España, registros parroquiales y diocesanos, 1307-2005." Database with images. FamilySearch. http://FamilySearch.org : 30 April 2026. Paróquias Católicas, Spain (Catholic Church parishes, Spain).
