Newfoundland and Labrador Church Records

Canada Newfoundland and Labrador  Church Records

The major denominations of Newfoundland include the Anglican Church, the Catholic Church, and the United Church of Canada (the Methodists, Presbyterians, and Congregationalists united in 1925 to form the United Church of Canada). The P.A.N.L. has parish registers, as follows:

Anglican                       1752–1983

Catholic                        1793–1981

United Church of Christ  1765–1981

The Maritime History Group, St. John’s holds copies of some English and Irish parish registers.

To find the name and address of a church, consult the appropriate religions or write their central office for assistance. To obtain church directories, write to:

Church Records Anglican Church Archives
Anglican Cathedral of St. John the Baptist P.O. Box 23112 St. John’s, Newfoundland A1B 4J9 Telephone: 709-726-5677 Email: [mailto:angcathedral@nf.aibn.com angcathedral@nf.aibn.com]

The archives include baptism, marriage and burial records going back to the mid 1700s.

These records deal not only with the Cathedral parish of today but also all of St. John’s and even into the province as a whole.

Anglican Diocese of Western Newfoundland Archives 25 Main Street Corner Brook, Newfoundland A2H 1C2 Telephone: 709-639-8712

Predominant records are from 1976 to 1990, but there are also records from 1842 to 1990. The Diocese of Western Newfoundland was created in 1976 during the process of restructuring. The former Diocese of Newfoundland (established 1839) was divided into three smaller dioceses. All records generated since this split are located at the Diocesan Archives of Western Newfoundland.

Sacramental records of several parishes of Western Newfoundland (since 1842) will be available also through this Archive, by means of microfilmed records. Provision is made also for collection and microfilming of other parish records of the diocese. Correspondence, minutes, reports, principles, constitutions, journals, yearbooks, administrative records, handbooks, newsletters, orders of service, press releases, notices, questionnaires, plans, assessments, feasibility studies, property records are all housed here.

St. Mary’s Anglican Church Archive Anglican Parish of St. Mary the Virgin 1 Cornwall Crescent St. John’s, Newfoundland A1E 1Z4 Telephone: 709-579-0039 Email: [mailto:stmarysthevirgin@nf.aibn.com stmarysthevirgin@nf.aibn.com ]

Records are dated from 1859 to 1995. Records relate to the history of the parish since its inception. These include vital statistics records, e.g., birth, marriage and burial records; publications on the history of the parish; photographs; minutes and other records of the various parish organizations, etc.

The Archivist The Diocese of Eastern Newfoundland and Labrador 19 King's Bridge Road St. John's, NF A1C 3K4 CANADA Telephone: 709-576-6697 Fax: 709-576-7122

Archives of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of St. John’s
The Archdiocesan Archives is the main repository for the historical and contemporary documents of the Roman Catholic Church in Newfoundland. Its holdings are divided as follows:


 * Papers of the Bishops (1784-2001)
 * Clergy Files
 * Estates and Wills
 * Parishes of the Archdiocese
 * Vatican Publications
 * Educational Records and Reports
 * The Monitor (1934-1996)
 * Photographs
 * Parish Baptism, Marriage and Mortuary Records (1763-1850)
 * Architectural descriptions and blueprints

There is a guide to the collections of the Archives and it is available to researchers for examination at the archives if requested. The above information is located on the website.

Archives of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese P.O. Box 1363 St. John’s, Newfoundland A1C 5M3 Telephone: 709-726-3660

Salvation Army Records
Salvation Army East Division Headquarters Salvation Army 21 Adams Avenue St. John's, NF A1C 4Z1 CANADA Telephone: 709-579-2022 Fax: 709-754-8336

United Church Records
The United Church of Canada Archives holds the local church records of the United Church and its uniting denominations (Methodist, Congregational, Presbyterian (1925 union); and Evangelical United Brethren—joined in 1968). The records of the churches which did not join at union but remained part of the continuing Presbyterian Church in Canada after 1925, are held in the:

Presbyterian Church in Canada Archives and Records Office 50 Wynford Drive Toronto, Ontario M3C 1J7 Telephone: 416-441-1111 ext. 310

United Church of Canada - Newfoundland and Labrador Conference Archives 320 Elizabeth Avenue St. John’s, Newfoundland A1B 1T9 Telephone: 709-754-0386 Email: [mailto:unitedchurch@nfld.net unitedchurch@nfld.net]