Capela, Sergipe, Brazil Genealogy

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

History
District created with the name of Nossa Senhora da Purificação da Capela on February 9, 1813. Elevated to the category of village with the name of Nossa Senhora da Purificação da Capela, on February 19, 1835, dismembered from the village of Santo Amaro das Brotas (later Santo Amaro. Elevated to the status of city with the name Capela, on August 28, 1888.

Local Offices
2 Ofício de Capela Praça Augusto Ribeiro, 224 Centro Capela - SE 49700-000 Brazil Telephone: (79) 3263-1933 E-mail: [mailto:renato.lima@tjse.jus.br renato.lima@tjse.jus.br]

Online Resources

 * 1785-1994 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index & images

Local Churches
Paróquia Nossa Senhora da Purificação Cônego José da Mota Cabral, 06 Centro Capela - SE 49700-000 Brazil Telephone: (79) 3263-1286 E-mail: [mailto:paroquia.nrsa.purificacao@hotmail.com paroquia.nrsa.purificacao@hotmail.com]

Localities
Distritos:
 * Barras
 * Japaratuba
 * Miranda
 * Pedras

Surrounding Municipalities

 * Aquidabã
 * Cumbe
 * Japaratuba
 * Muribeca
 * Nossa Senhora das Dores
 * Rosário do Catete
 * Siriri