Italy, Catania, Diocesi di Caltagirone, Catholic Church Records - FamilySearch Historical Records

Title in the Language of the Record
Italia, Catania, Camarda, Diocesi di Caltagirone, Registri Parrocchiali

Record Description
The collection consists of images of baptisms, marriages, and deaths from the Diocese of Caltagirone (Diocesi di Caltagirone), Catania, Italy. Also includes confirmations (cresime); church censuses (status animarum); orphan's records (proietti); children's deaths (defunti bambini); and marriage supplemental documents (allegati di matrimonio). Availability of records is largely dependent on time period and locality. The collection covers the years 1502 to 1942.

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Record History, Content and Use
For details about the contents of these records, their history, and help using them see the wiki article: Italy Catholic Church Records (FamilySearch Historical Records)

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 * Italy Language and Languages
 * Italian Genealogical Word List

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To search the collection you will need to follow this series of links: ⇒Select the "Browse" link in the initial search page ⇒Select the "Comune o Frazione" category ⇒Select the "Parrochia" category ⇒Select the "Registro e L'Anno" category which takes you to the images.

Related Wiki Articles

 * Italy
 * Italy Church Records

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