Sucre, Samuel Oropeza, Bolivia Genealogy

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

History

 * The city was also known as Choquechaca (until 1538), La Plata (1538-1776), Chuquisaca (1776-1825), La Ilustre and Heroica Sucre (since 1825) and some nicknames such as "La Ciudad Blanc", "La Vieja" or "the Cult ".
 * The municipality of Sucre has a population of approximately 300,000 people.

Civil Registration

 * There are no records for the Sucre municipality.

Church Records

 * 1566-1996 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index and images
 * Registros parroquiales : Quilaquila, Huaillas o Huayllas, Potolo y otros, 1761-1924(*) at FamilySearch Catalog — images
 * Iglesia Católica. San Bartolomé (Huata, Chuquisaca) Registros parroquiales, 1837-1852(*) at FamilySearch Catalog — images
 * Iglesia Católica. San Sebastián (Mojotoro, Chuquisaca) Registros parroquiales, 1675-1850(*) at FamilySearch Catalog — images
 * Iglesia Católica. Santo Domingo (Sucre, Chuquisaca) Registros parroquiales, 1566-1959(*) at FamilySearch Catalog — images
 * Iglesia Católica. San Sebastián (Sucre, Chuquisaca) Registros parroquiales, 1723-1923(*) at FamilySearch Catalog — images
 * Iglesia Católica. San Lázaro (Sucre, Chuquisaca) Registros parroquiales, 1734-1939(*) at FamilySearch Catalog — images
 * Iglesia Católica. San Miguel Arcángel (Sucre, Chuquisaca) Registros parroquiales, 1779-1948(*) at FamilySearch Catalog — images
 * Iglesia Católica. San Bartolomé de Huata (Sucre, Chuquisaca) Registros parroquiales, 1782-1920(*) at FamilySearch Catalog — images
 * Iglesia Católica. San Roque (Sucre, Chuquisaca) Registros parroquiales, 1810-1933-Click on the link to see the records’ availability.

Census Records

 * There are no records for the Sucre municipality.

Cemeteries

 * Cementerio General de Sucre
 * Cementerio Lajastambo