Caroní, Bolívar, Venezuela Genealogy

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

History

 * The historical background of this municipality dates back to the foundation in 1724 of the mission of the Purísima Concepción de Nuestra Señora del Caroní.
 * In 1819, the Congress of Angostura decreed the division of the territory of the missions into four districts, in the Bajo Caroní the towns of San Félix, Caruachi, Murucuri, Caroní and San Miguel were included.
 * The creation of the Caroní District took place on June 29, 1961 with San Félix de Guayana as the capital and the populated centers of Puerto Ordaz, Matanzas, Castillito, Caruachi, La Ceiba, and Alta Vista.
 * In 1979 the capital of the District is changed (San Félix de Guayana by Santo Tome de Guayana).
 * On June 25, 1986, the name is replaced by Ciudad Guayana.
 * On June 15, 1989, he created the Caroní Municipality, with its capital in San Félix.
 * The municipality of Caroní has a population of approximately 1,735,000 people.

Civil Registration

 * There are no records online for Caroní municipality.

Church Records

 * 1577-1995 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index and images
 * 1849-1958 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog - images
 * 1906-2016 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog - images
 * 1917-2010 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog - images
 * 1955-2012 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog - images
 * 1968-1998 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog - images
 * 1968-2016 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog - images
 * 1971-2016 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog - images
 * 1975-2016 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog - images
 * 1975-2016 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog - images
 * 1981-2015 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog - images
 * 1981-2016 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog - images
 * 1992-2016 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog - images
 * 2003-2016 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog - images

Cemeteries
Indexes of burials in the cemeteries of the Caroní municipality may be found at findagrave.com
 * Cementerio Municipal de Chirica
 * Address: Avenida José Gumilla, Ciudad Guayana
 * Horas: Domingo a Sábado de 08:00–15:00
 * Cementerio Municipal de Ciudad Guayana
 * Cementerio Jardines del Orinoco