FamilySearch Wiki:WikiProject Portugal Civil Registration & Catholic Parishes

Instruction
Master Instruction List Task List

Step One: Open Page in Wikitext

 * From the Civil Registration & Church Records Task List, select a district. This will take you to the district's table of municipalities.
 * Click on the first available municipality. This will take you to the municipality's page.
 * Click Edit Source

Step Two: Locate the Civil Registration Office

 * In a separate window, open the website Conservatórias do registo civil
 * Select the municipality's district (distrito) from the right-hand sidebar.
 * Click Conservatoria do registro civil em (Province Name)
 * Find the civil registration office for the municipality
 * A fast way to find the reference is the Find function, usually accessed by typing control-F, then typing in the municipality's name

Step Three: Copy Civil Registrar Information into the Wiki
In the section Contact a Civil Registration Office, copy the contact information from the civil registrar(s) on Conservatórias do Registo Civil ADDRESS LINE 1 ADDRESS LINE 2 Portugal Delete the second template for civil register's office if there is only one office
 * Copy the name of the civil register's office exactly as it appears on Conservatórias do Registo Civil
 * Make sure addresses are formatted as follows
 * In phone number, copy the phone number as follows Phone: NUMBER
 * Make sure the email address is copied twice into the template, with a space between the two emails

(Possible) Step Four: Delete template for Contact a Civil Registration Office
If there is no civil registrar office listed on Conservatórias do Registo Civil do the following: The following is a list of civil registration offices within the municipality.
 * Delete both address templates, including all of the following

Conservatória do Registo Civil de [MUNICIPALITY NAME] address phone number [mailto:email email address]

Conservatória do Registo Civil de [MUNICIPALITY NAME] address phone number [mailto:email email address]


 * Paste the following phrase under '''Contact a Civil Registration Office:
 * There are no known civil registration offices within the municipality of MUNICIPALITY NAME. Contact a civil registration office in a nearby municipality to find out if they have the records for MUNICIPALITY NAME.


 * Replace MUNICIPALITY NAME with the name of the municipality.

(Possible) Step Five: Delete "Contact a Parish"
We will not be listing contact information for Catholic parishes on the wiki. The following is a list of parishes within the municipality of Águeda. There may be additional parishes not listed on this page.
 * Delete the template for contacting a parish, including all of the following information:

Parish Name address phone number [mailto:email email address]

Parish Name address phone number [mailto:email email address]

If you are seeking church records created more recently than 1910, it is possible to obtain them by writing to the parish where the record was created. Writing to a parish is not always a reliable way to obtain information, because officials may or may not respond.
 * Paste the following information into the space underneath "=== Contact a Parish ==="

Conferência Episcopal Portuguesa lists websites for the 20 Dioceses of Portugal. Once on the Diocesan website, use the listing of parishes (paróquias) to locate contact information for the parish in question.

Example Page
The following link is the completed municipality page for The Municipality of Águeda