Germany, Rhineland, Diocese of Trier, Catholic Church Records - FamilySearch Historical Records

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This collection is an index of birth, marriage, and death records from the Catholic Diocese of Trier, Germany, from 1704-1957.

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Citing This Collection

 * Collection Citation:"Deutschland, Rheinland, Bistum Trier, katholische Kirchenbücher, 1704-1957." Database. FamilySearch. http://FamilySearch.org : 30 April 2018. Bistumsarchiv (Diocese Archive), Trier, Germany.

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