Igreja Nova, Alagoas, Brazil Genealogy

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

History
One of the oldest municipalities in the State, Igreja Nova has its history linked to the exploration of the São Francisco River by fishermen from the city of Penedo. It was around the 19th century when they founded a village calling it Ponta das Pedras. Later the village was called Oitizeiro. A small chapel was built and in 1908, after its collapse, German friars joined the residents to build a Catholic temple. The bells are heard at a distance of 6 km, called New Church. The village was separated from Penedo and its limits were fixed by resolution 849, of 1880. The first attempts to elevate the village to the status of a village (with laws of 1885 and 1889) were not effective. Elevated to the category of town with the name of Triunfo, in 1890, it was removed from Água Branca. In 1890, through Decree 39, the process was completed. In 1892, it was promoted to the category of city, until a new law supersedes the old law and it is again attached to Penedo. In 1895, the municipality is extinct, and its territory is annexed to the municipality of Penedo. In 1897, the municipality of Triunfo is recreated, separated from Penedo, and elevated to the status of city. In 1928, the municipality of Triunfo changed its name to Igreja Nova.

Former Names:
 * Ponta das Pedras
 * Oitizeiro
 * Triunfo

Local Offices
Ofício de registro civil das pessoas naturais Praç. Luiz José, 26 Centro Igreja Nova Igreja Nova CEP: 57280-000 Alagoas Telephone: (0xx82) 3554-4620 Email: cartorio.igrejanova@hotmail.com

Local Churches
Paróquia São João Batista (Created: 23/10/1882) Pça. Frei Clemente, 13 – Centro Igreja Nova – AL CEP 57280-000 Tel.: (82) 3554-1180

Other Institutions
Igreja Nova	Biblioteca Pública Municipal Ênio Silva Avenida Santos Filho, 101 - Centro Telephone: (82) 3554-1475 E-mail: marlon.matias@hotmail.com

Prefeitura Municipal de Igreja Nova Pç. A. Moreira, 06 – Centro CEP: 57280-000 Tel.: (82) 3554-1128 / 3554-1270 Fax: (82) 3554-1128 Email: prefeiturainova@ig.com.br