Azuay, Ecuador Genealogy

Church Records
Catholic Church parish registers are the primary source for finding genealogical information of birth, death, and marriage in Ecuador prior to 1900, when the civil registration was implemented. Parish registers include baptism, confirmation, marriage and death records. For a complete list all the parishes contained in this collection, see the Parishes of Ecuador coverage table. All the records of the sacramental ordinances were created, registered, and kept by the priest in authority of his parish jurisdiction. One register was generally kept at the parish archive and another copy sent to the diocesan archive for preservation.