Andorra Church Records

For information about records for non-Christian religions in Andorra, go to the Religious Records page.

Online Resources and Websites

 * Parish Records, 1851-1876, Catholic Church. Diocese of Urgel (Spain). Manuscripts in the diocesan archive of Urgel. The Diocese of Urgel includes the provinces of Lleida and Gerona and the independent Principality of Andorra.

Historical Background
The population of Andorra is predominantly (88.2%) Catholic. Though it is not an official state religion, the constitution acknowledges a special relationship with the Catholic Church, offering some special privileges to that group. Other Christian denominations include the Anglican Church, the Unification Church, the New Apostolic Church, and Jehovah's Witnesses.

Information Recorded in the Records
Different denominations, different time periods, and practices of different record keepers will effect how much information can be found in the records. This outline will show the types of details which might be found (best case scenario):

Baptisms
In Catholic and Anglican records, children were usually baptized a few days after birth, and therefore, the baptism record proves date of birth. Other religions, such as Baptists, baptized at other points in the member's life. Baptism registers might give:

Marriages
Marriage registers can give:

Burials
Burial registers may give:

Digital Copies of Church Records in the FamilySearch Catalog
Watch for digitized copies of church records to be added to the collection of the FamilySearch Library. Some records might have viewing restrictions, and can only be viewed at a Family History Center near you, and/or by members of supporting organizations. To find records:
 * a. Click on the records of Andorra.
 * b. Click on Places within Andorra and a list of towns will appear.
 * c. Click on your town if it appears, or the location which you believe was the parish which served your town or village.
 * d. Click on the "Church records" topic. Click on the blue links to specific record titles.
 * e. Some combination of these icons will appear at the far right of the listing for the record. FHL icons.png. The magnifying glass indicates that the record is indexed. Clicking on the magnifying glass will take you to the index. Clicking on the camera will take you to an online digital copy of the records.

Writing for Records
You will probably need to write to or email the national archives, the diocese, or local parish priests to find records. See Spanish Letter Writing Guide for help with composing letters.
 * Maps.me Church Listings for Andorra
 * Google Maps search results for churches in Andorra

Andorra Archives

 * Department of Archives and Records Management
 * Prada Casadet, 8-12
 * AD500 Andorra la Vella
 * Andorra
 * Phone: +376802288 Ext. 3220
 * Phone: +376868645
 * sacultura.gov@andorra.ad
 * Susanna_Vela@govern.ad


 * Information on visiting the archive

Catholic Church Records
Andorra la Vella Parish St. Stephen Andorra la Vella Rambla Molines AD500 Andorra la Vella Andorra Telephone: +376 821 177 Email: arxiprestatand@andorra.ad
 * Website

Canillo Parish St. Saturnino Canillo Carrer Mayor Canillo, Canillo Andorra Phone: 376851115

Encamp Parish St. Eulalia Encamp Carrer de Santa Eulalia 11 Encamp, AD500 Encamp Andorra

Phone: 376831514 E-mail: arxiprestatand@andorra.ad
 * Encamp Parish Archive .pdf, National Archives

Escaldes-Engordany Parish St. Peter Escaldes-Engordany Carrer Mossén Guillen Adellach 3 Escaldas Escaldes-Engordany Andorra Phone: 376820783 Fax: 376820787

La Massana Parish St. Acisclo La Massana Carrer Major La Massana La Massana Andorra Phone: 376836450 Fax: 376838610 Ordino Parish St. Cornelius Ordino Ordino, Ordino Andorra Phone: 376835014 Sant Julia de Loria Parish St. Julian Sant Julia de Loria Avinguda Verge de Caólich 21 San Julia, Sant Julia de Loria Andorra Phone: 376841062 Fax: 376842762
 * La Massana Parish Archive .pdf, National Archives

Writing for Records
St. George's Church PO Box 113 Crèdit Andorrà Avda Sant Antoni La Massana AD400 Principat d’Andorra


 * Email: englishchurch@andorra.ad
 * Website