Italy, Catania, Arcidiocesi di Catania, Catholic Church Records - FamilySearch Historical Records

Title in the Language of the Record
Italia, Catania, Arcidiocesi di Catania, Registri Parrocchiali

Image Visibility
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Record Description
The collection consists of images of baptisms, marriages, and deaths from the Archdiocese of Catania (Arcidiocesi di Catania), Catania, Italy. Also includes confirmations (cresime); church censuses (status animarum, stato delle anime); marriage banns (pubblicazioni); marriage contracts (contratti di matrimonio); marriage supplemental documents (allegati di matrimonio); and priesthood ordinations (ordinazioni sacerdotali). Availability of records is largely dependent on time period and locality. Additional images will be added as they become available. The collection generally covers the years 1515 to 1941.

Record History, Content and Use
For details about the contents of these records, their history, and help using them see the wiki article: Italy Catholic Church Records (FamilySearch Historical Records)

For help reading the records see the following wiki articles:


 * Italy Language and Languages
 * Italian Genealogical Word List

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Related Websites
Catholic Church in Italy – Hierarchy Chiesa Cattolica Italiana ItalianGenealogy.com Genealogy.About.com - Helpful Articles Daddezio.com - helpful links

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