Saint Lucia Church Records

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

Historical Background
About 61.5% of the population is Roman Catholic. Another 25.5% belong to Protestant denominations, (includes Seventh Day Adventist 10.4%, Pentecostal 8.9%, Baptist 2.2%, Anglican 1.6%, Church of God 1.5%, other Protestant 0.9%). Evangelicals comprise 2.3% of the population and 1.1% are 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 Saint Lucia.
 * b. Click on Places within Saint Lucia 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 Letter Writing Guide for Genealogy for help with composing letters.

Writing to a Local Parish
To locate the mailing address or e-mail address for a local parish, consult:
 * The Catholic Directory: Saint Lucia

Online Records
Information is available to current members only for deceased members and immediate family members who are still living. Sign in to FamilySearch and then select Family Tree in the drop-down menu.

Writing for Records

 * [ Google Maps search results for Anglican churches in Saint Lucia]

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 * [ Google Maps search results for Baptist churches in Saint Lucia]

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 * [ Google Maps search results for Eastern Orthodox churches in Saint Lucia]

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 * [ Google Maps search results for Jehovah's Witnesses churches in Saint Lucia]

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 * [ Google Maps search results for Lutheran churches in Saint Lucia]

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 * [ Google Maps search results for Mennonite churches in Saint Lucia]

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 * [ Google Maps search results for Methodist churches in Saint Lucia]

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 * [ Google Maps search results for Moravian churches in Saint Lucia]

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 * [ Google Maps search results for Nazarene churches in Saint Lucia]

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 * [ Google Maps search results for Pentecostal churches in Saint Lucia]

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 * [ Google Maps search results for Presbyterian churches in Saint Lucia]

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 * [ Google Maps search results for Seventh-day Adventist churches in Saint Lucia]