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

Record Description
This Collection will include records from 1515 to 1941.

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.

For a list of records by localities and dates currently published in this collection, select the Browse.

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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)

Search the Collection
To search the collection you will need to follow this series of links: ⇒Select the "Browse" link in the initial search page ⇒Select the "Nome del Comune o Frazione" ⇒Select the "Nome della Parrochia" ⇒Select the "Tipo di Registro" which takes you to the images.

Known Issues with This Collection
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Related Wiki Articles

 * Italy
 * Italy Church Records

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Citation Example for a Record Found in This Collection
'Argentina, Buenos Aires, Catholic Church Records, 1635-1981,” images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org: accessed 28 February, 2012), La Plata &gt; San Ponciano &gt; Matrimonios 1884-1886 &gt; image 71 of 389 images, Artemio Avendano and Clementina Peralta, 1884; citing Parroquia de San Ponciano en la Plata, Buenos Aires, Argentina, Matrimonios. San Ponciano, La Plata, Buenos Aires.

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