Belarus Church Records

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There are Belarus Church Records in several archives.

Jewish Shtetl Information:

Shtetls in Belarus

Orthodox and Uniate (Greek Catholic) Parish Records:

The National Historical Archives of Belarus currently has two branches. One branch is located in Minsk and the other branch is located in Grodno. When trying to locate church records, it is important to note which branch of the National Historic Archive of Belarus holds the records you are looking for:

Orthodox (Greek Catholic) Parish Registers branch location of records is noted

Catholic Parish Registers branch location of records is noted

Minsk-National Historical Archives of Belarus

Grodno-National Historical Archives of Belarus holdings in spreadsheet format: Unified index to Catholic parish registers held at the National Historical Archives of Belarus in Grodno(Excel spreadsheet in Russian)*

Unified index to Orthodox (Greek Catholic) parish registers held at the National Historical Archives of Belarus in Grodno (Excel spreadsheet in Russian)*

Grodno-National Historical Archives of Belarus

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Roman Catholic Church
Not every town had a church so, villagers would travel to their nearest parish church for services. To find church records for your ancestor, you must find the name of the town and name of the parish church where your ancestor attended church. The name of the diocese, deanery can also be helpful. -The church diocese and deanery may not match the voivodeships or gubernia that you found for civil records.

Belarusian Catholic Dioceses
Polish Genealogical Society of America information may not be up to date

Schematic of the Roman Catholic Church in the Republic of Polish (sic) Schematyzm Kościoła Rzymsko-Katolickiego w Rzeczpospolitej Polskiej 1925

Greek Orthodox Church
See National Archives links above

Vital and Marriage Records From Greek Catholic and Orthodox Parishes in Former Austrian Galicia,Former Malo Rus, Ukraine, Poland, and Belarus (former Byelorussia) -- information about the church records available in these regions; covers parish names, LDS microfilms, and addresses to write to

Lutheran Church
Poland's Lutheran Dioceses