New Mexico, Catholic Church Records - FamilySearch Historical Records

What is in This Collection?
This collection contains records from Catholic churches in New Mexico.

Reading These Records
These records are in Spanish. For help with reading the records see Spanish Genealogical Word List.

What Can these Records Tell Me?
The following information may be found in these records:

Baptism
 * Child's name
 * Birth date and place
 * Christening date
 * Names of parents and their origin
 * Godparents' names

Burial
 * Date and place of internment
 * Name and age of deceased
 * Residence of deceased
 * Death date
 * Cause of death

Marriage
 * Date and place of marriage
 * Names of bride and groom
 * Residences of bride and groom
 * Groom's baptismal date
 * Bride's baptismal date
 * Groom's parents' names
 * Bride's parents' names
 * Witnesses' names

Coverage Table
The collection records from parishes in the following counties:


 * Bernalillo
 * Colfax
 * Doña Ana
 * Mora
 * Rio Arriba


 * San Miguel
 * Santa Fe
 * Socorro
 * Taos
 * Valencia

How Do I Search This Collection?
Before searching this collection, it is helpful to know:
 * Name of the person
 * Approximate date of the event

How Do I Analyze the Results?
Compare each result from your search with what you know to determine if there is a match. This may require viewing multiple records or images. Keep track of your research in a research log.

I Found Who I was Looking for, What Now?

 * Add the new information to your records
 * Use the information to find the person in other records
 * Analyze the entry to see if it provides additional clues to find other records of the person or their family

I Can’t Find the Person I’m Looking For, What Now?

 * If your ancestor does not have a common name, collect entries for every person who has the same surname. This list can help you find possible relatives.
 * If you cannot locate your ancestor in the locality in which you believe they lived, then try searching a nearby localityArizona Church Records.
 * Try different spellings of your ancestor’s name.

Research Helps
The following articles will help you research your family in the state of New Mexico.
 * New Mexico Guided Research
 * New Mexico Research Tips and Strategies
 * Step-by-Step New Mexico Research, 1880-Present

Other FamilySearch Collections
These collections may have additional materials to help you with your research.

FamilySearch Catalog

 * Virginia Humling, comp. U.S. Catholic sources : a diocesan research guide for family historians Orem, Utah : Ancestry, ©1995 FS Library 973 K27hv
 * Catholic Church. Diocese of Santa Fe, Various parish registers, 1844-1933
 * Angélico Chávez, Archives of the Archdiocese of Santa Fe, 1678-1900 Washington, D.C. : Academy of American Franciscan History, c1957 FS Library 978.956/S1 K23c
 * researched, extracted and formatted by Luis Gilberto Padilla y Baca, Microfilm listings for Archdiocese of Santa Fe & Diocese of Las Cruces and 1850 thru 1920 population census records of New Mexico : and 1850 thru 1920 population census records of New Mexico Hispanic Genealogical Research Center of New Mexico, 2005 FS Library 978.9 K23p

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FamilySearch Digital Library

 * New Mexico Historical Records Survey, Division of Professional and Service Projects, Work Projects Administration. Directory of churches and religious organizations in New Mexico. Albuquerque, New Mexico : New Mexico Historical Records Survey, 1940
 * John J. Doyle, Genealogical use of Catholic records in North America Indianapolis, Indiana : s. n., 1978

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