Mexico, Nuevo León, Catholic Church Records - FamilySearch Historical Records

Title in the Language of the Record
Registros Parroquiales de la Iglesia Católica del Estado de Nuevo León, México

Record Description
This collection of Catholic Church records from the Diocese of Nuevo Leon covers from 1667 to 1976. The text of the records is in Spanish.

Nuevo Leon is known for having a large population of Lebanese descendants.

For a list of records by localities, document type and dates currently published in this collection, select the Browse link from the collection landing page.

For additional details about the history of these records and help using them, see the wiki article Mexico Catholic Church Records (FamilySearch Historical Records).

Record Content
Information found in Catholic Church baptismal records include:


 * Place and date of the baptism
 * Given name
 * Gender, place, and date of birth or age at baptism
 * If legitimate or illegitimate
 * Parents' names, sometimes their residence and/or places of birth
 * Names of maternal grandparents
 * Names of paternal grandparents
 * Names of godparents

Information found in Catholic Church marriage records include:


 * Place and date of the marriage
 * Name of the groom
 * Age, place of birth, and/or residence of groom
 * Names of the groom’s parents
 * Name of the bride
 * Age, place of birth, and/or residence of bride
 * Names of the bride’s parents
 * Sometimes the parents' places of origin and/or civil status
 * Names of witnesses

Information found in Catholic Church burial records include: 


 * Place and date of the burial
 * Burial place
 * Name of the principal
 * Place and date of birth or age at time of death
 * Cause of death
 * Residence of the deceased
 * Place of death
 * Civil status of the principal
 * If married, may give name of the spouse
 * Whether principal left progeny

Information found in Catholic Church confirmation records include:


 * Date and place of confirmation
 * Name of person being confirmed
 * Parents’ or godparents’ names

How to Use the Record
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For Help Reading These Records
These records are in Spanish. For help reading the records, see the following wiki articles:


 * Mexico Language and Languages
 * Spanish Genealogical Word List

Related Websites

 * Library of Congress Catalog Record

Related Wiki Articles

 * Mexico Church Records
 * Mexico Church History

Known Issues with This Collection

 * Mexico, Catholic Church Records
 * Aguascalientes
 * Asientos
 * Nuestra Señora de Belén

You can find Bautismos, 1846-1848, Bautismos, 1855-1858, but 1848-1855 are missing


 * Mexico, Catholic Church Records
 * Nuevo León
 * Salinas Victoria
 * Nuestra Señora de Guadalupe
 * Bautismos 1790-1830 (Images 1 through 375 end 4 May 1818)

You can view the record images from 1790 through 4 May 1818 online but not the records from 4 May 1818 through 1830 because they are not digitized yet. They can be viewed on FHL INTL Film 605403.


 * Mexico, Catholic Church Records
 * Chihuahua
 * Juárez
 * Nuestra Señora de Guadalupe
 * Bautismos 1830-1834

This collection has two volumes. You can begin in 1830 and search until 1834 when the second volume appears at image 184 and contains additional records beginning in May of 1830.

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