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Church records are listed in the [https://familysearch.org/catalog-search FamilySearch catalog] under the city or town where the parish is located. A parish is an ecclesiastical jurisdiction where a Catholic priest serves and keeps records. The parish is usually named for a Saint and is located in the largest town in the parish jurisdiction. Large cities may have many parishes while a small town usually only has one. | Church records are listed in the [https://familysearch.org/catalog-search FamilySearch catalog] under the city or town where the parish is located. A parish is an ecclesiastical jurisdiction where a Catholic priest serves and keeps records. The parish is usually named for a Saint and is located in the largest town in the parish jurisdiction. Large cities may have many parishes while a small town usually only has one. | ||
== Place | == Place Levels (Jurisdictions) == | ||
Places are usually written from smallest to largest on a family group record. Municipios are not usually listed: | Places are usually written from smallest to largest on a family group record. Municipios are not usually listed: | ||
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If you ancestor came from a large city that had several parishes, you will need to know what section of the city he or she lived in to determine what parish he or she belonged to, however; in a large city such as La Paz or Sucre, you may find that even if you know the closest parish, sometimes the family went to the cathedral or the parish of a relative in the same city for the baptism of a child. If you do not find the complete family in the home parish, search the surrounding parishes of the city. | If you ancestor came from a large city that had several parishes, you will need to know what section of the city he or she lived in to determine what parish he or she belonged to, however; in a large city such as La Paz or Sucre, you may find that even if you know the closest parish, sometimes the family went to the cathedral or the parish of a relative in the same city for the baptism of a child. If you do not find the complete family in the home parish, search the surrounding parishes of the city. | ||
If you family lived in a very small village that did not have an established parish, you will need to check a map, church directory, or gazetteer to determine which nearby town had a parish. | If you family lived in a very small village that did not have an established parish, you will need to check a map, church directory, or gazetteer to determine which nearby town had a parish. | ||
== Records from FamilySearch == | == Records from FamilySearch == | ||