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*'''Diocese archives'''. Current parish registers are located at the parish, but older records of the 1800s and 1900s may be kept in diocese archives. Marriage records especially are generally kept in the diocese offices. You can write to the diocese office for marriage information. | *'''Diocese archives'''. Current parish registers are located at the parish, but older records of the 1800s and 1900s may be kept in diocese archives. Marriage records especially are generally kept in the diocese offices. You can write to the diocese office for marriage information. | ||
Also,for this time period, you can usually obtain birth, death, and sometimes marriage information, from civil registration rather than the church, by writing to or visiting the local mayors’ offices. | Also,for this time period, you can usually obtain birth, death, and sometimes marriage information, from civil registration rather than the church, by writing to or visiting the local mayors’ offices. | ||
====Records at the Family History Library==== | |||
The Family History Library has some church records on microfilm from Greece. This collection continues to grow as new records are microfilmed. Earlier church records have been filmed from GAK (Genika Archeia tou Kratous) in the counties (nomos) of Kerkyras (1700s–1844), Kefallinias (1700s–early 1900s), Leukados (1700s, 1823–1860), and the district (eparhia) of Kythiron (1660s and 1700s–1865). Church records from the diocese of Halkidos, Thivon and Levadias, and Rethymni have also been filmed. Diocese boundaries do not always correlate with county boundaries. | |||
The specific holdings of the Family History Library are listed in the FamilySearch Catalog. You can determine whether the library has records for the locality your ancestor came from by checking the locality section of the FamilySearch Catalog. Of course, if a record has been destroyed, was never kept, has not been microfilmed, or is restricted from public access by the laws of the country, the Family History Library will not have a copy. | |||
In the FamilySearch Catalog, look under the name of the town, district, or county where the your ancestor lived: | |||
GREECE, [COUNTY], [TOWN] - CHURCH RECORDS | |||
GREECE, [COUNTY], [DISTRICT] - CHURCH RECORDS | |||
GREECE, [COUNTY] - CHURCH RECORDS | |||
===Minority Religions and Records=== | ===Minority Religions and Records=== | ||
The minority religions include about 1.3 percent of the population. There are Muslims of Western Thrace, with additional small communities of Roman Catholics (remnants from Venetian times), Protestants (from 19th century missionary activity), Armenian Monophysites, and Jews. <br> | The minority religions include about 1.3 percent of the population. There are Muslims of Western Thrace, with additional small communities of Roman Catholics (remnants from Venetian times), Protestants (from 19th century missionary activity), Armenian Monophysites, and Jews. <br> | ||
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Church records kept by the Roman Catholic church are similar in content to the Orthodox church records. Roman Catholic church records from various parts of Greece have been filmed. For example, many of the records from the 1700s–1930s have been filmed from the county of Kykladon. | Church records kept by the Roman Catholic church are similar in content to the Orthodox church records. Roman Catholic church records from various parts of Greece have been filmed. For example, many of the records from the 1700s–1930s have been filmed from the county of Kykladon. | ||
===Church Directories=== | ===Church Directories=== | ||
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'''Records Not at the Family History Library''' | '''Records Not at the Family History Library''' | ||