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==Catholic Church Records  Content==
==Catholic Church Records  Content==
 
In this outline, church records refer to Catholic Church records unless otherwise stated.  
The Roman Catholic Church remains the largest church in the Philippines, with 85 percent of the population belonging to it. During its 400–year history in the Philippines, the Catholic Church created many useful genealogical records. Most church records in the Philippines are Catholic. In this outline, church records refer to Catholic Church records unless otherwise stated.  
===Baptism Records===
===Baptism Records===


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*Names of surviving children  
*Names of surviving children  
*Names of parents and grandparents (sometimes)
*Names of parents and grandparents (sometimes)
==Locating Church Records==
==Locating Church Records==


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