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+The Roman Catholic Church remains the largest church in the Philippines, with 85 percent of the population belonging to it. <br>
 Civil authorities did not consistently register vital events in the Philippines until the nineteenth century. Church records, on the other hand, were well kept from 1569 (in accordance with the directives of the Council of Trent), with some records dating even earlier.
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 *Disciples of Christ 1901-
 *Congregational 1902-
-Other indigenous Christian religions number approximately 40.
-Other Christian religions introduced from the United States and other countries over 200.
-Contents:  Baptismal records:  Baptism dates; children’s names; parents’ residence and names (sometimes mother's maiden name is given); witnesses’ and godparents’ names, and sometimes their residence and relationship to infants; sometimes grandparents’ names.  Marriage records:  Candidates’ names; marriage and/or proclamation dates; often birth places, residence, witnesses, former spouses and parents’ names.  Death/burial records:  Name of deceased; burial date; often age and cause of death; residence; spouse’s name, especially for women; parents’ names for deceased children.  Confirmation records:  Children were confirmed between the ages of 5 and 15.  Candidates name, age, residence and father’s name.  Church censuses, membership lists:  Names of married couples, their ages or birth dates and places, sometimes marriage dates, childrens’ names, ages or birth dates, death or burial dates of children.  Sometimes marriage dates and names of spouses of children are given.
-Location:  Diocese and parish archives.
-Population coverage: 30% before 1700; 50-70% after 1700.
-Reliability: Good.<ref name="profile">The Family History Department of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, “Family History Record Profile: Philippines,” Word document, private files of the FamilySearch Content Strategy Team, 1986-1999.</ref>
 ==Catholic Church Records  Content==