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*You can learn if your ancestor’s town or city had an established parish by checking a Catholic church directory. It will list the archdiocese officials and the dioceses with their parishes, so you can easily determine all nearby parishes. It may include historical information about each parish, and sometimes it provides addresses for parishes, the diocese headquarters, and the diocese archives where additional records may be kept. The gazetteer mentioned above by Madoz also gives parishes. | *You can learn if your ancestor’s town or city had an established parish by checking a Catholic church directory. It will list the archdiocese officials and the dioceses with their parishes, so you can easily determine all nearby parishes. It may include historical information about each parish, and sometimes it provides addresses for parishes, the diocese headquarters, and the diocese archives where additional records may be kept. The gazetteer mentioned above by Madoz also gives parishes. | ||
*One guide to available church records can be found in the [ | *One guide to available church records can be found in the [http://www.culturaydeporte.gob.es/dam/jcr:f28cc317-7893-40a3-9561-d821b6caf030/archivosiglesia.pdf Guía de los Archivos de la Iglesia en España]. Barcelona: Archivo Diocesano de Barcelona, 2001. It lists diocese, parishes, and other church archives throughout Spain. Most parishes are listed with the date the first records begin by record type. Click on the title of the guide to download a copy. | ||
*A good church directory is: {{FHL|990111|title-id|disp=Guia de la Iglesia en España}}. Iglesia Catolica. Oficina General de Sociologia y Estadística. Madrid: Secretariado del Episcopado Español, 1960. FHL INTL Book 946 K24g 1960, FHL INTL Film 0924464. | *A good church directory is: {{FHL|990111|title-id|disp=Guia de la Iglesia en España}}. Iglesia Catolica. Oficina General de Sociologia y Estadística. Madrid: Secretariado del Episcopado Español, 1960. FHL INTL Book 946 K24g 1960, FHL INTL Film 0924464. | ||