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Christians constitute a very small minority of the population in Tunisia. Among the Christian denominations, Roman Catholics are the majority, followed by the Greek Orthodox church and various Protestant churches. Some interesting statistics are found [http://looklex.com/e.o/tunisia.religions.htm here]. | Christians constitute a very small minority of the population in Tunisia. Among the Christian denominations, Roman Catholics are the majority, followed by the Greek Orthodox church and various Protestant churches. Some interesting statistics are found [http://looklex.com/e.o/tunisia.religions.htm here]. | ||
== | ='''Roman Catholic Church Records= | ||
==Historical Background== | |||
Roman Catholic parish registers begin as early as 1734.<ref name="profile">The Family History Department of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, “Family History Record Profile: Tunisia,” Word document, private files of the FamilySearch Content Strategy Team, 1991-2001.</ref> The Diocese of Tunis was established in 1843 as an apostolic vicariate. Major historical churches are the Cathedral of St. Vincent de Paul in Tunis and the former Cathedral of St. Louis in Carthage (now a museum). | Roman Catholic parish registers begin as early as 1734.<ref name="profile">The Family History Department of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, “Family History Record Profile: Tunisia,” Word document, private files of the FamilySearch Content Strategy Team, 1991-2001.</ref> The Diocese of Tunis was established in 1843 as an apostolic vicariate. Major historical churches are the Cathedral of St. Vincent de Paul in Tunis and the former Cathedral of St. Louis in Carthage (now a museum). | ||
=== Index of | ==Online Resources and Websites== | ||
===Index of Baptisms, Marriages, and Deaths === | |||
Efforts to index the baptism-, marriage-, and death registers of this diocese begun in 2004 have resulted in a free [http://en.geneanum.com/tunisia/databases.html | Efforts to index the baptism-, marriage-, and death registers of this diocese begun in 2004 have resulted in a free [http://en.geneanum.com/tunisia/databases.html '''Online Index'''] of over 500,000 entries. The website is written in French. Only indexes are available here. Please do not contact the compiler to request copies of records or further genealogical research. Reasons why a person may not be found in the index: | ||
#variant spellings of given name or surname | |||
#the event may have occurred in another country, such as neighboring Algiers, or the immigrant's country of origin | |||
====Information Recorded in the Index==== | |||
'''Baptism indexes '''provide the following information: | '''Baptism indexes '''provide the following information: | ||
*time period covered: 1830-2005 | *time period covered: 1830-2005 | ||
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*year of burial and record number in the register | *year of burial and record number in the register | ||
=== Earlier Burial Records === | === Earlier Burial Records === | ||