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 ===Roman Catholic===
-The first Catholic missions were organized in 1769. Most of the mission records begin in 1770 and are on film. The Family History Library and the Bancroft Library have extensive collections of the early records. For the index to these records, see:
-*Temple, Thomas W. ''An Alphabetical Listing of the California Mission Vital Records.'' Salt Lake City, Utah: Genealogical Society of Utah, 1985. {{FHL|268675|item}} 1307621 item 4; fiche 6047009
-The following sources may help you find Catholic mission records:
-*Weber, Francis J. ''A Select Guide to California Catholic History.'' Los Angeles, Calif.: Westernlore Press, 1966. {{FHL|120668|item}} 979.4 K21c
-*Bowman, J.N. "The Parochial Books of the California Missions, 1961," ''The Quarterly'' (Historical Society of Southern California)], Vol. 43, No.&nbsp;3. {{FHL|4940|item}} 979.4 B2s
-*Barton, Noel R. "Genealogical Research in the Records of the California Missions," ''Genealogical Journal'', Vol. 4, No. 1. {{FHL|244938|item}} 973 D25gj v. 3-4 (1974-1975)
-Many original mission records and other Catholic records have been gathered into central repositories. These include:
-Santa Barbara (Old Mission)
-[https://www.santabarbaramission.org/ Old Mission Santa Barbara]<br>2201 Laguna Street<br>Santa Barbara, CA 93105<br>Phone:&nbsp;(805) 682-4713<br>E-mail: [mailto:research@sbmal.org research@sbmal.org]
-A guide to this extensive collection is:
-*Geiger, Maynard J. ''Calendar of Documents in the Santa Barbara Mission Archives.'' Washington: Academy of American Franciscan History, 1947. {{FHL|129301|item}} 979.491 A5. Contact the Santa Barbara Mission Archives to ask if a more recent list has been compiled.
 [http://www.dioceseoffresno.org/?q=node/160 Diocese of Fresno Archives]<br>1550 North Fresno Street<br>Fresno, CA 93703-3788<br>Phone: (559) 488-3788