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==Locating Church Records== | ==Locating Church Records== | ||
Greece has no single repository of church records. The present location of records depends on several factors of nationality, government regulations, and local history. | Greece has no single repository of church records. The present location of records depends on several factors of nationality, government regulations, and local history. | ||
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[[File:Catholic Dioceses in Greece.png|200px|thumb|right|<center>Catholic Dioceses in Greece</center>]] | |||
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===Greek Orthodox Records=== | ===Greek Orthodox Records=== | ||
[[File:ChurchInGreece.png|600px|thumb|right|<center>Greek Orthodox Church in Greece</center>]] | |||
Although church records originated on the parish level, the records may be located at various places today. | Although church records originated on the parish level, the records may be located at various places today. | ||
*'''Local parishes'''. Most church registers are still maintained by the parish. Some older records, however, may have been turned in to diocese or state archives. | *'''Local parishes'''. Most church registers are still maintained by the parish. Some older records, however, may have been turned in to diocese or state archives. | ||
*'''Diocese (Metropolis) archives'''. Current parish registers are located at the parish, but older records of the 1800s and 1900s are often kept in diocese archives. Marriage records especially are generally kept in the diocese (Metropolis) offices. You can write to the diocese (Metropolis) office for marriage information. | *'''Diocese (Metropolis) archives'''. Current parish registers are located at the parish, but older records of the 1800s and 1900s are often kept in diocese archives. Marriage records especially are generally kept in the diocese (Metropolis) offices. You can write to the diocese (Metropolis) office for marriage information. | ||
*'''GAK archives''' (''Genika Archeia tou Kratous''). Some pre-1900 records may be in the GAK. Some of these records have been microfilmed and are available at the | *'''GAK archives''' (''Genika Archeia tou Kratous''). Some pre-1900 records may be in the GAK. Some of these records have been microfilmed and are available at the Family History Library. However, for more recent records and for those not yet microfilmed, write to the ''Genika Archeia tou Kratous'' and request searches of the records. See [[Greece Archives and Libraries]]. | ||
*Some very old records are kept in '''monasteries.''' | *Some very old records are kept in '''monasteries.''' | ||
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From 1925 to present, you can usually obtain birth, death, and (sometimes) marriage information from civil registration rather than the church. Write to or visit the local mayors’ offices to obtain these records. | From 1925 to present, you can usually obtain birth, death, and (sometimes) marriage information from civil registration rather than the church. Write to or visit the local mayors’ offices to obtain these records. | ||
====Records at the | ====Records at the Family History Library==== | ||
The | The Family History Library has some church records on microfilm from Greece. This collection continues to grow as new records are microfilmed. Earlier church records have been filmed from GAK (Genika Archeia tou Kratous) in the counties (nomos) of Kerkyras (1700s–1844), Kefallinias (1700s–early 1900s), Leukados (1700s, 1823–1860), and the district (eparhia) of Kythiron (1660s and 1700s–1865). Church records from the diocese of Halkidos, Thivon and Levadias, and Rethymni have also been filmed. Diocese boundaries do not always correlate with county boundaries. Look in the [https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/search FamilySearch Catalog] to find these microfilms. | ||
===Minority Religions and Records=== | ===Minority Religions and Records=== | ||
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=====Church Directories===== | =====Church Directories===== | ||
Church directories list the various places where the Orthodox church has congregations and addresses. They often give additional information such as church beliefs, diocese office addresses, and calendar items. A yearly church directory for the Greek Orthodox Church includes information on Eastern Orthodox churches in other countries of eastern Europe. The | Church directories list the various places where the Orthodox church has congregations and addresses. They often give additional information such as church beliefs, diocese office addresses, and calendar items. A yearly church directory for the Greek Orthodox Church includes information on Eastern Orthodox churches in other countries of eastern Europe. The Family History Library listings for the 1976 and 1995 editions are: | ||
*''Imerologion tis Ekklisias tis Ellados - Almanac of the Churches of Greece. (s.l.): ''Apostoliki Diakonia tis Ellados, 1976''. ( | *''Imerologion tis Ekklisias tis Ellados - Almanac of the Churches of Greece. (s.l.): ''Apostoliki Diakonia tis Ellados, 1976''. (FHL book 949.5 K22e; ) '' | ||
*''Diptyha tis Ekklisias tis Ellados, 1995 - Diptych of the Church of Greece, 1995).'' | *''Diptyha tis Ekklisias tis Ellados, 1995 - Diptych of the Church of Greece, 1995).'' | ||
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[[Category:Church Records | [[Category:Church Records]] | ||
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