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Church records are an excellent source for accurate information on names and dates and on places of births, marriages, and deaths. Many people who lived in India have information recorded about them in a church record. Since civil authorities did not begin registering vital statistics until 1872, church records are the best source for family information before that date.  
Church records are an excellent source for accurate information on names and dates and on places of births, marriages, and deaths. Many people who lived in India who had British or European ancestry, married into or were adopted by British families, or who converted to Christianity, have information recorded about them in church records. About 80% of church records in British India are believed to have survived. Since civil authorities did not begin registering vital statistics until 1872, church records are the best source for family information before that date.  


The first step in researching European or Anglo-Indian ancestry in colonial India is to use the church records. For administrative purposes, colonial India was divided into three Presidencies, Bombay, Madras, and Bengal. Protestant and Catholic churches began to keep records in India in 1698 (Madras), 1709 (Bombay) and 1713 (Bengal). Each year, these records were transcribed and sent to the capital of the Presidency, where they were indexed. The records and indexes were then sent to headquarters in London. This practice ceased at Independence in 1947. Learn more about family history in the [http://indiafamily.bl.uk/UI/ India Office Records].  
The first step in researching European or Anglo-Indian ancestry in colonial India is to use the church records. For administrative purposes, colonial India was divided into three Presidencies, Bombay, Madras, and Bengal. Protestant and Catholic churches began to keep records in India in 1698 (Madras), 1709 (Bombay) and 1713 (Bengal). Each year, these records were transcribed and sent to the capital of the Presidency, where they were indexed. The records and indexes were then sent to headquarters in London. This practice ceased at Independence in 1947. Learn more about family history in the [http://indiafamily.bl.uk/UI/ India Office Records].  
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== Christian Church Organizations ==
== Christian Church Organizations ==
=== Catholic Church ===
=== Catholic Church ===
This table lists each Catholic diocese in India along with the province it covers. See also [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Catholic_dioceses_in_India List of Catholic dioceses in India].
This table lists each Catholic diocese in India, the number of parishes in the diocese, the province where the diocese is headquartered. Province is a designation used by the Catholic church and is not the same as a State or Union Territory. Information is as of 2015. See [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Catholic_dioceses_in_India List of Catholic dioceses in India] for more information.
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{| class="wikitable sortable"
! Diocese !! Province
|- style="position:sticky; top:0; padding:5px;"
! Diocese !! Parishes !! Province !! Diocese Description
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| Adilabad || Hyderbad
| Adilabad || 32 || Hyderbad ||
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| Agartala || Shillong
| Agartala || 16 || Shillong || Comprises the entire state of Tripura
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| Agra || Agra
| Agra || 35 || Agra || Consists of the following districts in Uttar Pradesh: Agra, Aligarh, Auraiya, Budaun, Bulandshahr, Etah, Etawah, Farrukabad, Fathegarh, Firozabad, Gautambudha Nagar, Hathras, Kannauj, Mainpuri, Mathura and in Rajasthan, Bharatpur and Dholpur
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|-
| Ahmedabad || Gandhinagar
| Ahmedabad || 42 || Gandhinagar || In the state of Gujarat: the districts of Ahmedabad, and Kheda
|-
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| Aizawl || Shillong
| Aizawl || 29 || Shillong || Comprises the districts of Cachar, Hailakandi and Kaimkanj of Assam and the entire state of Mizoram
|-
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| Ajmer || Agra
| Ajmer || 10 || Agra ||
|-
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| Allahabad || Agra
| Allahabad || 39 || Agra ||
|-
|-
| Alleppey || Trivandrum
| Alleppey || 39 || Trivandrum ||
|-
|-
| Ambikapur || Raipur
| Ambikapur || 51 || Raipur ||
|-
|-
| Amravati || Nagpur
| Amravati || 19 || Nagpur ||
|-
|-
| Asansol || Calcutta
| Asansol || 15 || Calcutta ||
|-
|-
| Aurangabad || Nagpur
| Aurangabad || 23 || Nagpur ||
|-
|-
| Bagdogra || Calcutta
| Bagdogra || 19 || Calcutta ||
|-
|-
| Balasore || Cuttack-Bhubaneswar
| Balasore || 39 || Cuttack-Bhubaneswar ||
|-
|-
| Bangalore || Bangalore
| Bangalore || 135 || Bangalore ||
|-
|-
| Bareilly || Agra
| Bareilly || 55 || Agra ||
|-
|-
| Baroda || Gandhinagar
| Baroda || 44 || Gandhinagar ||
|-
|-
| Baruipur || Calcutta
| Baruipur || 22 || Calcutta ||
|-
|-
| Belgaum || Bangalore
| Belgaum || 67 || Bangalore ||
|-
|-
| Bellary || Bangalore
| Bellary || 41 || Bangalore ||
|-
|-
| Berhampur || Cuttack-Bhubaneswar
| Berhampur || 23 || Cuttack-Bhubaneswar ||
|-
|-
| Bettiah || Patna
| Bettiah || 12 || Patna ||
|-
|-
| Bhagalpur || Patna
| Bhagalpur || 69 || Patna ||
|-
|-
| Bhopal || Bhopal
| Bhopal || 35 || Bhopal ||
|-
|-
| Bijnor || Agra
| Bijnor || 53 || Agra ||
|-
|-
| Bombay || Bombay
| Bombay || 122 || Bombay ||
|-
|-
| Bongaigaon || Guwahati
| Bongaigaon || 29 || Guwahati ||
|-
|-
| Buxar || Patna
| Buxar || 14 || Patna || Civil Districts of Buxar, Bhojpur, Bhabua, and Rohtas
|-
|-
| Calcutta || Calcutta
| Calcutta || 42 || Calcutta ||
|-
|-
| Calicut || Verapoly
| Calicut || 39 || Verapoly ||
|-
|-
| Chanda || Nagpur
| Chanda || 6 || Nagpur ||
|-
|-
| Chikmagalur || Bangalore
| Chikmagalur || 38 || Bangalore ||
|-
|-
| Chingleput || Madras and Mylapore (Meliapor)
| Chingleput || 86 || Madras and Mylapore (Meliapor) ||
|-
|-
| Cochin || Verapoly
| Cochin || 41 || Verapoly ||
|-
|-
| Coimbatore || Madras and Mylapore (Meliapor)
| Coimbatore || 64 || Madras and Mylapore (Meliapor) ||
|-
|-
| Cuddapah || Hyderbad
| Cuddapah || 59 || Hyderbad ||
|-
|-
| Cuttack-Bhubaneswar || Cuttack-Bhubaneswar
| Cuttack-Bhubaneswar || 36 || Cuttack-Bhubaneswar ||
|-
|-
| Daltonganj || Ranchi
| Daltonganj || 23 || Ranchi ||
|-
|-
| Darjeeling || Calcutta
| Darjeeling || 57 || Calcutta ||
|-
|-
| Delhi || Delhi
| Delhi || 84 || Delhi ||
|-
|-
| Dibrugarh || Guwahati
| Dibrugarh || 34 || Guwahati ||
|-
|-
| Dindigul || Madurai
| Dindigul || 55 || Madurai ||
|-
|-
| Diphu || Guwahati
| Diphu || 22 || Guwahati ||
|-
|-
| Dumka || Ranchi
| Dumka || 50 || Ranchi ||
|-
|-
| Eluru || Visakhapatnam
| Eluru || 113 || Visakhapatnam ||
|-
|-
| Gandhinagar || Gandhinagar
| Gandhinagar || 17 || Gandhinagar || In the state of Gujarat: the districts of Gandhinagar, Mehsana, Patan, Banaskantha, and Sabarkantha
|-
|-
| Goa e Damão || Goa e Damão
| Goa e Damão || 167 || Goa e Damão ||
|-
|-
| Gorakhpur || Agra
| Gorakhpur || 30 || Agra ||
|-
|-
| Gulbarga || Bangalore
| Gulbarga || 25 || Bangalore ||
|-
|-
| Gumla || Ranchi
| Gumla || 37 || Ranchi ||
|-
|-
| Guntur || Visakhapatnam
| Guntur || 84 || Visakhapatnam ||
|-
|-
| Guwahati || Guwahati
| Guwahati || 42 || Guwahati ||
|-
|-
| Gwalior || Bhopal
| Gwalior || 25 || Bhopal ||
|-
|-
| Hazaribag || Ranchi
| Hazaribag || 23 || Ranchi ||
|-
|-
| Hyderabad || Hyderabad
| Hyderabad || 94 || Hyderabad ||
|-
|-
| Imphal || Imphal
| Imphal || 49 || Imphal ||
|-
|-
| Indore || Bhopal
| Indore || 25 || Bhopal ||
|-
|-
| Itanagar || Guwahati
| Itanagar || 30 || Guwahati || Civil Districts: Tawang, West Kameng, East Kameng, Papum Pare, Upper Subansiri, Lower Subansiri, Kurung Kamay, West Siang, East Siang, and Upper Siang
|-
|-
| Jabalpur || Bhopal
| Jabalpur || 13 || Bhopal ||
|-
|-
| Jagdalpur || Raipur
| Jagdalpur || 23 || Raipur ||
|-
|-
| Jaipur || Agra
| Jaipur || 26 || Agra ||
|-
|-
| Jalpaiguri || Calcutta
| Jalpaiguri || 29 || Calcutta ||
|-
|-
| Jammu-Srinagar || Delhi
| Jammu-Srinagar || 42 || Delhi ||
|-
|-
| Jamshedpur || Ranchi
| Jamshedpur || 34 || Ranchi ||
|-
|-
| Jashpur || Raipur
| Jashpur || 50 || Raipur ||
|-
|-
| Jhabua || Bhopal
| Jhabua || 30 || Bhopal ||
|-
|-
| Jhansi || Agra
| Jhansi || 24 || Agra ||
|-
|-
| Jowai || Shillong
| Jowai || 12 || Shillong ||
|-
|-
| Jullundur || Delhi
| Jullundur || 109 || Delhi ||
|-
|-
| Kannur || Verapoly
| Kannur || 59 || Verapoly ||
|-
|-
| Karwar || Bangalore
| Karwar || 65 || Bangalore ||
|-
|-
| Khammam || Hyderabad
| Khammam || 60 || Hyderabad ||
|-
|-
| Khandwa || Bhopal
| Khandwa || 34 || Bhopal ||
|-
|-
| Khunti || Ranchi
| Khunti || 19 || Ranchi ||
|-
|-
| Kohima || Imphal
| Kohima || 44 || Imphal ||
|-
|-
| Kottapuram || Verapoly
| Kottapuram || 55 || Verapoly ||
|-
|-
| Kottar || Madurai
| Kottar || 81 || Madurai ||
|-
|-
| Krishnagar || Calcutta
| Krishnagar || 22 || Calcutta ||
|-
|-
| Kumbakonam || Pundicherry and Cuddalore
| Kumbakonam || 89 || Pundicherry and Cuddalore ||
|-
|-
| Kurnool || Hyderabad
| Kurnool || 52 || Hyderabad ||
|-
|-
| Kuzhithurai || Madurai
| Kuzhithurai || 100 || Madurai ||
|-
|-
| Lucknow || Agra
| Lucknow || 40 || Agra ||
|-
|-
| Madras and Mylapore (Meliapor) || Madras and Mylapore (Meliapor)
| Madras and Mylapore (Meliapor) || 132 || Madras and Mylapore (Meliapor) ||
|-
|-
| Madurai || Madurai
| Madurai || 69 || Madurai ||
|-
|-
| Mangalore || Bangalore
| Mangalore || 113 || Bangalore ||
|-
|-
| Meerut || Agra
| Meerut || 59 || Agra ||
|-
|-
| Miao || Guwahati
| Miao || 33 || Guwahati ||
|-
|-
| Muzaffarpur || Patna
| Muzaffarpur || 21 || Patna ||
|-
|-
| Mysore || Bangalore
| Mysore || 78 || Bangalore ||
|-
|-
| Nagpur || Nagpur
| Nagpur || 34 || Nagpur ||
|-
|-
| Nalgonda || Hyderabad
| Nalgonda || 65 || Hyderabad ||
|-
|-
| Nashik || Bombay
| Nashik || 34 || Bombay ||
|-
|-
| Nellore || Visakhapatnam
| Nellore || 83 || Visakhapatnam ||
|-
|-
| Neyyattinkara || Trivandrum
| Neyyattinkara || 72 || Trivandrum ||
|-
|-
| Nongstoin || Shillong
| Nongstoin || 16 || Shillong ||
|-
|-
| Ootacamund || Madras and Mylapore (Meliapor)
| Ootacamund || 62 || Madras and Mylapore (Meliapor) ||
|-
|-
| Palayamkottai || Madurai
| Palayamkottai || 48 || Madurai ||
|-
|-
| Patna || Patna
| Patna || 33 || Patna ||
|-
|-
| Pondicherry and Cuddalore || Pondicherry and Cuddalore
| Pondicherry and Cuddalore || 101 || Pondicherry and Cuddalore ||
|-
|-
| Poona || Bombay
| Poona || 30 || Bombay || Consists of the civil districts of Pune, Satara, Solapur, Sangli, Kolhapur, Ratnagiri and Sindhudurg
|-
|-
| Port Blair || Ranchi
| Port Blair || 14 || Ranchi ||
|-
|-
| Purnea || Patna
| Purnea || 16 || Patna ||
|-
|-
| Quilon || Trivandrum
| Quilon || 102 || Trivandrum ||
|-
|-
| Raiganj || Calcutta
| Raiganj || 33 || Calcutta ||
|-
|-
| Raipur || Raipur
| Raipur || 66 || Raipur ||
|-
|-
| Rajkot || Gandhinagar
| Rajkot || 14 || Gandhinagar || In the state of Gujarat: districts of Amreli, Bhavnagar, Jamnagar, Junagadh, Rajkkot and Surendrangar in Saurashtra and Kutch
|-
|-
| Ranchi || Ranchi
| Ranchi || 34 || Ranchi ||
|-
|-
| Rayagada || Cuttack-Bhubaneswar
| Rayagada || 23 || Cuttack-Bhubaneswar || Civil districts Kalanhandi, Koraput, Malkangiri, Nabarangpur, Nuapada, and Rayagada
|-
|-
| Rourkela || Cuttack-Bhubaneswar
| Rourkela || 41 || Cuttack-Bhubaneswar || Comprised the four Orissa Districts of Sundargarh, Sambalpur, Bolangir and Dhenkanal
|-
|-
| Sagar || Bhopal
| Sagar || 40 || Bhopal ||
|-
|-
| Salem || Pondicherry and Cuddalore
| Salem || 57 || Pondicherry and Cuddalore ||
|-
|-
| Sambalpur || Cuttack-Bhubaneswar
| Sambalpur || 22 || Cuttack-Bhubaneswar ||
|-
|-
| Satna || Bhopal
| Satna || 16 || Bhopal ||
|-
|-
| Shillong || Shillong
| Shillong || 34 || Shillong ||
|-
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| Shimoga || Bangalore
| Shimoga || 22 || Bangalore ||
|-
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| Simdega || Ranchi
| Simdega || 33 || Ranchi ||
|-
|-
| Simla and Chandigarh || Delhi
| Simla and Chandigarh || 55 || Delhi ||
|-
|-
| Sindhudurg || Goa e Damão
| Sindhudurg || 21 || Goa e Damão ||
|-
|-
| Sivagangai || Madurai
| Sivagangai || 78 || Madurai ||
|-
|-
| Srikakulam || Visakhapatnam
| Srikakulam || 33 || Visakhapatnam ||
|-
|-
| Sultanpet || Verapoly
| Sultanpet || 21 || Verapoly || Civil district of Palakkad, State of Kerala
|-
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| Tanjore || Pondicherry and Cuddalore
| Tanjore || 89 || Pondicherry and Cuddalore || Comprises the entire districts of Thanjavur, Thiruvarur and Nagai (excepting two taluks of Papanasam and Kumbakonam in the district of Thanjavur). It is also covers six taluks of Pudukottai district and two taluks of Cuddalore district.
|-
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| Tezpur || Guwahati
| Tezpur || 32 || Guwahati ||
|-
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| Tiruchirapalli || Madurai
| Tiruchirapalli || 67 || Madurai ||
|-
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| Trivandrum || Trivandrum
| Trivandrum || 85 || Trivandrum ||
|-
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| Tura || Shillong
| Tura || 41 || Shillong ||
|-
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| Tuticorin || Madurai
| Tuticorin || 111 || Madurai ||
|-
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| Udaipur || Agra
| Udaipur || 50 || Agra ||
|-
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| Udupi || Bangalore
| Udupi || 50 || Bangalore ||
|-
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| Ujjain || Bhopal
| Ujjain || 41 || Bhopal ||
|-
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| Varanasi || Agra
| Varanasi || 44 || Agra ||
|-
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| Vasai || Bombay
| Vasai || 34 || Bombay ||
|-
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| Vellore || Madras and Mylapore (Meliapor)
| Vellore || 84 || Madras and Mylapore (Meliapor) ||
|-
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| Verapoly || Verapoly
| Verapoly || 164 || Verapoly ||
|-
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| Vijayawada || Visakhapatnam
| Vijayawada || 98 || Visakhapatnam ||
|-
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| Visakhapatnam || Visakhapatnam
| Visakhapatnam || 67 || Visakhapatnam ||
|-
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| Warangal || Hyderabad
| Warangal || 63 || Hyderabad ||
|}
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=== Church of North India (Anglican) ===
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