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Church Directories

What is a Church Directory?

A Catholic Church directory lists church archdiocese officials, dioceses, and parishes. Church directories:

List the parishes in each diocese, so you can determine if your ancestor’s village had an established parish. It may also indicate if the village had a chapel but was not yet a parish.
Sometimes provide the earliest dates for which the church records of each parish exist.
May include historical information about each parish.
Usually group parishes by diocese, so you can easily determine all neighboring parishes.
Sometimes provide addresses of parishes, the diocese headquarters, and the diocese archives where additional records may be kept.

Online Directories

The following online directories provide information on the Catholic Church in Mexico:

Printed Directories

The Catholic Church directory covering all the archdioceses of Mexico is published about every four years. The FamilySearch Library has the newest edition and several older editions. Church directories are often published by each archdiocese and also by individual dioceses. With the older directories, some information such as a priest’s name or address may be out of date; however, the parish histories are still valid.

Church directories are listed in the FamilySearch Catalog under:

MEXICO - CHURCH DIRECTORIES

MEXICO, [STATE], [CITY OF ARCHDIOCESE] - CHURCH DIRECTORIES

MEXICO, [STATE], [CITY OF DIOCESE] - CHURCH DIRECTORIES

To determine which Roman Catholic diocese has jurisdiction over the parish in which your ancestor lived, use:

Directorio Eclesiástico de Toda la República Mexicana (Ecclesiastial Directory to the Republic of México). Mexico City: Arquidiócesis de México, 1995. 2 vols. (FS Library 972 K24i 1991). FS Library Collection
Mexico Guía General: Divisiones Eclesiásticas (Mexico General Guide: Ecclesiastic Divisions). Salt Lake City, Utah: Instituto Genealógico e Histórico Latinoamericano, 1989. (FS Library 972 K2pL). FS Library Collection

For detailed information on the Archdiocese of Mexico, which includes all of the Federal District, use:

Directorio Eclesiástico de la Arquidiócesis Primada de México (Ecclesiastial Directory of the First Archdiocese of Mexico). Mexico City: Arquidiócesis de México, 1994. (FS Library 972 K24i 1994). FS Library Collection

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-A Catholic Church directory lists church archdiocese officials, dioceses, and parishes. Church directories:
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-* List the parishes in each diocese, so you can determine if your ancestor’s village had an established parish. It may also indicate if the village had a chapel but was not yet a parish.
+==What is a Church Directory?==
-* Sometimes provide the earliest dates for which the church records of each parish exist.
+A Catholic Church directory lists church archdiocese officials, dioceses, and parishes. Church directories:
-* May include historical information about each parish.
+*List the parishes in each diocese, so you can determine if your ancestor’s village had an established parish. It may also indicate if the village had a chapel but was not yet a parish.
+*Sometimes provide the earliest dates for which the church records of each parish exist.
+*May include historical information about each parish.
+*Usually group parishes by diocese, so you can easily determine all neighboring parishes.
+*Sometimes provide addresses of parishes, the diocese headquarters, and the diocese archives where additional records may be kept.
-* Usually group parishes by diocese, so you can easily determine all neighboring parishes.
+==Online  Directories==
-* Sometimes provide addresses of parishes, the diocese headquarters, and the diocese archives where additional records may be kept.
+The following online directories provide information on the Catholic Church in Mexico:
+*[http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/country/mx.html Catholic-Hierarchy.org for Mexico]
+*[http://www.thecatholicdirectory.com/directory.cfm?fuseaction=show_country&country=MX The Catholic Directory.com for Mexico]
+*[http://www.gcatholic.org/dioceses/country/MX.htm GCatholic.org for Mexico]
-The Catholic Church directory covering all the archdioceses of Mexico is published about every four years. The Family History Library has the newest edition and several older editions. Church directories are often published by each archdiocese and also by individual dioceses. With the older directories, some information such as a priest’s name or address may be out of date; however, the parish histories are still valid.
+==Printed Directories==
-Church directories are listed in the Family History Library Catalog under:
+The Catholic Church directory covering all the archdioceses of Mexico is published about every four years. The FamilySearch Library has the newest edition and several older editions. Church directories are often published by each archdiocese and also by individual dioceses. With the older directories, some information such as a priest’s name or address may be out of date; however, the parish histories are still valid.
-MEXICO - CHURCH DIRECTORIES
+Church directories are listed in the FamilySearch Catalog under:
-MEXICO, [STATE], [CITY OF ARCHDIOCESE] - CHURCH DIRECTORIES
+MEXICO - CHURCH DIRECTORIES
-MEXICO, [STATE], [CITY OF DIOCESE] - CHURCH DIRECTORIES
+MEXICO, [STATE], [CITY OF ARCHDIOCESE] - CHURCH DIRECTORIES
-To determine which Roman Catholic diocese has jurisdiction over the parish in which your ancestor lived, use:
+MEXICO, [STATE], [CITY OF DIOCESE] - CHURCH DIRECTORIES
-''Directorio Eclesiástico de Toda la República Mexicana ''(Ecclesiastial Directory to the Republic of México). Mexico City: Arquidiócesis de México, 1995. 2 vols. (FHL book 972 K24i 1995.)
+To determine which Roman Catholic diocese has jurisdiction over the parish in which your ancestor lived, use:
-For detailed information on the Archdiocese of Mexico, which includes all of the Federal District, use:
+*''Directorio Eclesiástico de Toda la República Mexicana ''(Ecclesiastial Directory to the Republic of México). Mexico City: Arquidiócesis de México, 1995. 2 vols. (FS Library 972 K24i 1991). {{FSC|742898|title-id|disp=FS Library Collection}}
+*''Mexico Guía General: Divisiones Eclesiásticas ''(Mexico General Guide: Ecclesiastic Divisions). Salt Lake City, Utah: Instituto Genealógico e Histórico Latinoamericano, 1989. (FS Library 972 K2pL). {{FSC|506488|title-id|disp=FS Library Collection}}<br>
-''Directorio Eclesiástico de la Arquidiócesis Primada de México ''(Ecclesiastial Directory of the First Archdiocese of Mexico). Mexico City: Arquidiócesis de México, 1994. (FHL book 972 K24i 1994.)
+For detailed information on the Archdiocese of Mexico, which includes all of the Federal District, use:
+*''Directorio Eclesiástico de la Arquidiócesis Primada de México ''(Ecclesiastial Directory of the First Archdiocese of Mexico). Mexico City: Arquidiócesis de México, 1994. (FS Library 972 K24i 1994). {{FSC|710628|title-id|disp=FS Library Collection}}
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