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=== To find your Catholic parish, see the following sources: === | === To find your Catholic parish, see the following sources: === | ||
*You can learn if your ancestor’s town or city had an established parish by checking a Catholic church directory. It will list the archdiocese officials and the dioceses with their parishes, so you can easily determine all nearby parishes. It may include historical information about each parish, and sometimes it provides addresses for parishes, the diocese headquarters, and the diocese archives where additional records may be kept. The gazetteer mentioned by Madoz also gives parishes. | *You can learn if your ancestor’s town or city had an established parish by checking a Catholic church directory. It will list the archdiocese officials and the dioceses with their parishes, so you can easily determine all nearby parishes. It may include historical information about each parish, and sometimes it provides addresses for parishes, the diocese headquarters, and the diocese archives where additional records may be kept. The gazetteer mentioned above by Madoz also gives parishes. | ||
*A good church directory is: {{FHL|990111|title-id|disp=Guia de la Iglesia en España}}. Iglesia Catolica. Oficina General de Sociologia y Estadística. Madrid: Secretariado del Episcopado Español, 1960. FHL INTL Book 946 K24g 1960, FHL INTL Film 0924464. | *A good church directory is: {{FHL|990111|title-id|disp=Guia de la Iglesia en España}}. Iglesia Catolica. Oficina General de Sociologia y Estadística. Madrid: Secretariado del Episcopado Español, 1960. FHL INTL Book 946 K24g 1960, FHL INTL Film 0924464. | ||
*Another guide to available church records can be found in the [http://www.mcu.es/archivos/docs/ArchivosIglesia.pdf Guía de los Archivos de la Iglesia en España]. Barcelona: Archivo Diocesano de Barcelona, 2001. Click on the title of the guide to download a copy. | *Another guide to available church records can be found in the [http://www.mcu.es/archivos/docs/ArchivosIglesia.pdf Guía de los Archivos de la Iglesia en España]. Barcelona: Archivo Diocesano de Barcelona, 2001. Click on the title of the guide to download a copy. | ||
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If your ancestor came from a large city that had several parishes, you will need to know what section of the city he or she lived in to determine what parish he or she belonged to. However, in a large city such as Madrid or Barcelona, you may find that even if you know the closest parish, sometimes the family went to the cathedral or the parish of a relative in the same city for the baptism of a child. If you do not find the complete family in the home parish, search the surrounding parishes of the city. | If your ancestor came from a large city that had several parishes, you will need to know what section of the city he or she lived in to determine what parish he or she belonged to. However, in a large city such as Madrid or Barcelona, you may find that even if you know the closest parish, sometimes the family went to the cathedral or the parish of a relative in the same city for the baptism of a child. If you do not find the complete family in the home parish, search the surrounding parishes of the city. | ||
If your family lived in a very small village that did not have an established parish, you will need to check a map, church directory, or gazetteer to determine which nearby town had a parish. | If your family lived in a very small village that did not have an established parish, you will need to check a map, church directory, or gazetteer to determine which nearby town had a parish. | ||
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