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 ==Coverage==
 ===Time===
-Protestants first required the recording of baptisms and marriages in 1525; Catholics in 1563 at the Council of Trent. However, many of the early church records have been lost. The records can be written in German, Latin, French, Italian, or Romantsch.
+*The earliest Reformed churches began recording baptisms around 1520. Because it took decades for the Reformation spread across Switzerland in the 1500s, commencement dates may vary. By 1650 most Reformed parishes began keeping records.
+*Catholic parish records were mandated by the Council of Trent in 1563, though commencement dates may vary.
 ===Denominations===
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