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==Historical Background== | ==Historical Background== | ||
General: The church acted as both a religious and civil agent in recording vital events and church sacraments such as baptism and burial. The traditional Christian faith of Lithuania is '''Roman Catholic'''. There are small groups of '''Evangelical and Reformed Protestants, Russian Orthodox, Jews, and Old Believer Orthodox'''. The priests made a transcript of their records for the ecclesiastical court (dukhovnaia konsistoriia) having jurisdiction. Jewish transcripts were filed with the local town council (gorodskaia duma). Old Believer and Baptist transcripts were sent to the provincial administration (gubernskoe upravlenie). The distinction between the original and the transcript is often ignored by Lithuanian record keepers. | According to the 2011 census, the predominant religion in Lithuania is Christianity, with the largest confession being that of the Catholic Church (about 77% of the population).[2] There are smaller groups of Orthodox Christians, Evangelical Lutherans, members of Reformed churches, other Protestants, Jews and Muslims as well as people of other religions. The first census in independent Lithuania, in 1923, established the fallowing religious distribution: Catholic — 85.7 per cent; Jews — 7.7 per cent; Protestant — 3.8 per cent; Greek Orthodox — 2.7 per cent.<ref> Wikipedia contributors, "Religion in Lithuania", in ''Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia,'' https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Religion_in_Lithuania, accessed 22 April 2020. </ref><br> | ||
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'''General''': The church acted as both a religious and civil agent in recording vital events and church sacraments such as baptism and burial. The traditional Christian faith of Lithuania is '''Roman Catholic'''. There are small groups of '''Evangelical and Reformed Protestants, Russian Orthodox, Jews, and Old Believer Orthodox'''. The priests made a transcript of their records for the ecclesiastical court (dukhovnaia konsistoriia) having jurisdiction. Jewish transcripts were filed with the local town council (gorodskaia duma). Old Believer and Baptist transcripts were sent to the provincial administration (gubernskoe upravlenie). The distinction between the original and the transcript is often ignored by Lithuanian record keepers. | |||
Time period: Roman Catholic, 1613 (transcripts begin in 1826); Orthodox, 1722; Greek Catholic, 1796; Evangelical/other Protestant, 1641(transcripts begin in 1833); Jews, 1835; Old Believers, 1874; Baptists, 1879–all to 1949. | '''Time period''': Roman Catholic, 1613 (transcripts begin in 1826); Orthodox, 1722; Greek Catholic, 1796; Evangelical/other Protestant, 1641(transcripts begin in 1833); Jews, 1835; Old Believers, 1874; Baptists, 1879–all to 1949. | ||
Location: State Historical Archive in Vilnius, Civil Registration Archive, Vilnius (records after 1915). | '''Location''': State Historical Archive in Vilnius, Civil Registration Archive, Vilnius (records after 1915). | ||
Population coverage: 70% coverage for early periods, 90% from about 1830 through the 1940s when civil registration began, 50% among minority religions and dissident groups such as Old Believers and Baptists. <ref name="profile">The Family History Department of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, “Family History Record Profile: Lithuania,” Word document, private files of the FamilySearch Content Strategy Team, 2003.</ref> | '''Population coverage''': 70% coverage for early periods, 90% from about 1830 through the 1940s when civil registration began, 50% among minority religions and dissident groups such as Old Believers and Baptists. <ref name="profile">The Family History Department of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, “Family History Record Profile: Lithuania,” Word document, private files of the FamilySearch Content Strategy Team, 2003.</ref> | ||
==Information Recorded in the Records== | ==Information Recorded in the Records== | ||
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<span style="color:darkviolet"> You will probably need to write to or email the diocese, or local parish priests to find more recent records not deposited in the National Archives. Use [[Letter Writing Guide for Genealogy|'''Letter Writing Guide for Genealogy''']] for help with composing letters. Then use [https://www.google.com/search?rlz=1C5CHFA_enUS809US810&sxsrf=ALeKk01gAK0zn36Yjz6kcclsC1A7GzhjvA%3A1587515742061&ei=XpGfXtqfA76F9PwP9r6G8AM&q=lithuania+translation+services&oq=lithuania+translation+services&gs_lcp=CgZwc3ktYWIQAzIGCAAQBxAeMgYIABAHEB4yBQgAEM0COgQIABBHOggIABAIEAcQHlCtjJcFWO-hlwVgtL-XBWgAcAF4AIABV4gBvQWSAQE5mAEAoAEBqgEHZ3dzLXdpeg&sclient=psy-ab&ved=0ahUKEwjaxoX_5ProAhW-Ap0JHXafAT4Q4dUDCAw&uact=5 '''a Lithuanian translation service.''']</span> | <span style="color:darkviolet"> You will probably need to write to or email the diocese, or local parish priests to find more recent records not deposited in the National Archives. Use [[Letter Writing Guide for Genealogy|'''Letter Writing Guide for Genealogy''']] for help with composing letters. Then use [https://www.google.com/search?rlz=1C5CHFA_enUS809US810&sxsrf=ALeKk01gAK0zn36Yjz6kcclsC1A7GzhjvA%3A1587515742061&ei=XpGfXtqfA76F9PwP9r6G8AM&q=lithuania+translation+services&oq=lithuania+translation+services&gs_lcp=CgZwc3ktYWIQAzIGCAAQBxAeMgYIABAHEB4yBQgAEM0COgQIABBHOggIABAIEAcQHlCtjJcFWO-hlwVgtL-XBWgAcAF4AIABV4gBvQWSAQE5mAEAoAEBqgEHZ3dzLXdpeg&sclient=psy-ab&ved=0ahUKEwjaxoX_5ProAhW-Ap0JHXafAT4Q4dUDCAw&uact=5 '''a Lithuanian translation service.''']</span> | ||
*[https://maps.me/catalog/attractions/amenity-place_of_worship-christian/country-lietuva/ '''Maps.me Church Listings for Lithuania'''] | *[https://maps.me/catalog/attractions/amenity-place_of_worship-christian/country-lietuva/ '''Maps.me Church Listings for Lithuania'''] | ||
*[https://www.google.com/maps/search/ | *[https://www.google.com/maps/search/+church+%22lithuania%22/@55.1560813,21.8655676,7z/data=!3m1!4b1 '''Google Maps search results for churches in Lithuania'''] Be sure to scroll through all the pages. There will be several pages with 20 entries each. | ||
== '''Catholic Church Records''' == | == '''Catholic Church Records''' == | ||
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To locate the mailing address or e-mail address for a local parish, consult: | To locate the mailing address or e-mail address for a local parish, consult: | ||
*[https://www.catholicdirectory.com/search_results?q=&location_value=Lithuania&country_sn=LT&location_type=country&stateSearch=&swlat=53.8967949&nelat=56.45032089999999&swlng=20.931&nelng=26.835523&lat=55.169438&lng=23.881275&faddress=Lithuania&place_id=ChIJE74zDxSU3UYRubpdpdNUCvM#/ '''The Catholic Directory: Lithuania'''] | *[https://www.catholicdirectory.com/search_results?q=&location_value=Lithuania&country_sn=LT&location_type=country&stateSearch=&swlat=53.8967949&nelat=56.45032089999999&swlng=20.931&nelng=26.835523&lat=55.169438&lng=23.881275&faddress=Lithuania&place_id=ChIJE74zDxSU3UYRubpdpdNUCvM#/ '''The Catholic Directory: Lithuania'''] | ||
*[https://www.google.com/maps/search/+catholic+church+%22lithuania%22/@55.1149027,21.8544369,7z/data=!3m1!4b1 '''Google Maps search results for Catholic churches in Lithuania'''] Be sure to scroll through all the pages. There will be several pages with 20 entries each. | |||
=== Historical Background === | === Historical Background === | ||