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 Website: [https://sites.google.com/site/archivospr/diocesano Diocesan Archive of the Archdiocese of San Juan]
-:We can trace the origin of the parish archives since the Middle Ages. From the Council of Trent (1545-1563), dioceses are divided into parishes and parish and diocesan archives arise with their respective collections of documentary funds. Parish archives existed in Europe and America before the Council of Trent. The Tridentine systematized the practice of having parish archives in each of the Spanish dioceses. Through the Royal Decree of July 12, 1564, the obligation is imposed on every parish to keep books of baptized persons and marriages. The main objective of this practice was to establish kinship ties that could elucidate marriage impediments.  In the particular case of Puerto Rico, Bishop López de Haro, following the Synod of 1645, orders the use of parish records in order to avoid lawsuits and litigation at the time of baptizing a child. That is why today we can count on the Archdiocesan Historical Archive of San Juan. The Archive, as it is currently organized, dates from 1988 through a joint effort between the Archdiocese of San Juan, the University of Puerto Rico (Río Piedras Campus), the University of the Sacred Heart and the Center for Advanced Studies of Puerto Rico and Caribbean.
+:The Archivo Diocesano of San Juan holds various documents relating to the history of the Catholic Church in Puerto Rico, Documentation begins from 1799 to the start of the 20th century, some of it concerning the administration of the church. Subseries within the Justice Section (Sección Justicia) include documents of particular interest for the genealogist: Dispensations- Dispensas de Consanguinidad that are case files for permission for couples who are related to marry. Probanzas de Solteria are preliminary documents announcing an intent to marry. Other documents reflect aspects of the 19th century worldview: legitimation of offspring, licenses for contracting marriage and ecclesiastic divorce. As parental permission was required for grooms under the age of 25 and brides under 23, additional family information was recorded. This is a joint effort between the Archdiocese of San Juan, the University of Puerto Rico (Río Piedras Campus), the University of the Sacred Heart and the Center for Advanced Studies of Puerto Rico and Caribbean. Presently as of October 2021, the archives will be moved to another location.
+:The origin of parish archives reach to the Middle Ages. From the Council of Trent (1545-1563), dioceses are divided into parishes and parish and diocesan archives arise with their respective collections of documentary funds. Parish archives existed in Europe and America before the Council of Trent. The Tridentine systematized the practice of having parish archives in each of the Spanish dioceses. Through the Royal Decree of July 12, 1564, the obligation is imposed on every parish to keep books of baptized persons and marriages. The main objective of this practice was to establish kinship ties that could elucidate marriage impediments.  In the particular case of Puerto Rico, Bishop López de Haro, following the Synod of 1645, orders the use of parish records in order to avoid lawsuits and litigation at the time of baptizing a child. That is why today we can count on the Archdiocesan Historical Archive of San Juan.
 '''General Archive of Puerto Rico and National Library of Puerto Rico''' (Archivo General de Puerto Rico y Biblioteca Nacional de Puerto Rico)<br>Ave. Ponce de León # 500<br>San Juan<br>