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Catholic (Katholische) Archives

To find the correct diocese archives, look up your parish in The Catholic Directory for Germany. Click on "View Full Listing" to find the diocese for that parish.

The Diocese of Münster Archives
Georgskommende 19
D 48143 Münster, Germany
Phone:0251 / 495-518
Fax: 0251 / 495-491
E-mail: Bistumsarchiv@bistum-muenster.de

Archbishopric Archives Paderborn
Postal Address: Domplatz 3
33098 Paderborn, Germany

Visitor's address :
Archbishopric Archives Paderborn
Konrad-Martin-Haus
Domplatz 15
33098 Paderborn, Germany

Phone: 05251-125 1252
Fax: 05251-125 1470
E-mail: Archiv@erzbistum-paderborn.de

Lutheran Archives

Archives of the Evangelical Church of Westphalia (Bielefeld)
Bethelplatz 2
33617 Bielefeld
Germany

Tel .: 0521-594-164
Fax: 0521-594-267
E-Mail: archiv@lka.ekvw.de