Philippines, Lingayen-Dagupan Catholic Archdiocese Parish Registers - FamilySearch Historical Records

Lingayen-Dagupan

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Lingayen-Dagupan, Pangasinan, Philippines

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Record Description
Record Type:	Parish Registers
Collection years:	1615-1982
Languages:	Spanish
Title in the Languages:	Filipinas, Registros Parroquiales de la Arquidiócesis Católica de Lingayen
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Archdiocese of Lingayen-Dagupan

What is in This Collection?

These records include indexes to baptisms, confirmations, marriages, and burials from the Catholic Church parish registers of the Archdiocese of Lingayen-Dagupan covering the years 1615-1982. Baptism records are only available for the years 1900-1914.

Entries for baptisms, marriages, and deaths (burials) usually consist of a narrative paragraph. Dates are usually spelled out and the name of the principal person is usually written in the margin next to the entry. After about 1920, preprinted forms with columns were sometimes used. Catholic Church parish registers in the Philippines were created to record the church sacraments of baptism, confirmation, marriage, and burial. See the Philippines Church Records article for more details.

Additional records and/or images may be added to this collection in the future.

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What Can These Records Tell Me?

The following information may be found in these records:

Baptism

Name
Gender
Age
Approximate year of birth
Place and date of baptism
Names of parents

Confirmation registers/lists

Name
Date and place of confirmation
Names of parents
Names of godparents

Marriage

Name of bride and groom
Gender and ages of bride and groom
Approximate years of birth
Names of bride and groom's parents
Place and date of marriage
Names of the godparents

Death/burial

Name of deceased
Gender of deceased
Age at time of death
Approximate year of birth
Place and date of death
Name of the spouse
Names of parents
Cause of death

Collection Content

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Diocese of Lingayen-Dagupan
Dioceses of Northern Luzon

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