Mexico, Nuevo León, Catholic Church Records, 1544-1982

What is in This Collection?

This collection of Catholic Church records from the state of Nuevo Leon includes the years 1667 to 1981.

Often in Catholic Church records, separate books were kept for baptisms, confirmations, marriage information documents, marriages, and deaths. However, in smaller areas, all records may be recorded on one register.

These records are in relatively fair condition, except for some older records that may be damaged and therefore hard to read or missing some information. Most of the older records are handwritten in narrative style and follow a common text with some variations depending on the style used by the priest. Newer records are handwritten in formatted registers and some are written in ledger style registers.

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

For Help Reading These Records

These records are written in Spanish. For help reading them see:

• Spanish Genealogical Word List
• BYU Spanish Script Tutorial

FamilySearch Learning Center videos:

• Reading Spanish Handwriting

If you speak Spanish, the following free online lesson may be helpful to learn how to use the information in these records:

• Registros Civiles y Parroquiales – Spanish

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What Can These Records Tell Me?

The following information may be found in these records:

Collection Content

For additional details about these records and help using them see Mexico Catholic Church Records - FamilySearch Historical Records.

Sample Images

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  1940 Baptism Record

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  1905 Confirmation Record

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  1943 Marriage Record

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  1922 Marriage Information

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  1893 Death Record